The easiest operating system to update is...
Computerworld Blogs - Macintosh & Apple —
... . There's simply no comparison. Linux has the undeserved reputation of being hard to use. What a joke! Upgrading Windows for most users is far more difficult. Windows, not Linux, is the difficult to use operating system. I prefer Linux myself for most desktop uses but I confess that Mac OS X Snow Leopard is also an easy upgrade. Just like Ubuntu Linux, all you really need to do is put in the DVD, make a few mouse clicks, and go have lunch while it runs. Snow Panther, on my ...
Mac clone maker sues Apple over Snow Leopard
Macworld —
... . Mac clone maker Psystar last week sued Apple for a second time, charging that it illegally ties the new Snow Leopard operating system to its hardware. Psystar also asked a federal judge in Florida to rule that the small company has the right to purchase copies of Snow Leopard on the open market and use them to install Mac OS X 10.6 on the machines it sells. “By tying its operating system to Apple-branded hardware, Apple restrains trade in personal computers that run Mac OS X, collects monopoly rents on its Macintoshes, and monopolizes the market for ‘premium computers,’” ...
Mac Clone Maker Sues Apple Over Snow Leopard
Touch Podium —
... ] Mac clone maker Psystar last week sued Apple for a second time, charging that it illegally ties the new Snow Leopard operating system to its hardware. ...
Psystar starts selling Mac clones with Snow Leopard
Macworld —
... ’s new Snow Leopard operating system, according to the company’s Web site. “We support Snow Leopard on all new Psystar machines and we’re already taking orders for computers with the latest OS from Apple [that] will begin to ship next week,” said Psystar in an ...
Firefox adds Flash plug-in update protection
Macworld —
... , almost 80% of the 2.5 million PCs scanned by Trusteer's security service had not yet been updated. Some of the users most immediately affected by Firefox's new plug-in check will be those running Apple's new Snow Leopard operating system. Apple shipped a months'-old copy of Flash with Snow Leopard, and even ...
Mac clone maker's lawyer denies spilling Apple secrets
Macworld —
... for a second time—its first countersuit was tossed out by Alsup last November—this time in a Florida court where Psystar charged Apple with illegally tying the new Snow Leopard operating system to its hardware. Since then, ...
HP adds Snow Leopard printer drivers after customer complaints
Macworld —
... , aka Snow Leopard, but did not call out the specific drivers added to the 51MB driver download. According to HP, 38 DeskJet, OfficeJet, and LaserJet drivers were added to those made available on Aug. 28, when Apple launched Snow Leopard . Although a list showing only the new drivers has not been published on either Apple's or HP's Web site, the ...
Judge criticizes Apple over Snow Leopard timing in Psystar case
Macworld —
... . A federal judge castigated Apple Thursday in an order that dismissed a motion the company had made in its ongoing legal battle with Mac clone maker Psystar, according to court documents. In his order, U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup denied Apple’s motion to stop an August lawsuit filed by Psystar that accused Apple of illegally tying its new Snow Leopard operating system to Mac hardware. Alsup also took a shot at ...
40 years of Unix
Computerworld Blogs - Macintosh & Apple —
... , aren't the only children of Unix that are doing well. If you're running a Mac, underneath your copy of Snow Leopard lies a Unix heart: the Mach 3.0 kernel and BSD programs. Even your ...
Google leak points to imminent iMac, MacBook refresh
Macworld —
... or tweaked existing lines on Tuesdays, something that has fueled speculation that the company could unveil new iMac, Mac Mini and MacBook models as soon as October 6. Although Apple has not sent invitations to analysts and reporters for a product announcement, the company does not always hold formal events when it refreshes hardware. Last May, for example, Apple simply issued a press release when it updated the iMac and Mac mini. Any new systems would include Mac OS X 10.6, aka Snow Leopard , the operating system upgrade that Apple launched at the end of August.




