For the original list, look here: http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/300.html
Address Book (worth 99c)
Google Map Addresses – Decent feature, though it’s trivial to implement.
Sync with Yahoo – Legitimate feature as well. Though not earth-shattering.
AppleScript (worth $15)
Full unicode support – okay, good job, but this is devs-only
Scripting bridge for objective-C, Enhanced Application Object Model,
Read/Write Property Lists, Updated anguage Guide, Descriptive Error
messages, Updated Folder Action Support – see above
Automator (worth $20)
Starting points, Improved Inerface, UI Recording and Playback, CLI,
Workflow Variables, Workflow Looping, New Actions – Good, now Automator
is useful for the common man. But the whole system is still rather
techie.
Boot Camp (worth $20)
I suppose hereshould be a cost to take the app ut of beta, but
it’s just a beta app turned gold, nothing added from last version.
Dashboard (worth $10)
Web Clip – This is the bit of genius that makes Dashboard worth something in the upgrade…it’s very useful.
Movies in Dashboard – Next? Google and Yahoo have this one, right?
Okay, maybe without the trailer but still, I don’t use this feature.
Sync via .Mac – Yay, the $99 package keeps getting better at
sync-ing…and it’s that for-pay package, not the Dashboard app, that
really benefits
Dashcode IDE (worth $20)
Okay, good, you added a new app to develop for another app to mae
it worthwhile to use. Maybe it’s worth paying for, probably not.
Desktop (worth $10)
Here, stacks are cool…sort of like the Start Menu except lots of
them. .Mac sync, again, is Mac specific, so I don’t consider that a
huge feature. The spring-loaded feature I didn’t know about, but hey,
that’s a PowerToy-ish thing.
Disctionary (worth $10)
Wikipedia is a good adition, though there’s also something called
your web browser, or a Dashboard widget, to use that. Apple dictionary?
You mean Apple needs to define its terms? The extra front and back
matter stuff is interesting, though not earth-shattering, and Japanese
language support appeals to just a small bunch of users. Why did the
turn it into two features?
DVD Player (worth $15)
I don’t watch many DVDs but hey, the Mac DVD player is no worthwhile,
maybe een cooler than Windows’ offerings. Though you’re not going to
use most of the features that have been introduced, I’d think…or they
were features that shoulda been in there to start with.
Finder (worth $40)
Okay, CoverFlow is very cool. Back to my Mac is worth something
(namely the $30 upgrade on the Windows side to a business version that
includes the time-tested Remote Desktop) but then again it requires
.Mac. Other features, like the sidebar, icon preview, the path bar,
folder options and folder sharing…either I’ve seen those in Windows
XP or I’ve seen those in Vista. Nice catch-up game, Apple.
Fonts (worth $4.95)
S0 you can print fonts out…Windows has been able to do this for
awhile now. If I remember correctly, since Windows 95. Other stuff?
Blah. Sorry, nothing terribly new there.
Front Row (worth $20)
Nice job Apple…you’re now relatively on par with Windows’ Media
Center product. Which is $20 above the basic version of Windows (which
costs $100). Big. Whoop.
Graphics and Media (worth $20)
Okay, I’m spreading the cost of this one over consumers. Developers
would give their firstborn for this I know, but for the rest of us it
might mean a cool looking Leopard-only app. Probably not cheaper than
an equally good app elsewhere not utilizing these frameworks.
iCal (worth $10)
Why worth so little? Well, asie from from the drop box, auto pick
and…looks ike that is about it… you’ve got Windows’ built-in
calendar (on Vista), or Mozilla Sunbird.
iChat (worth $20)
Most of the new features can be found elsewhere for free, but iChat
Theater, AAC-LD, Backdrop effects and Screen Sharing might put it $20
above something free like Adium.
Imaging (worth $5)
Okay, three features that are rather limited and rather evolutionary. Pros might pay for them. Everyone else? Nah.
Instruments (worth $5)
Again, spreading things around between developers and end users, this
one is dev-only. Maybe it lets you create better apps, but the end-user
application is very small.
International (worth the international market)
Yay, now Leopard approaches the worldwide0ness of Windows. You mean
that Tiger DOESN’T support these locales?!? And they aren’t gonna do
anything about it !?!
Mail (worth $15)
Okay, so Mail catches up with Windows Mail and Thunderbird, plus you
get data detectors and…dot-Mac sync. Good for you, Apple.
Networking (worth $5)
Why is it just worth $5? Because Windows XP has the first feature, and Windows Vista has the second. Something new please?
Parental Controls (worth $20)
Congrats, Leopard. Meet Vista, which got to this market nine months before you did. Yep, Windows beats Mac to the punch here.
Photo Booth (worth $10)
This is a gimmicky feature, and is thus worth as much as a gimmicky
feature. There’s nothing like it built into Windows, and I think I know
the reason: it’s for people under the age of 21 for extended periods of
use.
Preview (worth $15)
Sure, WIndows XP and Vista have similar features, but Preview is a bit
nicer with PDF manipulation and with a tiny UI. So it’s worth something.
Printing (worth $10)
Congrats, Apple. Now can we have more drivers?
Quick Look (worth $20)
Hey, it’s a great feature. It’s worth something. Good.
Safari (worth $5)
I’ll just be nice here. Firefox is better except maybe for speed. End
of story. Web clipping was mentioned in the Dashboard section so can’t
be here.
Screen Savers (worth $5)
Okay, so you get new screen savers, for people with desktops who don’t
have their screen auto-off in a few minutes. Oh, and with every version
of Windows you got new screen savers. Snore.
Security (worth $15)
Windows has all these features too…XP and Vista…except maybe for
sandboxing. But for mainstream users the User Account Control will keep
ay ill from happening, right? Okay, here’s you $15.
Spaces (worth 99c)
Sorry guys. WIndows XP has a PowerToy for this, and has had one for a
long time. It even works quite well. It’s a great feature but nothing
extraordinary.