November 7, 2007
Dave Winer’s Leopard problem
It seems that Dave Winer, the software guru, is not impressed with Apple’s new Leopard operating system:
I’ve given Leopard a chance, but it’s pretty clear, this is not a good operating system release. […]
Talking with a friend a few days ago, he asked what I thought of Leopard. He had installed the new version, like me, the first day it came out. "I’m not liking it," I said. He said something that was simple, profound and revealing: "It’s like Windows." It is. It’s that unpleasant to use.
Winer goes on to list a series of shortcomings, from system crashes to a tricky new interface, before reaching the conclusion that "Apple doesn’t understand how many people depend seriously on their Macs."
Winer may have switched back to Microsoft, but that doesn’t mean he’s happy about it. Continue reading after the jump.
In a followup post, Winer writes:
Some Windows advocates are using my post about Leopard as "proof" that Vista is really what you need.
When I said Leopard feels like Windows, I meant that it locks up, disappears, freezes and crashes. That I have to trick it into doing the right thing. I wasn’t paying Windows a compliment, geez, you guys need to learn how to read. […]
For the record, I’ve never used Vista, I don’t want to, honestly I’d rather live in Bucharest than use Vista. Not today’s Bucharest, which I hear is actually pretty nice, I’m talking about the Bucharest of Ceausescu. The one who taught Cheney and Bush all they know about torture.
Ouch.
