Re:OS X Lion: Apple’s Vista moment
by tseabrooks on Wednesday August 31, 2011 @10:51AM
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Hah! I don't actually believe it was to "hurt" anyone, It was just a bit of hyperbole. I do, however, think that Apple's vision for the future of desktop computing is sans multiple monitors.
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> I do, however, think that Apple's vision for the future of desktop computing is sans multiple monitors.
Which is very weird considering their Thunderbolt monitor is specifically marketed for use with their laptops, and for chainability (so not just 2 monitors but at least 3).
Re:OS X Lion: Apple’s Vista moment
by johnthedebs on Wednesday August 31, 2011 @11:05AM
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Yup. This image (from Apple's marketing material) makes me optimistic: https://ssl.apple.com/displays/images/overview_hero2.jpg
> I do, however, think that Apple's vision for the future of desktop computing is sans multiple monitors.
Because they fudged support in the initial release of Lion? Get real. If you're so effected by it, downgrade until there's an update that fixes it. But don't assume that the workstation of choice among graphic artists is going to completely drop multi-monitor support just because it isn't exactly how you want it right at release.
Apple will take money from pro users but doesn't care about them at all from a strategic perspective. See Final Cut Pro X and the total lack of consideration for businesses running the previous version. No, Mac OS X won't suddenly drop support for multiple monitors, but I don't expect Apple to devote much time to making new features work well with them.