Re: Beware of the IMAC DV Special Addition - Old 8.6 and system crashes

[Rich Hare <rhare@mich.com>]

I suppose you are saying you would rather have an Apple II GS?


Brian Hayashi wrote:
> 
> iMovie problems - Received a new iMac Special Edition on 11/4/99 from
> Maczone.  Using the movie editor and moving the window, causes it to crash.
> Apple tech support said to re-install the o/s.  Claimed sometimes there are
> problems when they fast copy a harddisk.  After re-installing, it no longer
> crashed the system when moving the window but will still crash on ocassion.
> Apple says that iMovie is a new product and a new release is being worked
> on.
> 
> Ships with old 8.6 - Version 9 is in stores but this NEW iMac arrived with
> 8.6.  Apple's official comment is that all computers are being shippped with
> 8.6.  I says a NEW product should have a NEW o/s.  Apple says that by the
> middle or end of the month they will ship with version 9.  I suppose they
> have hard drives ready to go and did not want to bother with installing the
> current o/s.  Shame on Apple.  First they raise prices on the G4 (slower cpu
> for the fast price), and now they grab you were it hurts with another one,
> sticking you with old stuff.  Apple's official comment is it's the consumers
> responsibility to "PAY" for the upgrade.  This IS NOT an upgrade.  Version 9
> should have been current on the NEW system.  My complaint is being filed
> with the State Attorney General for Washington State.