Mac OS
History Mac OS X Public Beta “Kodiak” Released Sept13, 2000
History Mac OS X v10.0 “Cheetah” Released Mar24, 2001
History Mac OS X v10.1 “Puma” Released Sept25, 2001
History Mac OS X v10.2 “Jaguar” Released Aug24, 2002
History Mac OS X v10.3 “Panther” Released Oct24, 2003
History Mac OS X v10.4 “Tiger” Released Apr29, 2005
History Mac OS X v10.5 “Leopard” Released Oct26, 2007
History Mac OS X v10.6 “Snow Leopard” Released Aug28, 2009
Features Aqua GUI Time Machine ColorSync Screen Sharing Quartz Extreme Finder Exposé Quick Look FileVault Spotlight Automator Dock Dashboard Front Row iTunes Spaces
Advantages & Disadvantages Safer and has no viruses Doesn’t slow down over time More stable More dependable More visually appealing More user friendly and ‘just works’ Simplifies a lot of things Less prone to hardware issues and virus, trojans, etc. Software compatibility Not easy to theme More pricey Less control over your computer Less software options Less hardware options Harder to personalize Hardware issues are much more severe when happens More expensive software
Reasons for Popularity with Users PC compatibility An improved OS Mac vs. PC ads Support
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