Customer Reviews for Mac OS X 10.3 Panther [OLD VERSION]

Mac OS X 10.3 Panther [OLD VERSION]
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Software Reviews of Mac OS X 10.3 Panther [OLD VERSION]

Customer Review: Best system ever
Summary: 5 Stars

More stable, more reliable.
Faster than the previuos system jaguar (10.2.x).
I recomend it!

Customer Review: Awesome performance, solid technology
Summary: 5 Stars

The new Mac operating system is truly an awesome product. As a long time Windows XP (Pro) user, I quickly made the transition to Mac OS X and will never go back. OS X Panther is intuitive and extremely powerful. There is no registry to get screwed up like in Windows. Applications are "installed" just by copying them to the Applications directory. I could reinstall the operating system, and all applications run just fine; try that with Windows. Automatic updates are nice and the features such as Expose' and fast user (environment) switching blows Windows away. The Unix (Berkley Software Distrobution/BSD) underpinning makes this a professional grade and highly stable operating system for high end and professionals using it for everything from business applications, to graphics design and professional video editing.

Customer Review: 10.3 now top notch but lousy license
Summary: 2 Stars

"as long as those computers are located in the same household and used by persons who occupy that same household".

For those who respect intellectual property and read their licenses carefully, this means that the 10.3 Family Pack cannot be installed on a Powerbook which then is taken outside the same household nor on another Mac located at another of your personal residences. Apple has confirmed that this is the correct interpretation of their license language.

All Apple had to do with both Family Pack licenses is change
"located in the same household and used by" to
"located in the same household OR used by".

Unfortunately the lawyers cannot seem to agree with that simple change so don't waste your money on the Family Pack unless you can comply with the license or choose to ignore it.

Customer Review: 10.3 now top notch
Summary: 5 Stars

When 10.3 was initially released it had an unduly restrictive Family Pack license and did not handle multiple computers on the same internet connection properly.
The latest update 10.3.2 solves the software problems and Apple is rewriting the Family Pack license to allow installation on multiple computers including ones taken out of the primary residence.
With these fixes 10.3 and the Family Pack are a great deal - particularly for people who respect intellectual property rights.

Customer Review: Not for every user - Difficult Install
Summary: 3 Stars

Personally, I found that this was a trying experience from the beginning. First off, few stores even carry Mac software, so that even locating the package is difficult. Thankfully there are on-line opportunities like Amazon to fulfill the dream.

Physically installing this product was an even greater difficulty. I could not find this in a 3.5" format and had to upgrade my PC in order to be able to run the CD. After re-booting, I found that the CD was not mounted and that the software could not be recognized. I spent numerous hours on the phone with Apple Tech support, only to determine that the system requirements were not fully explained in the promotional literature. This upgrade requires an extremely fast processor, at least 512 Mb memory, minimum 40 Gb hard drive. In fact, the system architecture and operating system are completely different! Who knew? I can tell you it is not recommended for the typical Win 98 or Win 2000 customer.

This is probably much better suited to the owner of a new XP machine with the latest in video & IO features.

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