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Buying new versions of OS is a PC user thing more than Mac user.
One thing you understand after owning a Mac for a while after owning nothing but PC Windows computers is the constant upgrade to latest versions "hamster wheel" you have lived your life on for both Applications and the Operating System itself is definitely a PC "culture" mind-set

I have a Mac mini, original that came out just as OS X 10.4 Tiger was released and I could get a free upgrade and I did.

However, since OS X 10.5 Leopard was released I have not felt the need, desire, or feeling of being forced to upgrade to it.

I have just purchased a new Macbook Pro 17" laptop and it will arrive hopefully in a day or two. This unit has OS X 10.5 Leopard already installed and I will use it. However, I do not foresee myself running out to buy OS X 10.6 when it is eventually released on Day #1 to install on it.

Now how would this affect adoption rates? More-so than making a gut-feeling prediction based on living in a PC Windows world, but less-so from being so disgusted with a new version OS offering that you will remove it and reinstall an older version over top of it again, something again I only did with my PC Windows computers I own.

I must say it is a complete breath of fresh air not being on the upgrade hamster-wheel bandwagon I was when I run nothing but PC Windows in my house.
Posted by: Jan Johannsen   Posted on: 03/31/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Buying new versions of OS is a PC user thing more than Mac user.  Jan Johannsen | 03/31/08
No way...  comp_indiana | 04/01/08
That's strange, nearly every Mac person I know is spending $ to get Leopard  ajole | 04/01/08
You're very mistaken  notsofast | 04/01/08
Well that was a J-A statment...LOL - nt  socialism=nowhere | 04/02/08
More attractive from a Developer standpoint.  Jan Johannsen | 03/31/08
There is no rush to adopt  Ken_z | 03/31/08
So after all Tiger sucked  markbn | 03/31/08
Leopard is just better  comp_indiana | 04/01/08
?  markbn | 04/03/08
Apple is not putting it down.  ewelch | 04/01/08
Not the same, my old car won't suck  markbn | 04/03/08
RE: What is the rate of Mac OS X Leopard adoption?  Lepton1 | 03/31/08
Bento  Ken_z | 04/01/08
RE: What is the rate of Mac OS X Leopard adoption?  Rob Moffatt | 04/01/08
RE: What is the rate of Mac OS X Leopard adoption?  Starman35 | 04/01/08
Wait for 10.5.3  philpenn | 04/02/08
RE: What is the rate of Mac OS X Leopard adoption?  sfazly | 04/01/08
RE: What is the rate of Mac OS X Leopard adoption?  richdave | 04/01/08

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