AppleInsider Staff
Apple on Wednesday provided yet another pre-release version of its forthcoming update for OS X Yosemite to developers, asking testers to continue focusing on problem areas including Wi-Fi, Mail, VoiceOver, and Bluetooth.
The new beta clocks in as build number 14C106a. As usual, Apple warns developers that they will not be able to revert back to previous builds after installing the update.
The continued focus on Wi-Fi underscores the issues that have plagued users of Apple's desktop operating system since its release in October. Among the problems cited by users are dropped connections, protracted connection periods that often result in timeouts, and poor throughput.
Mail also remains a problem, though the most glaring issues have largely been addressed in previous maintenance releases. There is no word on exactly what issues Apple is addressing with Bluetooth or VoiceOver, its navigational aid for visually-impaired users.
OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 beta 5 is available as a delta update via the Mac App Store or as a package download from Apple's developer portal.
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In other news Microcrud is giving away it's next OS: Windows 1.0 for free. I wonder how much that will affect it revenues and it's current $45 stock price. The decline of Windows OS will accelerate from here now down to 15% market share if you include tablets and phones in numbers?
Os x mail needs a rewrite. Wifi drivers too.
In other news Microcrud is giving away it's next OS: Windows 1.0 for free. I wonder how much that will affect it revenues and it's current $45 stock price.
Negligible. Companies rent Windows on a yearly basis. Your typical consumer never upgrades, they buy a new computer. I'd estimate less than 1% of Windows licenses are retail.
To give a estimate, look at Amazon. Windows 8.1 reviews: 900. Dell Inspiron i3531 laptop reviews: 1173. So you can infer that they sell more of one model of discount Dell laptop then they do Windows licenses.
The continued focus on Wi-Fi underscores the issues that have plagued users of Apple's desktop operating system since its release in October.
SOME users, and a minority at that. I’m certainly not affected by any WiFi issues with Yosemite and never have been. I haven’t heard any complaints by various family members running Yosemite on their Macs either. Buy hey, this is the Internet where problems and issues get blown all out of proportion and conspiracy theories become reality, fiction becomes fact and communities of victims find each other and bond. The Apple discussion forums about this issue need to be on Comedy Central. There’s a core group of righteously indignant victims standing in a circle with their hand around the next guy’s wiener stroking vigorously, lamenting that they haven’t been able to get on the Internet since they installed Yosemite. They don’t explain how they made their posts though. Magic I guess. Of course some have installed 10.10.2 beta and STILL have issues while other don’t. Fancy that.
So don’t include me or mine as “plagued” users please. Oh that’s right, I’m just one of the lucky ones.
In other news Microcrud is giving away it's next OS: Windows 1.0 for free. I wonder how much that will affect it revenues and it's current $45 stock price. The decline of Windows OS will accelerate from here now down to 15% market share if you include tablets and phones in numbers?
Interesting, since MS's revenues are mainly software-based and I don't see them ever getting really strong in hardware (as opposed to Apple's business model) - this could have great (negative) consequences to their long-term sustainability.