Snow Leopard Japan

Fri 2009/08/28 06:46 JST

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When I got my MacBook Pro 17", it came with an A4 paper which gets me a Snow Leopard upgrade for 900 yen (about 9 USD). But they want me to *fax* it in...

Been using Apache for years and now we are using Nginx on the production servers so its a good time to do a fresh install. Expecting installations of MYSQL and PHP to be a bumpy ride.

Anybody going to upgrade to Snow Leopard anytime soon?

Photo taken yesterday at the Sapporo Bic Camera.
The next Mac OSX OS Snow Leopard is out and looks like it will be the first time I make a complete fresh installation instead of just transferring my home folder again. My home folder has been the same one that I've been using since 2005 ^^;

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thegeek in Northern California, United States (Registered on 2007/03/26)
Geek Liaison
http://www.thegeekreview.com

Ordered my copy of Snow Leopard from Amazon this morning.

Fri 2009/08/28 07:08:51 JST (ID #708901)

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- zoheibdono in Leeds, UK (Registered on 2008/11/12)
  Medical Student
  http://matsudolegend.wordpress.com
  
  ditto
  
  Sat 2009/08/29 08:07:33 JST (ID #709236)
  
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tymmur in his top secret nuclear bunker (Registered on 2008/01/20)
Mad scientist

I will wait and see how it turns out. With a bit of luck I can get new hardware and then the newest version of OSX will naturally be included ^^

On top of that I haven't checked if it adds features that I will actually use. Sounds expensive to pay full price for it unless I will actually use the new features.

I would totally go for the upgrade if I could get it for ¥900. However my newest mac came with Tiger and that one was even too old for cheap upgrade when Leopard was released >_<

Fri 2009/08/28 07:10:32 JST (ID #708902)

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Shogo X in USA (Registered on 2009/04/29)

Looks pretty cool. Don't own a Mac but I've always liked that dock thingy at the bottom. Having multiple pages up is pretty handy for when I'm reading 3 or 4 posts on here at the same time. lol

Fri 2009/08/28 07:11:07 JST (ID #708903)

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- Manny_V in Canada (Registered on 2008/05/07)
  Freelance Motion Graphics Artist
  http://www.evistro.ca
  
  try googling "Rocket Dock"
  
  Fri 2009/08/28 08:48:43 JST (ID #708951)
  
  reply to Manny_V's comment
- yueki in NYC (Registered on 2008/12/11)
  Graphic Designer
  
  You can also try ObjectDock, I've used this for years and it's been great.
  
  Sat 2009/08/29 10:59:46 JST (ID #709283)
  
  reply to yueki's comment
Miri in (｡◕‿‿◕｡) (Registered on 2009/01/30)
Student
http://miri.textcube.com/

Mmm, I heard about that PowerPCs can't upgrade to Snow Leopard. A tad shame, but I guess it's for the better.

Fri 2009/08/28 07:11:22 JST (ID #708904)

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- tymmur in his top secret nuclear bunker (Registered on 2008/01/20)
  Mad scientist
  
  Once in a while you have the choice between backward compatibility and doing something brand new. Most PowerPCs are dated as the newest models are from like 2005. It would take quite a while to ensure that all the code works on PowerPC too and Apple decided that it wouldn't be worth it for such dated hardware. If people will pay for a new OS then they will likely pay for newer hardware and if they will not pay for newer hardware then they will likely keep the OS which came with the computer.
  
  While I wouldn't mind bringing Snow Leopard to a specific 2 GHz G5 I can understand why Apple gave it the axe. It's also questionable if I would pay full price for that upgrade. The computer is quite slow compared to a modern computer. A new mac also has virtulization, which can be a lot more useful than you think.
  
  Fri 2009/08/28 07:19:44 JST (ID #708907)
  
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  - paradigmshift in New York (Registered on 2008/09/14)
    Developer/Student
    http://threedeecomplex.wordpress.com/
    
    Its funny because if MS decided to stop supporting its legacy software or do something like make Windows 7 64-bit only, the Internets would howl bloody murder, but when Apple decides to give the big middle finger to its own products that are barely just 3-4 years old, its perfectly fine. The PowerMac G5s are still perfectly viable machines that are natively 64-bit, which is more than we can say for some of the earlier Intel Core Duo Macs that Snow Leopard will support. They also support PCI-express, so they are perfectly capable of being upgradeable as well. It is too bad, because IBM's PowerPC chips were what made Apple hardware unique back then. Now, they are just dressed up x86 machines, computers with the same hardware as any other personal computer manufacturer's.
    
    Fri 2009/08/28 12:45:16 JST (ID #709027)
    
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    - tymmur in his top secret nuclear bunker (Registered on 2008/01/20)
      Mad scientist
      
      Yet I will avoid Windows Vista and Windows 7 because they need too modern hardware. Microsoft decides to give old hardware the axe once in a while as well. Remember when Windows 98 was released? People complained that it was too memory hungry and demanded too much CPU time so while it technically could make it run on old hardware you wouldn't want to try to do it since it didn't work in reality.
      
      Fri 2009/08/28 17:32:59 JST (ID #709075)
      
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      - hikky in Austria (NOT Australia!) (Registered on 2008/05/19)
        NEET
        http://austrianotaku.com/
        
        Well, too modern hardware?
        
        Minimum hardware requirements:
        Processor speed: 1 GHz processor
        Memory: 1 GB x86, 2 GB x64
        Graphics card: Support for DirectX 9 graphics device with 128MB of graphics memory
        HDD free space: 16 GB x86, 20 GB x64
        
        The only ones having problems might be netbooks IMO.
        My PC is 2 years old and W7 runs really fast and now most ready built system have more power!
        What would happen to progress if everyone would support outdated hardware?
        
        Fri 2009/08/28 18:11:29 JST (ID #709082)
        
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      - paradigmshift in New York (Registered on 2008/09/14)
        Developer/Student
        http://threedeecomplex.wordpress.com/
        
        Like hikky said, the system requirements for Windows 7 are fairly low, and many people have actually reported running it fine on netbooks (MS designed W7 to scale to older and less capable hardware much better than Vista did, and Vista got lambasted for running sluggishly on older hardware that could run XP fine, proving my earlier point). I was saying that MS still needs to support its own legacy products (such as IE6 and MS Office 97 and below), or else it would be torn a new one, which is why Windows 7 includes a Windows XP virtualization mode. Also, there's a difference between old hardware that is plain slow, and the PowerPC Macs, which are still very modern and capable machines, like I explained before (dual or quad core, 64-bit, support for PCI-express, large RAM addressable).
        
        Fri 2009/08/28 22:54:55 JST (ID #709110)
        
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      - paradigmshift in New York (Registered on 2008/09/14)
        Developer/Student
        http://threedeecomplex.wordpress.com/
        
        And the people complaining about Windows 98 not being able to run on old hardware at the time just proves my earlier point once again, that MS gets criticized for dropping support older hardware, while its all fine and dandy when Apple decides to do it.
        
        Fri 2009/08/28 22:57:12 JST (ID #709111)
        
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    - Veeediot in Canada (Registered on 2009/01/30)
      Multimedia Designer/Developer
      http://www.mcmonagle-interphase.com/
      
      How did I know Windows 7 was going to rear it's ugly head?
      I think you should consider that, mostly due to the price, powermac G5s are few and far between. Granted, there's probably more than a few companies who've thrown a couple hundred grand into outfitting their studio's with them, but those sorts of companies are usually reluctant to upgrade their operating systems anyway. Snow-leopard is, of course, aimed at the masses of individuals with macbooks and iMacs who, albeit reluctantly, end up buying a new system every 3-4 years anyhow.
      
      For the majority of DC readers, I'd say that an upgrade to Snow Leopard or Windows 7 would be a pretty good purchase either way.
      
      Sat 2009/08/29 15:28:44 JST (ID #709371)
      
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ChrisKalania in Germany, Munich (Registered on 2009/06/02)
"home economics help"
http://wakku.ath.cx

I'm already using it for some weeks now.

Fri 2009/08/28 07:27:07 JST (ID #708908)

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Will Robertson in Wilton, CT (Registered on 2009/06/02)
Student
http://www.animeloveu.com

I'm gonna be there (The apple store) first thing in the morning.

Fri 2009/08/28 07:28:29 JST (ID #708909)

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vincento_py in Kawaguchi, Japan (Registered on 2008/06/16)
Lover of Akiba!
http://vincentosshrine.com/

My copy of Snow Leopard will arrive today or tomorrow, didn't know yet because Amazon says "delivery estimate: 29" but was shipped on wednesday... Hope Sagawa carrier delivers today ^_^v

Fri 2009/08/28 07:28:39 JST (ID #708910)

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- vincento_py in Kawaguchi, Japan (Registered on 2008/06/16)
  Lover of Akiba!
  http://vincentosshrine.com/
  
  yeah!!!! just receive my copy now!!!
  http://s3.amazonaws.com/data.tumblr.com/tumblr_kp29nwpuAW1qa12myo1_1280.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=0RYTHV9YYQ4W5Q3HQMG2&Expires=1251506204&Signature=JsjtuvAU0jqDPcGtKIZcEYybmDY%3D
  
  Fri 2009/08/28 09:49:18 JST (ID #708967)
  
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Shaggy in Centreville, VA (Registered on 2009/06/08)
Musician/Audio Engineer/3D Graphic Artist
http://www.bsodcomic.net

I pre-ordered it and should have it on my doorstep tomorrow. I'll upgrade my graphics machine right away but I'll need to wait on my audio machine since Pro Tools can be touchy about stuff like that.

Fri 2009/08/28 07:29:47 JST (ID #708911)

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AxlX in Ft. Worth TX (Registered on 2008/11/11)
Webmaster, DJ, Consumer Advocate, keitai otaku,
http://www.animenews.biz

Been using the GM version for a few days. They included antivirus functionality similar to Vista's Malware removal tool.

Fri 2009/08/28 07:30:12 JST (ID #708912)

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Leandro in Japan (Registered on 2009/05/24)
http://www.leandrouti.net/blog

I'll wait to buy a new hardware with snow leopard. Now I'm using leopard on mac mini.

Fri 2009/08/28 07:38:48 JST (ID #708915)

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Resh in Philippines (Registered on 2009/05/13)
Student / Photographer
http://reskiy.deviantart.com

Must get Snow Leopard on my iMac!!! :D I have no idea if I'll be able to upgrade mine for only $9 though. :S

Fri 2009/08/28 07:45:25 JST (ID #708920)

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Ultimaknight in Avalon (Registered on 2008/10/04)
Saber's Knight of One
http://www.ultima-i.com

When I got my computer before Leopard came out, I received a form to fax in to get my Leopard upgrade. But I located an online form on Apple's website.

I think this is the Japanese counterpart to the US Up-to-date program. They may allow you to get it online or at least pick up at the store you bought the computer from. But not to sure ^^;

http://www.apple.com/jp/macosx/uptodate/

Fri 2009/08/28 07:46:08 JST (ID #708921)

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- Ultimaknight in Avalon (Registered on 2008/10/04)
  Saber's Knight of One
  http://www.ultima-i.com
  
  Also, probably won't be upgrading my Leopard. Adobe has only done minimum testing of CS3 on Snow Leopard, and that testing was only to Photoshop. And they are not too gun-ho about testing it since CS3 is 2.5 years old.
  
  Really not looking to upgrade to CS4 anytime soon, if at all, so gonna wait and see what other CS3 users are saying about the compatibility of the OS first.
  
  Fri 2009/08/28 07:51:06 JST (ID #708925)
  
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  - Ms. Geek in Hollywood (Registered on 2009/06/24)
    pwn3d by two big and a whole bunch of itty bitty dolls.
    http://msgeek.insanejournal.com/
    
    Yeah, Photoshop Elements is the big deal-breaker for me. No upgrade path for that yet: they are still at v.6 for Mac. That and Office 2004. Too bad: Snow Leopard has some definite upside. However, another thing that is not so great about Snow Leopard is that a lot of the enhancements are BLOCKED with software locks for people on Mac minis and MacBooks. They want you to trash your MacBook and get a MacBook Pro. They pulled that crap with Final Cut Studio (Final Cut Express works but not FC Studio) as well. I love my Mac but sometimes Apple makes me sick.
    
    Fri 2009/08/28 12:10:14 JST (ID #709007)
    
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KungFuDiscoMonkey in US (Registered on 2008/11/24)
Web Developer
http://kungfudiscomonkey.net

I haven't decided when I'll make the upgrade though the character recognition through the touchpad seems quite neat.
http://images.apple.com/macosx/refinements/images/characters_touchpad20090608.png

Fri 2009/08/28 07:48:34 JST (ID #708922)

reply to KungFuDiscoMonkey's comment
- tymmur in his top secret nuclear bunker (Registered on 2008/01/20)
  Mad scientist
  
  This is something that really favours buying it. However any idea what to do for poor people like me who lacks a touchpad?
  
  Fri 2009/08/28 07:57:47 JST (ID #708932)
  
  reply to tymmur's comment
  - KungFuDiscoMonkey in US (Registered on 2008/11/24)
    Web Developer
    http://kungfudiscomonkey.net
    
    My guess, is that it will work similar to the IME on Windows where you can also draw with a regular mouse but I'm not certain.
    
    Fri 2009/08/28 12:51:09 JST (ID #709029)
    
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- Edward in SE Michigan/Osaka (Registered on 2006/12/24)
  Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
  http://funkyblueame.tumblr.com/
  
  I really like that feature too. I need to buy a new MacBook Pro. ^o^
  
  Fri 2009/08/28 09:17:41 JST (ID #708961)
  
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pipopaz in US (Registered on 2008/08/26)
thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/

the feature look really good, sadly i don't own a mac...yet. Maybe sometime soon i'll be getting one ^_^

Fri 2009/08/28 07:50:20 JST (ID #708924)

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Mew2 in Icewind Dale (Registered on 2009/07/11)
http://thisblogissuxor.blogspot.com

Hmmm I haven't read up on all the figures but I wonder if they are enough to make the small amount of money worth it, in the sense I mean..why isn't this free?

Fri 2009/08/28 07:58:38 JST (ID #708933)

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杏仁とォふ in 東京世田谷区 (Registered on 2009/07/26)
フリー漫画家
http://mangayomo.com/member/tofu

私もＭａｃをそろそろ新調しないといけない・・・・

MYSQLとPHPが使えないのは、痛い・・・・orz

Fri 2009/08/28 07:59:40 JST (ID #708937)

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ohsilv3r (Registered on 2009/08/28)

Definitely, I already pre-ordered from the online Apple Store!

Fri 2009/08/28 08:00:32 JST (ID #708938)

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cheesecake in San Diego, CA (Registered on 2008/09/02)
こうこうせい
http://stickymochi.blogspot.com

Haha faxing... ^_^;
From what I see on the video, the upgrade looks nice.

Fri 2009/08/28 08:03:08 JST (ID #708941)

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Stefkov in England (Registered on 2008/06/01)
http://www.stefkov.com/

I shall be buying a mac in the future so I'm guessing it'll have Snow Leapard on it already. It looks quite nice.

Fri 2009/08/28 08:08:39 JST (ID #708942)

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proto in Richmond, BC (Registered on 2009/03/15)
student
http://www.ax3battery.com/blog/protoductions

already installed it, quicker than ever!

Fri 2009/08/28 08:15:47 JST (ID #708944)

reply to proto's comment
ben_s in Melbourne, Australia (Registered on 2008/06/23)
Multimedia Technology Student
http://thehappyninjadrawn.wordpress.com

I'm going to be picking up a copy next week. I'm excited haha.

Fri 2009/08/28 08:17:00 JST (ID #708945)

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Moemoekyun in otakukingdom (Registered on 2009/07/18)
http://moemoekyun.wordpress.com

wow I like the cover !!sorry not a mac user >_<

Fri 2009/08/28 08:44:27 JST (ID #708949)

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oyster in Sydney, Australia (Registered on 2009/08/10)
Musician

Well you gotta keep up with technology :-).. And it's quite inexpensive too. You'd be crazy not to... Mac released a new version of 'Logic' recently too. It's there audio/midi software. Logic 9... It's awesome. I'd recommend the upgrade to any current Logic 8 users.

Fri 2009/08/28 09:04:28 JST (ID #708952)

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the great paul in heaven (Registered on 2008/03/14)
pervert

i just want the white body back

Fri 2009/08/28 09:08:29 JST (ID #708953)

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battrastard in Southwest US, eating roadrunners for fun and profit (Registered on 2009/03/06)
Dedicated and certified lunatic, Beer snob extraordinaire...

Mine comes in tomorrow, paid $29 @ the Apple 'site... 2yr. old Macbook Pro 17 in. originally came with Tiger, did'nt
pay for the $30 update when Leopard originally came out. *not this time, bub!!*

Fri 2009/08/28 09:08:44 JST (ID #708954)

reply to battrastard's comment
- battrastard in Southwest US, eating roadrunners for fun and profit (Registered on 2009/03/06)
  Dedicated and certified lunatic, Beer snob extraordinaire...
  
  Oh, yeah, after I install da snow-kittie, I'll be installing Parallels Desktop 4.0.. *has XP-SP3 in Bootcamp already*.....wowzerz..
  
  Fri 2009/08/28 12:16:13 JST (ID #709009)
  
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VOID2258 in Pennsylvania (Registered on 2009/04/04)
Grad Student

I'm in science, which means I have to use Windows for most things, and specialized Linux Distros for others. Mac is just not doable.

Fri 2009/08/28 09:14:09 JST (ID #708957)

reply to VOID2258's comment
Edward in SE Michigan/Osaka (Registered on 2006/12/24)
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
http://funkyblueame.tumblr.com/

I will be taking my mom shopping Friday so i will pick up Snow Leopard multi-license. I always do a clean instal with a major release. In the past I have had problems with just an update. Yes, I will start with the MacBook Pro and most likely the iMac in a week or so.

Fri 2009/08/28 09:14:41 JST (ID #708958)

reply to Edward's comment
yonasu in Otakuverse (Registered on 2009/07/09)
Blogger
http://www.yonasu.com

I pre-ordered it a couple of days ago, if I'm really lucky I'll get it in the mail tomorrow. But I'll probably have to wait until after the weekend :(

Fri 2009/08/28 09:16:40 JST (ID #708960)

reply to yonasu's comment
ecag in Behind you (Registered on 2009/05/04)

Well just got my MBP13 a week ago then snow leopard came... and so is windows 7.
Might as well buy a 500GB then bootcamp windows XP or 7. whether I like it or not I still have to use windows

Fri 2009/08/28 09:18:53 JST (ID #708962)

reply to ecag's comment
redmango in Florida (Registered on 2008/08/08)
houkouonchi
http://www.flickr.com/photos/red_mango/

I placed my order back on August 12th. According to Amazon, it will be shipped out on September 1st. I haven't decided to do a clean install or an upgrade. With the former I want to install it onto a new hard drive, which I have yet to buy.

I heard 10.7 will break my syncing to my old Palm Treo 600. I kept it around for Pocket Quicken and Turbo Passwords. Now I need to search for an Quicken type app for a iPhone or Blackberry.

Fri 2009/08/28 09:55:24 JST (ID #708969)

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i.Kaito in HCMC,Vietnam (Registered on 2009/08/13)
Student
http://i-kaito.blogspot.com

I just upgrade my Lenovo T61 from Windows XP to Mac OS X Leopard last month, it's totally different from Windows and I have to concede it's better than Windows XP. I can't wait to upgrade my ASUS K40IJ from Windows Vista Home Premium to Mac OS X Snow Leopard at the end of this year. There is still one PC I own that I can't upgrade it and I am going to keep it at Windows XP with Flyakite OSX (My really old desktop with Celeron 2.0GHz)

Fri 2009/08/28 10:16:14 JST (ID #708976)

reply to i.Kaito's comment
VanBloodMoon in The Moon (Registered on 2009/07/29)
Programmer

Damm that looks awesome. I need to get a mac

Fri 2009/08/28 10:21:19 JST (ID #708979)

reply to VanBloodMoon's comment
- phossil in Guatemala City (Registered on 2008/07/22)
  http://twitter.com/phossil
  http://www.animoe.net
  
  I'm a PC, but I would like to be a Mac too!!
  
  Fri 2009/08/28 10:57:17 JST (ID #708987)
  
  reply to phossil's comment
- tintin-san in シンガポオル Singapore (Registered on 2008/05/11)
  大学生
  
  Yeah man. Get a mac.
  You can virtualize Windows on a Mac so why bother getting windows.
  
  Fri 2009/08/28 11:36:38 JST (ID #708998)
  
  reply to tintin-san's comment
  - paradigmshift in New York (Registered on 2008/09/14)
    Developer/Student
    http://threedeecomplex.wordpress.com/
    
    That makes no sense. If you aren't going to bother getting Windows in the first place, why do you need to virtualize it? Windows != computer
    
    Fri 2009/08/28 12:34:55 JST (ID #709021)
    
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    - tintin-san in シンガポオル Singapore (Registered on 2008/05/11)
      大学生
      
      Sometimes you might still need Windows for apps that are not supported on Mac.
      You can install WINE otherwise.
      I use Visual Studios C++ and SciLab on my virtual Win XP.
      
      Sun 2009/08/30 02:32:58 JST (ID #709503)
      
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      - paradigmshift in New York (Registered on 2008/09/14)
        Developer/Student
        http://threedeecomplex.wordpress.com/
        
        Virtualization always has a massive performance penalty, and if you are serious about your development work, then its a poor option. Much better to run the applications natively in that case. And I always hear about Mac users booting into Windows or virtualizing Windows in order to run programs they need, and never the other way around. If one platform can already provide all you need, while going with another platform forces you to occasionally use the first platform to achieve full functionality, why bother going with the latter platform?
        
        Sun 2009/08/30 05:19:00 JST (ID #709541)
        
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ener in California (Registered on 2009/01/15)
Artist
http://monki.net/

Upgrading tomorrow! I ordered online since Apple was offering free shipping. Will be on 10.6 as soon as tomorrow afternoon! :D

Fri 2009/08/28 10:36:32 JST (ID #708981)

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SituReilethMin in small red dot / Singapore (Registered on 2009/08/09)
Interior Architect / Designer

will be expecting my snow leopard and a new mac soon!!!

Fri 2009/08/28 11:12:15 JST (ID #708992)

reply to SituReilethMin's comment
tintin-san in シンガポオル Singapore (Registered on 2008/05/11)
大学生

Yes! I've pre-ordered my Snow Leopard.
Can't wait to receive and install it (:

I'm using the old Black MacBook and they said the new upgrade will enable the multi-touch features available in the newer MBs.

Fri 2009/08/28 11:35:38 JST (ID #708996)

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edogawaconan in Indonesia (Registered on 2008/06/02)
Lulzer
http://blog.myconan.net

yay another nginx user :D

Fri 2009/08/28 11:54:04 JST (ID #709002)

reply to edogawaconan's comment
Ninja Poe Bear in California (Registered on 2008/07/10)
Studio Bleach founder/owner
http://myspace.com/studiobleach

Totally need to save up for a new iMac. Snow Leopard looks que schweet. That, and with the Bootcamp program, it may be the win-win I need. :3

However, I cannot get it right now since I have a Sony Vaio laptop and my desktop is a iMac G4. XP

Fri 2009/08/28 12:01:04 JST (ID #709005)

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MARl0 in United States (Registered on 2007/11/16)
Graphic Designer

I'll probably make the upgrade soon enough. Probably the next time I go to the Apple Store.

Fri 2009/08/28 12:18:36 JST (ID #709011)

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duffman in the Urban Jungle that is Manila(PH)~ (Registered on 2007/10/30)
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
http://dixinfernal.wordpress.com

not a Mac fan but i appreciate its look and feel~
will stick to Windows 7 when it comes out ^^

Fri 2009/08/28 12:34:27 JST (ID #709020)

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ボヤ in さっぽろ (Registered on 2009/03/14)
デザイナー
http://www.luftzug.net/

ビックカメラの歌、池袋店とは歌詞がちがいますよ（地方によって違うらしいです）

Fri 2009/08/28 13:02:42 JST (ID #709031)

reply to ボヤ's comment
LesterHo in Tokyo, Japan (Registered on 2008/11/16)
Student
http://www.lesterho.com

Will be changing to MAC soon and hopefully I will get to try this new OS.

Fri 2009/08/28 13:26:26 JST (ID #709036)

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SeiWhiteMoe in Caracas,Venezuela (Registered on 2009/06/18)
Full-time geek/Part-time student/Part-time musician
http://randomgeekness.livejournal.com/

<--- Windows Vista Home Premium User LOL but still i respect Mac and i think it's better than Windows ^^ but i don't want to change...

Fri 2009/08/28 13:29:22 JST (ID #709037)

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infinitehippos in Nottingham, UK (Registered on 2007/11/25)
Wage Slave

My copy will probably turn up next week, (it shipped yesterday morning) Would have been nice if it came today but it does give me time to make sure everything is backed up first.

Fri 2009/08/28 13:55:36 JST (ID #709042)

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TanukiCR in Costa Rica (Registered on 2008/06/27)
Graphic Designer
http://tanukiblogger.blogspot.com/

Snow looks great, i'm expecting my copy very soon!!! The point that use less disk space it's a BIG plus.

Fri 2009/08/28 14:45:24 JST (ID #709045)

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Bakkou in Australia (Registered on 2009/04/01)
Student

So its a Snow Leopard now.

Fri 2009/08/28 15:22:10 JST (ID #709052)

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baabaa in california (Registered on 2009/05/25)
student

hmm linux is the only thing for me. "It took Miller just 2 minutes to hack OS X Leopard." lol http://news.softpedia.com/news/Vista-Ultimate-SP1-and-Ubuntu-Shame-the-Ultra-Hackable-Mac-OS-X-10-5-Leopard-81894.shtml

Fri 2009/08/28 15:31:48 JST (ID #709056)

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- baabaa in california (Registered on 2009/05/25)
  student
  
  I realize the Operating systems aren't the same I'm just saying.
  
  Fri 2009/08/28 15:46:31 JST (ID #709063)
  
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- lost_eden in Scotland (Registered on 2009/04/15)
  University Student/Anime Society President
  http://www.imagesofeden.co.uk
  
  If you actually read up about that event, you'll realise that he didn't hack OS X in 2 minutes. He came to the competition with a ready-prepared hack that he probably spent many days or even weeks preparing at home. All of the news sites reported it completely skewed.
  
  Fri 2009/08/28 17:50:45 JST (ID #709081)
  
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  - paradigmshift in New York (Registered on 2008/09/14)
    Developer/Student
    http://threedeecomplex.wordpress.com/
    
    The thing is that he had an earlier prepared hack because it was basically the same hack he used the year before! And Apple still hadn't patched the vulnerability a year later!
    
    Fri 2009/08/28 22:58:52 JST (ID #709112)
    
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bash3r in Poland (Registered on 2009/05/06)
Programmer
http://podkowski.com

Already have it on my desk :) Installing when only back to home from buisness trip ;)
Also fresh installation ... I think I was upgrading since 10.1 ;)

Fri 2009/08/28 15:39:25 JST (ID #709062)

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Litespeed in Wickford, UK (Registered on 2009/05/17)
Student/Website Designer
http://getignited.co.uk

I plan to order this soon enough, watching that video makes me want it even more @_@
Shall be my first time installing an upgrade too, so I look forward to getting it... When I can afford it ^__^;

Fri 2009/08/28 16:07:48 JST (ID #709068)

reply to Litespeed's comment
Koharu in Sydney, Australia (Registered on 2009/08/25)
Time Traveller/High School Student
http://thetsundere.wordpress.com

I'll be getting Snow very soon! ^^ I'm really only getting it for the new iLife though =P

Fri 2009/08/28 16:16:36 JST (ID #709070)

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- bash3r in Poland (Registered on 2009/05/06)
  Programmer
  http://podkowski.com
  
  I don't think you get iLife 09 just with new system. You have to buy Mac Box (or something like this) with iWork ...
  
  Fri 2009/08/28 18:32:31 JST (ID #709085)
  
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lost_eden in Scotland (Registered on 2009/04/15)
University Student/Anime Society President
http://www.imagesofeden.co.uk

I find it slightly ironic that I can illegally downlaod Snow Leopard faster than Apple can ship it to my door, or before my local Apple store opens in the morning. Because OS X comes with no copy protection, activation or serial numbers, we don't even need to wait for a warez group to crack it, just for somebody in a timezone ahead of our own (Japan or Australia) to buy it & upload a carbon copy. Not that I endorse such actions of course, but I find it surprising that Apple still hasn't introduced anything to try to counter piracy?

Fri 2009/08/28 17:43:48 JST (ID #709079)

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hikky in Austria (NOT Australia!) (Registered on 2008/05/19)
NEET
http://austrianotaku.com/

Of course I'd like to upgrade.. but wait... I can't afford a Mac yet ^_^
Will have to stick with W7, which isn't that bad either.

Fri 2009/08/28 17:44:44 JST (ID #709080)

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GREW in Germany (Registered on 2009/06/24)
trainee at German Telekom
http://grew.themania.org/

Who cares about MAC?! xDD
I wil upgrade to Win 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Version.

Fri 2009/08/28 19:17:44 JST (ID #709089)

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- Reltair in California, United States (Registered on 2009/06/13)
  College Student, Computer Science Major
  http://www.projectsaber.com
  
  YES! A comrade in arms. I will also be using Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. Getting my copy courtesy of MSDN. ^^
  
  Sat 2009/08/29 12:22:15 JST (ID #709309)
  
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rmwb in Armidale, NSW, Australia (Registered on 2009/03/11)
WebMonkey
http://rossbennetts.com/

I've pre-ordered snow leopard, but mac1 tells me it won't be here until tuesday... hopefully with fusions, another magsafe and the case I ordered... I wonder if I'll get a second copy free at /dev/world/2009 or the AUC AGM at the end of next month...

Fri 2009/08/28 19:40:09 JST (ID #709092)

reply to rmwb's comment
kyou_fan in Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK (Registered on 2008/10/10)
Accountant

Was at the store waiting for them to open this morning so I could get my copy. Will be installing it this evening.

Fri 2009/08/28 20:13:40 JST (ID #709094)

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Paws in Australia (Registered on 2009/06/14)
I.T. Technician

It’s interesting to wonder what the next few years will bring. As OS's start to converge and look and perform so much like the other.
I’m using Windows 7 RTM for a little while now, and it’s definitely a polished Vista.
It’s not bad and has some nice features, and also some querks. But seems like a good step up from Vista and a little leap from XP.
Funny how Max OS and Windows are now looking and performing very similar
The next 5 years will be interesting as OS compete, hardware is becoming fast a no brainer, and soon OS’s will be such alike, I wonder who will be left standing?
Maybe the company that can run its OS on more hardware than the other?
Interesting!

Fri 2009/08/28 20:46:22 JST (ID #709098)

reply to Paws's comment
magius in Singapore (Registered on 2007/05/16)
Engineer

Just got my Snow Leopard CD in the evening...installing it now...:)

Fri 2009/08/28 22:26:36 JST (ID #709108)

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planetarian in Nowhereville, KY (Registered on 2009/06/12)
Programmer
http://piro.pirocast.net

Currently working on getting Win7 going on all my systems, and loving it.

Fri 2009/08/28 22:51:55 JST (ID #709109)

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hummer bob 1 in New York (Registered on 2009/04/08)
Student, Amateur musician
http://hummerbob1.wordpress.com/

My mom will upgrade to snow leopard on her macbook pro soon. It will be fun to play around with it and see its new features. My computer won't run leopard because its a G3 powerpc, so I'm stuck with Tiger.

Sat 2009/08/29 00:59:21 JST (ID #709151)

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Sauronu in Bulgaria (Registered on 2007/01/15)
Programmer
http://www.otakulinks.com

will wait for some weeks, so the bugs will be known by then :D

Sat 2009/08/29 01:03:36 JST (ID #709154)

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Kilkrazy in London (Registered on 2008/04/17)
Producer

I've got OSX v10.5.8 on my laptop and recently upgraded my iMac G5 with 10.5. I think the MacBook should be good for a few years yet.

If I can get a RAM upgrade for the iMac that is a good computer too, so I see no need to upgrade the OS on either of them.

Sat 2009/08/29 01:50:10 JST (ID #709169)

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Onto in Edinburgh, Scotland (Registered on 2009/06/06)
Software Developer

I have it on order, but it didn't arrive today, will likely not have a chance to install it until next weekend now.

Decided it was a good time to upgrade my hard drive as well so I have got a nice fresh new one to put it on.

Sat 2009/08/29 02:23:23 JST (ID #709181)

reply to Onto's comment
Meimi132 in Stuck in the void between the net life and real life. (Registered on 2007/12/03)
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
http://meimi132.wordpress.com/

Macs.... :shudder:...

Sat 2009/08/29 02:57:07 JST (ID #709186)

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tibul in UK (Registered on 2008/01/28)
Network Technician
http://www.myyaruki.com

Yeah planning on getting Snow Leopard as soon as I have the cash in the bank I want it now :'(

Sat 2009/08/29 03:24:32 JST (ID #709192)

reply to tibul's comment
kevinay in Jakarta, Indonesia (Registered on 2008/08/16)
Student
http://www.vocaloidism.com/

My copy got shipped yesterday, I got it for 120,000 IDR (about $12) since I just bought my new 15-inch MacBook Pro last month. Can't wait for it to arrive! >w<

Sat 2009/08/29 04:09:28 JST (ID #709199)

reply to kevinay's comment
Dr.Sypher in NJ, USA (Registered on 2008/10/15)
Student

I'll be getting Snow Leopard soon. For now, I'm being sort of picky and waiting to see if things like Candybar and other customization stuff will work on it. But when I do get it, I'll be doing a fresh install as well!

Sat 2009/08/29 04:51:13 JST (ID #709206)

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- Cocoia in フリースラント州, オランダ (Registered on 2009/03/27)
  One man company, visual UI / icon designer.
  http://blog.cocoia.com
  
  Candybar has just received an update to address SL compatibility.
  
  Sun 2009/08/30 07:30:04 JST (ID #709565)
  
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  - Dr.Sypher in NJ, USA (Registered on 2008/10/15)
    Student
    
    Oooh, good to know! Thanks! :)
    
    Mon 2009/08/31 08:10:20 JST (ID #709842)
    
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davidc in Brisbane, Australia (Registered on 2008/06/27)
IT Crowd

Will get Snow Leopard, but will wait a month or so to see if there are any issues. The reported speed increase is probably the biggest buy factor.

Sat 2009/08/29 08:08:57 JST (ID #709238)

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Deranged in Loughborough UK (Registered on 2007/02/17)
Aeronautical Engineer
http://www.deranged-minds.com/blog/

On this as soon as the weekend is out. Been waiting for this for a while ever since I saw the new features... The Automator previews I saw have me salivating as well...

Sat 2009/08/29 09:25:36 JST (ID #709264)

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Hidden Oasis in California, United Sates (Registered on 2008/10/28)
College Freshmen

Heard some good things about the new leopard, but I'll stick with windows. I haven't had any major problems with it. When I get to the level where I know more than just basic C++ I'll probably switch to a Linux.

Sat 2009/08/29 14:58:08 JST (ID #709353)

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Kilkrazy in London (Registered on 2008/04/17)
Producer

BTW I urge everyone to use the built-in Time Machine backup facility. It's great.

Sat 2009/08/29 16:50:48 JST (ID #709388)

reply to Kilkrazy's comment
Cocoa in Michigan, United States (Registered on 2008/10/11)
Student
http://macotaku.wordpress.com/

Just upgraded yesterday!

Sat 2009/08/29 21:59:30 JST (ID #709436)

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Gwenster in Amsterdam (Registered on 2007/09/04)
Messaging specialist
http://saturdaymorningrobots.lithiumstate.nl/

Since i dont have the cheapy upgrade option, I'll just stick to 10.5 Leopard. This doesnt do anything groundbreaking to warrent me spending money on this whilst it could go to pre-ordering BRS :P

Sun 2009/08/30 07:28:59 JST (ID #709563)

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Ranchan in Matsuyama, Japan (Registered on 2009/04/08)
Postgrad student

I'll get the upgrade as soon as I've got a fixed address again ...

Sun 2009/08/30 22:52:17 JST (ID #709782)

reply to Ranchan's comment
zer0ne in CCK, Singapore (Registered on 2009/01/17)
Otaku ^^

I bought my Snow Leopard on the launch day in Singapore, 28th August 2009. Full installation over my Leopard completed in one hour on my Mac mini.

d@@b

Mon 2009/08/31 05:57:31 JST (ID #709833)

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- zer0ne in CCK, Singapore (Registered on 2009/01/17)
  Otaku ^^
  
  Had to get sick that night, and haven't check out its potential yet.
  
  d@@b
  
  Mon 2009/08/31 06:07:41 JST (ID #709835)
  
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