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Also, Mavericks broke Samba support completely. Apparently 10.9.3 doesn't fix it.
http://nelsonslog.wordpress.com/2014/01/15/mavericks-broke-s...
I agree with the comments about this being the least stable Mac OS ever. I'd put it up there with Windows ME. Multiple times per day I have to interrupt what I'm doing to deal with Apple-related bugs.
In an attempt to balance the discussion, I'm on 10.9.3 and I've had absolutely zero issues so far.
MBPR 2014. Had a few issues (crashing, slow wake/boot, etc.) with 10.9 + 10.9.1, but most of these problems were resolved by 10.9.2. Haven't had a crash with 10.9.3 as of yet. What I also realized was constantly upgrading from one version to another kept around some legacy files that messed up my OS a bit. A clean install might do the trick for those having issues.
Why is such a solution even acceptable? I had no issues before 10.9.3, but if I have to go through a clean install just to fix the issues, there's no way that Apple is going to keep me as their customer.
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MBPR 2014. Had a few issues (crashing, slow wake/boot, etc.) with 10.9 + 10.9.1, but most of these problems were resolved by 10.9.2. Haven't had a crash with 10.9.3 as of yet. What I also realized was constantly upgrading from one version to another kept around some legacy files that messed up my OS a bit. A clean install might do the trick for those having issues.
That's the kind of advice that I constantly see in the Apple community boards for all kinds of issues. Why is such a solution even acceptable? I had no issues before 10.9.3, but if I have to go through a clean install just to fix the issues, there's no way that Apple is going to keep me as their customer.
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My Windows PC never crashed like my Macbook does.
This is all anecdotal. Mac user for years and never had a crash. These types of comment provide very little to these threads.
Some people have felt that switching graphics modes is the source of Mavericks crashes. I had five crashes in several days last week. I went to the Energy Saver control panel, and turned off Automated Graphics Switching. Haven't had a crash in a week. Could easily be coincidence, but I thought I'd mention it here in case anyone else wants to try it. I'd be very interested in hearing whether it helps. By the way, what…
No crashes or kernel panics since then, but I agree that switching graphics modes seems to cause most of my crashes. I get the "rainbow crash" where the UI freezes and garbage appears in stripes and blocks on the screen. I can still ssh into my MacBook and reboot it (or even restart the UI, I think).
I'm really surprised by all of the reports of crashing. I've had 3 different Macs over the last 7 years and I've had just one crash in all that time. I use my Mac anywhere from 8-16 hours per day and tax it pretty well. Before that I couldn't stay away from the BSOD on Windows, one of the reasons I finally made the switch.