CNBC’s video review of Apple’s Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger by reporter Jim Goldman has been posted on Apple.com. The review calls Tiger “a supercharged sports car firing on all cyliders” and likens Microsoft’s Longhorn to a “street always under construction with no end in sight.”
Goldman’s report contains a quote by The Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg who says, “I think it’s the best personal computer operating system for consumers that’s out there today.”
Goldman looks at Tiger’s revenue potential and Mac OS X’s immunity to viruses although he propigates the “security via obscurity” myth a bit.
See the video here.
Related MacDailyNews articles:
BusinessWeek: ‘Tiger bolsters Mac OS X’s edge as the best personal-computer operating system’ – May 06, 2005
The Guardian: Mac OS X Tiger a powerful solution while Microsoft’s Longhorn remains on drawing board – May 06, 2005
Chicago Sun-Times: Mac OS X Tiger shows ‘there’s never been a more compelling time to switch to Mac’ – May 05, 2005
Dan Gillmor: ‘With Mac OS X Tiger, Apple is plainly in the lead today’ – May 05, 2005
Jupiter Research VP: Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger ‘runs rings around Microsoft Windows’ – May 04, 2005
The Independent: Apple’s ‘faster, smarter, simpler’ Mac OS X Tiger ‘a must-have’ – May 04, 2005
Mac OS X Tiger review for a Windows PC audience finds Tiger’s ‘far, far better than Windows XP’ – May 03, 2005
Longhorn mentioned in nearly every Apple Mac OS X Tiger review to assuage Windows masses – May 02, 2005
Boston Herald: Mac OS X Tiger should compel Windows PC users to think about switching to Apple Mac – May 02, 2005
Mac OS X Tiger will likely improve performance of your Macintosh – April 30, 2005
PC World review gives Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger 4.5 stars out of 5 – April 30, 2005
Forrester analysts: Apple should advertise Mac OS X Tiger on television and in movie theaters – April 29, 2005
Ars Technica: Mac OS X Tiger ‘at least twice as significant as any single past update’ – April 28, 2005
BusinessWeek: ‘Tiger bolsters Mac OS X’s edge as the best personal-computer operating system around’ – April 28, 2005
Associated Press: Mac OS X Tiger ‘provides another excellent incentive to switch from Windows’ – April 28, 2005
Mossberg: Apple’s Tiger ‘the best, most advanced personal computer operating system on the market’ – April 28, 2005
InformationWeek columnist: Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger ‘a compelling upgrade’ – April 28, 2005
NY Times: Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger is the most secure, stable and satisfying OS on earth – April 28, 2005
Wired News: Apple’s Mac OS X Tiger ‘full of welcome surprises’ – April 27, 2005
Apple posts QuickTime movies of Mac OS X Tiger features in action – April 13, 2005
New ‘highly critical’ Office flaw embarrasses Microsoft – April 13, 2005
97,467 Microsoft Windows viruses vs. zero for Apple Mac’s OS X – April 05, 2005
Symantec details flaws in its antivirus software – March 30, 2005
Motley Fool writer: ‘I’d be surprised if Symantec ever sells a single product to a Mac user again’ – March 24, 2005
Symantec cries wolf with misplaced Mac OS X ‘security’ warning – March 23, 2005
Symantec’s Mac OS X claims dismissed as nonsense, FUD – March 22, 2005
Symantec warns about Mac OS X security threat – March 21, 2005
Apple’s Mac OS X is virus-free – March 18, 2005
68,736 Microsoft Windows viruses vs. zero for Apple Mac’s OS X – March 12, 2005
Microsoft tries to turn its own security flaw into commercial gain – February 25, 2005
Cybersecurity advisor Clarke questions why anybody would buy from Microsoft – February 18, 2005
Microsoft’s Gates espouses homogenous operating system environments for better security – February 07, 2005
Windows’ mounting security problems make some consumers eager to purchase Macs – January 03, 2005
Windows Media songs and videos found to carry Windows malware payloads – December 30, 2004
Anzae/Inzae worm affects all Windows versions after 3.1; Macintosh unaffected – December 28, 2004
Unlike Windows users, Mac OS X users surf the Internet without a care in the world – December 28, 2004
Multiple unpatched Windows holes crop up; Windows systems compromised within minutes in experiment – December 24, 2004
Windows spyware mess is out of control, get a Mac and surf with impunity – December 21, 2004
New Microsoft Internet Explorer exploit spoofs Web sites on fully patched Windows XP systems – December 17, 2004
Microsoft may charge extra for Windows spyware protection software – December 16, 2004
Detroit Free Press: Windows malware problem getting worse, it’s time to get a Mac instead – December 16, 2004
Sick of spyware, adware headaches? Get a Mac and surf the Internet freely – December 13, 2004
Mossberg: Windows PCs plagued with problems, Apple’s Mac is ‘rock solid, elegant and affordable’ – December 09, 2004
Security expert: Don’t use Microsoft Windows, Office, Outlook, Internet Explorer – December 09, 2004
Security test: Windows XP system easily compromised while Apple’s Mac OS X stands safe and secure – November 30, 2004
Sick of spyware, adware infecting your PC? Don’t fret, just get a Mac – November 01, 2004
Microsoft: The safest way to run Windows is on your Mac – October 08, 2004
Spyware plagues Windows users while Mac users surf Net with impunity – November 01, 2004
Ballmer blames Windows users for not upgrading systems as Microsoft’s biggest security problem – October 22, 2004
Windows users line up to pay for spyware removal; Mac users surf Web with impunity – October 18, 2004
Microsoft: The safest way to run Windows is on your Mac – October 08, 2004
Windows users’ security woes spark interest in Apple’s secure Mac OS X – October 06, 2004
Windows desktop monopoly threatened by secure, safe Apple Mac OS X – October 04, 2004
Even Bill Gates can’t avoid Windows malware; Mac users surf the Web freely – October 03, 2004
Cyber-security adviser uses Apple Macintosh to avoid Windows’ security woes – September 27, 2004
Information Security Investigator says switch from Windows to Mac OS X for security – September 24, 2004
Mossberg: Apple iMac G5 ‘powerful, affordable, virus-free with better, more modern OS than Windows XP’ – September 23, 2004
USA Today: people are switching from Windows to Mac because of security issues – September 21, 2004
Windows besieged by hackers; number of Windows viruses soars by more than 400% – September 20, 2004
USA Today columinst angry about Windows viruses, adware, spyware – September 15, 2004
University of Chicago recommends all students patch Windows at least once a day – September 14, 2004
Windows XP worm speaks to users as it deletes their files; Macintosh unaffected – September 13, 2004
Security is top priority in Apple’s Mac OS X – September 12, 2004
Millions of Windows PC’s hijacked by hackers, turned into zombies; Macintosh unaffected – September 08, 2004
Mossberg: Dump your Windows machine and get an Apple Macintosh to free yourself of spyware – August 25, 2004
Tired of patching patches to patch Windows patches? Writer suggests getting a Mac – August 03, 2004
Windows ‘Scob’ virus designed to steal financial data, passwords; Macintosh unaffected – June 26, 2004
Gartner: Worms jack up the total cost of Microsoft Windows – May 07, 2004
Spyware, adware plague Windows users online; Mac OS X users surf freely – April 19, 2004
SmartMoney: Long-suffering Windows users can only dare to dream of Mac’s ease-of-use – February 12, 2004
Mac OS X has no viruses; what’s wrong with Windows? – February 11, 2004
Gates: Windows ‘by far the most secure’ system; tries to use ‘Mac OS X secure through obscurity’ myth – January 27, 2004
Columnist tries the ‘security through obscurity’ myth to defend Windows vs. Macs on virus front – October 1, 2003
New York Times: Mac OS X ‘much more secure than Windows XP’ – September 18, 2003
Wall Street Journal’s Mossberg on making the switch from Windows to Mac – September 18, 2003
Fortune columnist: ‘get a Mac’ to thwart viruses; right answer for the wrong reasons – September 02, 2003
Shattering the Mac OS X ‘security through obscurity’ myth – August 28, 2003
Is Mac OS X really inherently more secure than Windows? – August 26, 2003
Chicago Sun-Times columnist: Windows ‘many holes in its security’ but ‘none of my Macs have ever been affected – August 26, 2003
Sick of worms and viruses? ‘Move to Mac OS X’ suggests Chicago Tribune columnist – August 25, 2003
Virus and worm problems not just due to market share; Windows inherently insecure vs. Mac OS X – August 24, 2003
Gettin’ slow MDN, that’s been on Apple’s homepage for two days now=\
Excellent!
This is the sort of main stream press that Apple needs!
They couldn’t have said anything better!
I have just downloaded quicktime 7 to watch this and now it seems I have lost all audio in quicktime.. still running 10.3.9.. any ideas?
Didn’t you tip MDN off about it? If you didn’t your leg doesn’t have much to stand on.
Eventually investors will take notice that Apple sells computers and software (not just iPods), and they’ll realize that the potential upside for Apple’s growth in those markets is comparable to that in the digital music market. Since Apple already dominates the digital music market, iPod growth will only come from market expansion. In contrast, the theoretical opportunity for increase of Apple’s market share in personal computers is some 3,000%, without any increase in total market size.
This video segment (which looked great by the way) actually seems to predict that Apple’s personal computer market share will increase by 100% this year. That’s incredible.
wheeee….this is one hell of a ride…
I hate the part at the end where they say that apple isn’t a big enough target for hackers and spammers
Eventually investors will take notice that Apple sells computers and software (not just iPods)
Investors who could fit the above description had better stay out of the market — both of them.
I didn’t bother to read the entire artical. I’m sure it just like the 1000’s of others.
I did get a kick out of the quote.
The review calls Tiger “a supercharged sports car firing on all cyliders” and likens Microsoft’s Longhorn to a “street always under construction with no end in sight.”
It was great until the Jackass promoted the “security through obscurity” myth.
Apple’s security practices are no myth you morons. If you believe it is, then you really are dipshits.
“For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred and any necessary patches or releases are available. ” -Apple’s website
If im not mistaken, That is the meaning of ” Security through Obscurity “
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798
But hey MDN Admin, STAY SMUG!!!!
so in this clip…
Apple = BMW
and
Longhorn = what? Roadkill?
NMFY,
It’s not ‘Security Through Obscurity’
It is, however, ‘Secrecy Until the Vulnerability is Confirmed and a Patch is Delivered’
There is a big F’n difference.
I loved the bulldozer imagery when speaking of Longhorn. Too Funny!
And, NMFY, that’s not what the general population understands the phrase “security through obscurity” to mean. Mostly, it’s used by the media to indicate that Apple isn’t significant enough, or has enough “marketshare” or a large enough “installed base” or any of those other attempted arguments to warrant attention by those who would wish it harm. I’m sure there are plenty of ~kiddies out there who would LIKE to be the first – that person would certainly become a legend in their own time – but so far it ain’t happened.
So far the score is still pretty one-sided – would you agree that when it comes to keeping viruses, trojan horses, spyware, adware, junkware, malware,, etcware, off your computer of choice, fewer possibilities is better, yes?
WinXP = 97,000+ Mac OS X = 0.
Just checking…
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that security through obscurity thing is just lame.. but such is the world of technology..
at least in the realm where apple dominates (digital music) people will use the same logic.. that the iPod is AMAZINGLY superiour just because of its marketshare..
Where’s the “obscurity”?
What the media (and 99.995% of all Windows users) don’t understand is that Mac OS X is UNIX based and that UNIX has been out since the early 1970’s and the BSD version since 1977. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Software_Distribution ]
With millions of Mac users and over ten times that amount of users using other variations of BSD UNIX as the core of their business systems, it is hardly “obscure”. In addition, unlike Windows, BSD is open-source. If someone wanted to find a weakness, it is out there in the open for them to peer into.
There is no other operating system that is so widely used and so open to inspection and potential tampering. BUT IT DOESN’T HAPPEN!!! Mac OS X is not secure merely because Windows lemmings don’t know about it, but because it has had 30 years of open evolution.
Above all of this, Mac OS X is a HUGE target for any hacker looking to be famous. BUT IT DOESN’T HAPPEN!!!
Mac OS X is an advanced, very intuitive, GUI on top of a very secure BSD UNIX core with the very latest interfaces. It is everything that WIndows is not. Why is that so hard to understand?
The most amazing thing about this story is actually watching the video on a Tiger system using Quicktime 7. I’ve never EVER seen internet video as clean, clear, and large as this one! A truly amazing breakthrough in internet video, this is the first time I’ve seen h.264 in action. And I’m simply “stunned,” as Apple likes to say.
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I haven’t gotten laid in 5 years
Leland: absolutely. Stunning. Better than TV even.
AND it started practically in no time.
It’s even stunning on Panther…..and I never noticed when the cursor is over the picture, my scroll wheel lets you go fast forward and reverse…
OOPS – actually it’s more of a forward or reverse frame by frame. Even cooler…..
I have heard even some Mac Users propagate the security thru obscurity myth. It just doesn’t hold water. If that was the only reason there would be at least a few measly viruses for the Mac. The fact that the score is something like 70,000 windoze viruses vs ZERO on the Mac just blows it to shreads.
Great video.
Why does this video work on windows with QT6.5 but require 7 on mac? Does 6.5 on windows already support H.264, or does it use a different stream?