Was just about to post that one :). Some more info here (http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/12/snow-leopard-guest-account-bug-deleting-user-files-terrorizin/),here (http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/12/snow_leopard_guest_account_bug_deletes_user_data.html) and here (http://www.macworld.com/article/143286/2009/10/sldataloss.html).
Security holes are certainly bad, but, Apple's apparently not even bothering put the money and effort into the Mac platform these days. Too much iPhone/iPod shiny, I suspect.
Such a pity and a wasted opportunity (for Apple, Linux and ReactOS), as the Windows Vista era left such a gaping vacuum for them to exploit. It's like Microsoft choosing not to take over the spreadsheet market when Lotus 123 dropped the ball. Apple would have cleaned up the market with a sensible value entry-level desktop machine (the Mini's underpowered and overpriced) and a mid-level user-serviceable desktop (ie, a cheaper Mac Pro-like box for home offices). People have been screaming out for those options, but, Apple seems to have stopped listening to their customers. Always a bad sign.
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Re: Snow Leopard issue
Date: 2009-10-15 07:43 (UTC)Security holes are certainly bad, but, Apple's apparently not even bothering put the money and effort into the Mac platform these days. Too much iPhone/iPod shiny, I suspect.
Such a pity and a wasted opportunity (for Apple, Linux and ReactOS), as the Windows Vista era left such a gaping vacuum for them to exploit. It's like Microsoft choosing not to take over the spreadsheet market when Lotus 123 dropped the ball. Apple would have cleaned up the market with a sensible value entry-level desktop machine (the Mini's underpowered and overpriced) and a mid-level user-serviceable desktop (ie, a cheaper Mac Pro-like box for home offices). People have been screaming out for those options, but, Apple seems to have stopped listening to their customers. Always a bad sign.