![]() ![]() ![]() Almost no one upgraded to QuarkXPress 5.0 as the features were not worth the upgrade. (nonfriendly upgrade): Quark released the uninspired QuarkXPress 5.0 (Mac OS 9 only) after Adobe had released InDesign 2.0 (Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X). This forces their customers to buy another version to make the move to Mac OS X or use the older version in Classic mode (and they wondered why sales of Office v.X were weak when first released). Microsoft (nonfriendly upgrade): Microsoft chose to make Office v.X Mac OS X only and Office 2001 Mac OS 9 only. ![]() Starting with Acrobat 6 and now with the release of the Creative Suite of apps, Adobe has gone Mac OS X only. These included Acrobat 5.0.5 (minus Distiller), InDesign 2.0, GoLive 6.0, LiveMotion 2.0, Illustrator 10.0, Photoshop 7.0 and ImageReady 7.0. They did this for a few years to let customers ease into Mac OS X. Apple still has some G4s that dual boot, but for the most part Apple hardware is now Mac OS X only.Īdobe Systems (upgrade friendly): Adobe made versions of most of their major software that would run in both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. That few year window should have been more than enough for those who saw the direction things were heading in. Some companies were upgrade friendly, others were not.Īpple Computer (upgrade friendly): Apple made sure that for a few years many of their systems would boot into both Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X. I've been outline upgrade paths for quite some time now for my clients. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |