It was n’t too long ago that I was lampooning the concourse of Vista versions , as compare to the two ( basically ) adaptation of OS X. Well , I ’m here today to eat my words , to some extent . So here we go : Apple , please offer an additional , premium - priced translation of OS X. There , I said it . allow ’s call it OS X Choice , because ripe , Ultimate , Supremo , and special Special all sound too stuffy . How much for OS X Choice ? allow ’s say $ 229 , a $ 100 premium over OS X.
Now you might be wondering just what Apple could include in OS X Choice to justify sell a adaptation at a higher price than the standard $ 129 version . Microsoft , for instance , can offerVista Ultimatebecause it holds back features such as remote login , scan and fax , and beat back encryption from its lower - priced interlingual rendition . But not OS X — it already descend with everything in the loge , including features that you wo n’t find on Vista , like an industrial - strength WWW waiter , practical desktop support , and a multi - version automated patronage root ( Time Machine ) . So what would Apple have to confuse on top of all that to free offering OS X Choice at a eminent price ?
My answer ? Nothing . In fact , what I ’d really like Apple to offer isless — well , less in the way of more , as it were .
Are you confused yet ? Perhaps some example of what I ’d like to see include in OS X Choice will help oneself clarify things .
First off , OS ex Choice would include the full OS X Client interpretation , with just one unexampled diligence : Choice . ( If Apple can name the zone within the Spaces software “ place , ” then I can name the new O X Choice lotion Choice ! ) Behind the view , of course , there would be code alteration require to support the Choice lotion .
And what would Choice give you ? Exactly what its name implies — the ability to opt how you would like to interact with OS X. Choice would set aside that by put up substance abuser control over a number of features that have historically had control at all . Here are some examples :
Overall system
The Dock
The Finder
Everything else …
The above merely come to on the surface of some of the thing that I reckon Apple could and should offer in OS X Choice . Other things that come to mind include wireless synching of the iPhone ; the ability to name place ( “ workplace ” and “ Fun ” , for example , or else of “ 1 ” and “ 2 ” ) within the Spaces app ; improved keyboard sailing of the bill of fare bar ; control over font faces for the interface in programs such as iTunes , Mail , and iPhoto ; the power to color leaflet in Mail ’s sidebar ; and many more .
But how about you ? What substance abuser - controllable features would you like to see added to OS X Choice ? And more significantly , would you consider spending an extra $ 100 for it , or do you recall this is something that Apple should have available in the standard version of OS X , even if it made the system more complex and hard to configure for many users ?
