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What version of OS X are you running as your main OS?
1/1: What version of OS X are you running as your main OS?
Other polls | 21,758 votes | 46 comments
10.6
I usually wait until a version jumps up to at least 10.x.2 before upgrading to the latest release, but the nature of Snow Leopard made me jump on a couple days before the 10.6.1 update came out. A release created entirely to optimize the OS? No extra fluff to distract programmers and engineers?
re:10.6
Except that Apple as usual has changed enough to make 3rd Party compatibility a mess.
10.6
UR A GUNTHER!
Multiple choice poll
Maybe you should consider allowing people to select multiple options in the poll. I'm sure many readers also have multiple machines running different versions of OS X.
Multiple choice poll
Yeah, that may be statistically relevant and interesting. But then, how do you distinguish people with several machines who did upgrade all of them? I guess this simple question is not up the task to get a complete view.
Multiple choice poll
The version of Geeklog we're running doesn't support multiple answers, so it can't be done.
Multiple choice poll
Maybe it's best to answer it as "what is the OS on your main machine?" I'm sure there are far more users that have one Mac than multiples, and the percentage that don't use one particular machine more often that others is likely statistically insignificant in regards to the data the poll is trying to glean.
Multiple choice poll
What is the Primary OS you use most?
By: mmnwThey could be added in as options in the Poll. - running 2 OS versions 10.3 and 10.4 - running 2 OS versions 10.3 and 10.5 - running 2 OS versions 10.4 and 10.5 - running 2 OS versions 10.3 and 10.6 - running 2 OS versions 10.4 and 10.6 - running 2 OS versions 10.5 and 10.6 - running 3 OS versions 10.3 and 10.4 and 10.5 - running 3 OS versions 10.3 and 10.4 and 10.6 - running 3 OS versions 10.4 and 10.5 and 10.6 and so on.
Jumping to SL.
+1 to the multiple selection vote.
Multiple Versions
Yeah I'm running multiple versions too, I have 10.2.8 (several...), 10.3.9, 10.4.11 and 10.5.8
Other statistics
in case yo didn't know it: http://update.omnigroup.com/ has some pretty interesting statistics.
SL buggy
Snow Leopard has been buggier for me than I remember previous versions being. A sample of bugs I've experienced: 1) Half my widgets have mysteriously "broken" then "repaired themselves", more than once. 2) The cmd-ctrl-d popup dictionary doesn't work in Safari and Mail—but does work in TextEdit and a couple of third-party text editors. 3) In multiple text editors, SL randomly changes the typeface. In mid-sentence! (One developer told me it's happened to him too, and that it's a system problem.) 4) At least one core services animation effect is choppy instead of smooth. One third-party developer told me he's noticed it too, and that his app merely engages the system effect so he has no control over it.
Me?
> "What version of OS X are you running as your main OS?"
Me?
Yup, also running "The Consciousness", although having sometimes problems waking up from sleep. Do you have that problem? Might be a haxie that I installed, called 'Unconscious' :P
Me?
I'm happy shelling into Skynet.
Upgraded too soon...
I upgraded to Snow Leopard before I should have. I use a non-Apple mouse with 8 buttons that I have setup to perform various Expose features, like show desktop, show all windows, etc. However, the button programming does not remain throughout the day. By the end of a typical day, half the buttons no longer do what they are set to do in System Prefs (along with other system prefs not working and other Finder bugs), but if I reboot, everything is fine....so, Snow Leopard needs a little more time in the oven before I would recommend anyone switch. Too many (difficult to reproduce) glitches with Finder and System Prefs at this point....I regret upgrading prior to 10.6.2. Next time I will definitely wait for the second bug fix release (or not upgrade at all).
Want to upgrade but can't
I'd upgrade, but at least three programs I use daily are broken or handicapped in 10.6. I'm waiting for upgrades or replacements.
Want to upgrade but can't
I'm waiting on app updates/upgrades as well. Every other day I seem to find another app which I use regularly that isn't ready yet.
Go 10.3 Panther!
I'm on 10.6 myself, but to the 3 people so far who've said they're on 10.3, I still think that was the best (Expose being the single most important feature in OSX history for me, and it being the most stable and reliable that I've run). 10.6.1 isn't bad, though.
What version of OS X?
I have an iMac G5, and thus I can't run Snow Leopard. I have Photoshop 7 and it won't run on anything beyond Tiger. I have two partitions on my iMac, one 10.4 and one 10.5. I live in 10.5 and 10.4 is there when I want to run Photoshop. I am waiting for the new iMac to come (any day now, hopefully!) so I can move up to Snow Leopard.
What version of OS X?
Similar position here. G5 => PowerPC => no 10.6.
SL
My work MacBook Pro and my personal Mac mini are are running 10.6. But I also support roughly 700 MacBooks and iBooks, of which about 2/3 are on 10.4 and 1/3 are on 10.5.
10.5
I got my new MBP a week before Snow Leopard came out, but I'm waiting until I have time to do a pros-and-cons argument on it: what do I gain, what do I lose. It seems to me that I've read about a few features disappearing which I would be disappointed to lose, but I don't remember what they are. Since I was working with 10.4 until August, I'm still happy with the new-OS glow of 10.5. (Though the purple nebula graphic finally got on my nerves; I changed that last week. :)
10.5.8 on 12" PB
If SL was supported on my machine I'd upgrade to it. But right now, I'm waiting until the MBP gets updated w/ the new Intel architecture.
10.5.8 on 12" PB
You mean some chip past the Core 2 Duo, right? 'Cause the MBP has been Intel since forever.
Multiple choices...
You just need three questions. One for each machine, in order of importance. Your fourth and subsequent machines are of little relevance.
G5
Since my G5 iMac will not run Snow Leopard, the poll is rather academic.
OS X and Beyond!
Who are the two people running 10.0 Public Beta?? haha I personally love all my Macs to be up to date with the latest and newest features available for them. It saddens me that my trusty TiBook will forever be stuck with Leopard, but I'm already pushing it using a 7-8 year old Mac anyways. Long live Snow Leopard!
SL -- maybe in a year if bugs are out
As it stands, there's no reason to do it. Other than break a lot of things... that's not a reasonable trade for speed when I already have a fast machine, or space, when space is inexpensive.
Can't afford to replace my PPC machines
Between my lab and my home, I have 16 Macs, and only 9 of them are Intels, not including our two G5 servers. Replacing all the PPCs is in the works, but it won't be happening for some time. By staying with Leopard, I can still use the same software on all. Maybe I should take up a collection... Spare change, anyone?
haha
haha- 10.0 public beta
Split systems
Three machines with 10.6.1 plus a PPC iMac in the kitchen which is maxed at 10.5.8.
Snow Leopard runs so smoothly
I'm currently on Snow Leopard 10.6.1. Last year I switched to a mac after 7 years of Windows XP and PC usage. I was immediately impressed with Mac OS X.
An observation
One should note the bias in this survey: once a new OS comes in, it gets the lion's share of the posted hints, so users of older versions may tend to read the site less often. Therefore it's only natural that the poll is weighted heavily towards 10.6.
I am stuck on 10.4
I will remain on 10.4 forever or until either :
Multiple versions also here...
10.6.1 on a MacBook Pro 15" and a Mac mini; 10.5.8 on an iBook G4 14" and a Power Mac G4 (AGP); 10.3.9 on a Bondi Blue iMac, even if I would like to try to upgrade it to 10.4.11.
10.5
Rob - I was tempted to X-mas tree this - lloked like fun. But I went practical.
What version of OS X are you running as your main OS?
Yah, we need a multiple selection option. My OS's:
What version of OS X are you running as your main OS?
Macbook Pro(new): 10.6
Public Beta
How can anyone possibly be running the OS X Public Beta? It had an expiration date hard-coded into it. What software could you possibly use on it?
What about Mac OS X Developer Release 3?
If you're going to include the public beta, why not Mac OS X Developer Release 3? or even DR2? Ah, the classic old Mac interface skinned onto UNIX. ---
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What version of OS X are you running as your main OS?
Yeah, I think it would be better if the question were reworded to ask: "What OS are you using to read this question right now?" or maybe "If you're running Mac OS to read this question, which version are you using?"
What version of OS X ?
The ONLY reason I have not upgraded to Snow Leopard is because it won't install on my G5. Right now, I cannot justify buying a new machine just to run the new OS.
What version of OS X are you running as your main OS?
10.5.8, Guess I'm to chicken to upgrade to 10.6 maybe because I hear to many stories about Snow Leopard not working with Bootcamp or I'm wrong?.
What version of OS X are you running as your main OS?
The poll results showing that 10.0 public beta has a higher percentage than 10.3 must be a geek joke, especially since it, (10.0 public beta), doesn't work anymore. <g>
What version of OS X are you running as your main OS?
Yah, if you can update the poll for multiple selections, or "ranked selections", that would work. |
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