“Later today, Apple will open the doors to one million users, allowing them to download the public beta of OS X 10.10 Yosemite,” Kirk McElhearn writes for Kirkville. “This is the first public beta program of OS X that Apple has run since the first release of Mac OS X release.”
“Today’s release is a sign of Apple’s new openness,” McElhearn writes. “In allowing one million users to download the public beta – as well as the hundreds of thousands of people with paid developer accounts – Apple is banking on getting feedback both on reliability and features.”
“But is it worth your while, as an average user – that is, not a developer or journalist – to download the public beta? Probably not. Sure, you’ll get a first look at the next iteration of OS X, but this comes at a cost. This is a beta; as such, you MUST NOT USE IT ON A PRODUCTION MAC,” McElhearn writes. “It is unstable, and unreliable, so if you do use it on your main Mac, you may lose data. To run it safely, you should install it on an external hard drive, or an old Mac, and not entrust any important data to it.”
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