Topic: Top 10 New Mac OS X Lion Features

[sam]

While Craig Ferericchi and Phil Schiller said that OS X Lio had over 250 features, he outlined ten of the most important ones for developers at #WWDC. While people with the developer preview have had a lot of these features in the test build for awhile, users will be able to get it on their own machines in July for just $29 through the Mac App Store and only through the Mac App Store.

http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/06/top-10-new-mac-ox-lion-desktop-features/

[Simon]

I was looking at them again the other day...  

[sam]

they do make good laptops. Shame I don't like the OS and they are over priced. They used to be worth it as they were more robust with better quality hardware, not sure now though.

[Simon]

It's the price, and the hassle converting from Windows that puts me off. 

[Rik]

Not to mention the cost of converting.

[Simon]

Indeed.  But I guess it would be a case of in for a penny...

[Rik]

In for several hundred pounds...

[sam]

Converting wouldn't be too bad to be honest

[Rik]

Most software would look and feel pretty similar, and it's only a case of adjusting the modifying keys (ctrl, alt) in your head. The cost, hough, can be high. Adobe, for example, give a 40% discount if you want to change platform, so you need to find some £600 for CS5.

[sam]

If u need it

[Simon]

What would be the alternative?

[sam]

Gimp is probably the only proper contender