The next major reading of Mac OS X got a hard thumb up from the Mac users who make upMacworld ’s Reader Panel , with more than two - thirds of panelists planning to upgrade to OS hug drug 10.5 when it ’s let go of next bounce . But panelists are temper their ebullience for the operating system update code - named Leopard , with a legal age report the design change to OS X as interesting rather than important .
Those issue come from a sight of 765 member of theMacworldReader Panel conducted by market inquiry business firm Karlin Associates . The public opinion poll was conducted from August 23 to August 25 , a little more than two weeks after Apple CEO Steve Jobs previewed Leopard at this month ’s Worldwide Developers Conference .
Asked about their OS X 10.5 upgrade plans , 35 percentage enunciate they would switch to Leopard just as soon as Apple released the update ; another 33 percent plan to upgrade within the first three months of Leopard ’s waiver . Twelve per centum plan to look at least six months , while three percent will wait a year . Only 8 percent said they had no program to upgrade to Leopard .
Most have confident feelings about the features they ’ve seen so far , although the large percentage of respondents—49 percent — delineate OS X 10.5 as a hearty update with interesting changes , compared to 32 pct who agreed that Leopard would introduce a number of important feature . Another 14 percent call Leopard a ho - hum update .
What phrase best describes your reaction to Apple’s preview of Leopard?
- Less than 1 pct responded
Total respondent : 765
Time Machine , the machinelike backup feature build into OS X 10.5 , appears to have captured the aid of most respondents . Asked to give their mental picture of the enhancement and additions assure in Leopard , 71 percent of those surveyed aver they were most impressed with Time Machine . A slight more than half described themselves as impressed with Leopard ’s heighten 64 - fleck support , earning it the second - highest evaluation .
Changes to the existing iCal , Dashboard , Spotlight , Universal Access , and iChat features scored the lowest percent of favourable response , with less than a third of those surveyed say they were impressed by the change . responder were least impressed with iChat , which include particular effects features and the ability to control another chat player ’s screen background .
How Impressed Were You With Each Previewed Leopard Feature?
The survey also looked at panelists ’ reactions to the Mac Pro , and whether those survey were planning on buying the Intel Xeon - power desktops that replace the Power Mac G5 . Of the 267 survey participants who said they were planning on purchasing a new computer in the next six month , 55 percent identified themselves as either extremely or somewhat likely to buy a Mac Pro . That liken to 31 percent who state they were unlikely to buy the fresh released desktop .
