“Tiger, Apple’s latest operating system (OS 10.4.0, if you’re keeping track) is more evolutionary than revolutionary. That’s not to say that it isn’t packed with features, which it is. Nor is it saying that Tiger is not as stable as a rock, as it is,” Rand Miranda writes for Singapore’s Today Online. “More than anything else, Tiger, which retails for $248 and comes included in all new Macs, is about seamless integration. All the applications work with one another and the OS without excessive bloat or too high a demand on memory and processor speed.”
Miranda covers Tiger’s major features and concludes, “As you can see, there’s quite a bit to Tiger and we’ve just scratched the surface. The bottom line: Apple’s Tiger is the most advanced operating system on the planet. And while there are major improvements and additions that make it the most powerful, Apple also makes it simple to use. Apple aptly named Mac OS X 10.4 after a powerful, sleek and beautiful jungle cat rather than a lumbering, clumsy relative of the cow (Longhorn) and it shows.”
Full article here.
Related MacDailyNews articles:
The Register’s Andrew Orlowski reviews Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger – May 27, 2005
The Register’s Andrew Orlowski reviews Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger – May 27, 2005
TrustedReviews: After using Mac OS X Tiger ‘going back to Windows XP is something of a joke at best’ – May 18, 2005
Manually organize dinosaur Windows PCs while Mac users already have the future with Spotlight – May 18, 2005
The Butler Group: ‘Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger the best desktop operating system in the world to date’ – May 13, 2005
BBC News: Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger ‘the most stable and reliable OS, well ahead of Windows XP’ – May 10, 2005
Windows users show strong curiosity about Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger – May 09, 2005
Windows tech writer Thurrott: ‘In many ways, Mac OS X Tiger is simply better than Windows’ – May 07, 2005
EarthWeb: Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger is a ‘serious enterprise operating system, a pivotal release’ – May 06, 2005
BusinessWeek: ‘Tiger bolsters Mac OS X’s edge as the best personal-computer operating system’ – May 06, 2005
The Guardian: Mac OS X Tiger a powerful solution while Microsoft’s Longhorn remains on drawing board – May 06, 2005
Chicago Sun-Times: Mac OS X Tiger shows ‘there’s never been a more compelling time to switch to Mac’ – May 05, 2005
Dan Gillmor: ‘With Mac OS X Tiger, Apple is plainly in the lead today’ – May 05, 2005
Jupiter Research VP: Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger ‘runs rings around Microsoft Windows’ – May 04, 2005
The Independent: Apple’s ‘faster, smarter, simpler’ Mac OS X Tiger ‘a must-have’ – May 04, 2005
Mac OS X Tiger review for a Windows PC audience finds Tiger’s ‘far, far better than Windows XP’ – May 03, 2005
Longhorn mentioned in nearly every Apple Mac OS X Tiger review to assuage Windows masses – May 02, 2005
Boston Herald: Mac OS X Tiger should compel Windows PC users to think about switching to Apple Mac – May 02, 2005
Mac OS X Tiger will likely improve performance of your Macintosh – April 30, 2005
PC World review gives Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger 4.5 stars out of 5 – April 30, 2005
Forrester analysts: Apple should advertise Mac OS X Tiger on television and in movie theaters – April 29, 2005
Ars Technica: Mac OS X Tiger ‘at least twice as significant as any single past update’ – April 28, 2005
BusinessWeek: ‘Tiger bolsters Mac OS X’s edge as the best personal-computer operating system around’ – April 28, 2005
Associated Press: Mac OS X Tiger ‘provides another excellent incentive to switch from Windows’ – April 28, 2005
Mossberg: Apple’s Tiger ‘the best, most advanced personal computer operating system on the market’ – April 28, 2005
InformationWeek columnist: Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger ‘a compelling upgrade’ – April 28, 2005
NY Times: Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger is the most secure, stable and satisfying OS on earth – April 28, 2005
Windows is weak, Longhorn will be cosmetic upgrade; Apple can deliver killer blow to Microsoft – April 27, 2005
Thurrott: ‘Longhorn is in complete disarray and in danger of collapsing under its own weight’ – April 27, 2005
Wired News: Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger ‘full of welcome surprises’ – April 27, 2005
Thurrott: Longhorn ‘has the makings of a train wreck’ – April 26, 2005
Thurrott: Longhorn demos ‘unimpressive, fall short of graphical excellence found today in Mac OS X’ – April 26, 2005
Apple posts QuickTime movies of Mac OS X Tiger features in action – April 13, 2005
‘For 500 dollars Alex, What is another link about Tiger’
Rand Miranda writes, “…rather than a lumbering, clumsy relative of the cow…”.
moo.
“…retails for $248?”
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
248 Singapore Dollar = 149.326 US Dollar
248 US Dollar (USD) = 411.878 Singapore Dollar (SGD)
Signapore Dollars ?
“Apple aptly named Mac OS X 10.4 after a powerful, sleek and beautiful jungle cat rather than a lumbering, clumsy relative of the cow (Longhorn) and it shows”
hahahah
SO TRUE
“Signapore Dollars ?”
er… a lot of countries have currency called the dollar. I must assume you did not know that, or you would not have expressed surprise. A couple other countries which use the dollar are Canada and Australia. They are different currencies, to be sure, but they just use the same name.
Dollar
any of numerous coins patterned after the taler (e.g., a Spanish peso)
any of various basic monetary units (as in the U.S. and Canada) — a coin, note, or token representing one dollar
Geez!
Whoever said there are no stupid questions was flat out wrong…
The article cited above was from a Singaporean source. Before asking asinine questions like “$248???,” think about it for a second… Why would a Singaporean source be targeting the US population? Don’t you think they have their own currency? Do a little research and you will find they US the DOllar and the same symbol as the name of their currency. it’s common.
Once you’ve educated yourself that much, launch the calculator on your Mac, and type in 248, then go to the Convert menu and select “Currency”… Click Update Currency Rates, and then select Singapore Dollar as the From and US Dollar (or the currency of your locale) and Select OK… The number shown in the Calculator display is what $248 Singapore Dollors is converted to in US Dollars. In this case, 149.52…
Many others countries use decimal currency and sometimes call them dollars. OK, so we’ve made that point, how many people in the northern hemisphere know where Singapore is actually located? No cheating by looking at an atlas, encyclopaedia, or the net.
There’s a world out there and it’s actually separate from North America. My apologies to Canadians…they were always aware of this point.
Money, Money
from the musical: Cabaret
Money makes the world go around,
the world go around, the world go around,
Money makes the world go around,
it makes the world go round.
A mark, a yen, a buck or a pound,
a buck or a pound, a buck or a pound,
Is all that makes the world go around,
that clinking clanking sound,
Can make the world go round.
If you happen to be rich, and you feel like a night’s entertainment,
You can pay for a gay escapade.
If you happen to be rich, and alone and you need a companion,
You can ring ting-a-ling for the maid.
If you happen to be rich and you find you are left by your lover,
Tho you moan and you groan quite a lot,
You can take it on the chin,
call a cab and begin to recover on your fourteen carat yacht.
Money makes the world go around,
the world go around, the world go around,
Money makes the world go around,
of that we both are sure.
(Raspberry) On being poor.
When you haven’t any coal in the stove and you freeze in the winter
And you curse to the wind at your fate.
When you haven’t any shoes on your feet and your coat’s thin as paper
And you look thirty pounds underweight,
When you go to get a word of advice from the fat little pastor,
he will tell you to love evermore.
But when hunger comes to rap, rat-a-tat, rat-a-tat, at the window
See how love flies out the door.
For money makes the world go around, the world go around,
the world go around.
Money makes the world go around,
the clinking, clanking sound
of Money, money, money, money,
Money, money, money, money,
Get a little, get a little,
Money, money, money, money,
Mark, a yen, a buck or a pound,
That clinking, clanking clunking sound
is all that makes the world go round,
It makes the world go round.
bikersrule
At the bottom of the Malay peninsula of course. The Brits all know where it is. We used to own it.
And India. And Australia. And lots of other places too (including the 13 colonies).
Want a definition of Dollar? Hold down Control, Command D over the word and in “Tiger” you’ll get the definition as a pop-up window. Very cool.
Dave H,
Of course the Brits would know where Singapore is; there was a time when there was a saying; “The sun never sets on the British empire”.
Come to think of it didn’t Britain lose Singapore to Japanese in February 1942. Sorry, that was a cheap shot, but two members of my family (A.I.F) were in Changhi and only one survived. Let’s keep our comments to macs and those members of godsowncountry who don’t know where Britain or Australia is located.
The only battle between our two nations will be from June when 22 players will decide over five tests who is the best. (We owe you one for the Rugby.)
Non-cricket fans, please ignore this post.
DaveH and bikersrule,
I’m avidly looking forward to the Ashes. The Aussies have been the best in the world for a long time, but this England team has impressed the hell out of me (I’m a West Indies fan still recovering from the humiliating thrashing by England). In my opinion the forthcoming Ashes will be between the two best teams in the world, and given the long history of the series, I think it could be one of the best ever.
You mean a “bull”?
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I {heard} that some cows ARE longhorns…
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Dear Veridian,
Any of those heathens who don’t like cricket just don’t know what they’re missing. And when my wife tries to get me away from the Ashes you’ll hear that oft quoted expresssion: ” Just one more over”.
Go the Baggy Greens.
Longhorn is definately a cow well a mad cow actually. Thats what you get when you let Billy boy feed on his own bullshit.
LH isn’t a COW you FOOLS, Its a fscking saloon in Whistler…
http://www.longhornsaloon.com
Take all of the savings from your Macs and buy some Clue’s.
“Longhorn..”
Everyone knows that. Yet they call it a cow anyway.. gee I wonder why? Perhaps that’s the nature of AN INSULT?
Hey that actually makes a lot of sense.
Idiot.
I’ve always viewed Cricket as some entertainment whilst getting sloshed on a summer afternoon, which probably comes from my Hampshire upbringing (mild clapping and calling out shaaaarrrrrttt when someone hit the boundary). I played for our pub team for a while, but frankly I was rubbish, so I’m not surprised they stopped picking me
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I do think Australia will win this time. Should be a good series though.
Dear Dave H
I actually played a season of grade cricket (read the lowest grade) but once you’re out of school representative level you’ve got to be able to do a bit everything.
I was a good opening batsman, er batter and the faster the bowler the better I hit the ball. However, I couldn’t pick the spinners and when I bowled, the ball landed half way down the pitch and dribbled towards the batsman.
I love watching it on TV or watching a match, any match. To me cricket is religion, even if Australia isn’t playing I’ll still watch it. I tolerate the one day game because it’s too predictable.
I have the largest most advanced penis in the world..But you dont see me telling everyone about it. And really, at the end of the day, Who Cares?
Longhorn,
Yeah I know about your penis from your name, and besides we were talking about cricket, so fuck off dickus maximus.
Okay, yes, so “Longhorn” is the name of a bar instead of a reference to tiger food.
Uhm, is that really any better though? Perhaps it’s all of that liquor slowing down the development of the next version of Windows.
Consider it. They went from the mountains (Whistler and Blackcomb) to the bottom of the mountains, and worse they continued into a bar to further the development of Windows.
The future of Microsoft: yet another victim of alcoholism. Sad, so sad.