Reception
Reception for OS X Lion has generally been positive. In an extensive review of the operating system, Ars Technica recommended Lion.[61] They noted that it feels like it is the start of a new line of operating systems that will continue to be influenced by Apple's iOS platform.[61] The review also compared the introduction of Lion, along with its new conventions that change traditional ways of computing, to the original Mac OS X and when it replaced the classic Mac OS.[61] Macworld called Lion a "radical revision", praising the changes made to the operating system to be more user friendly to new Mac users that are familiar with the iOS interface, while criticizing the limited utility of the interface. Ultimately, the magazine considered Lion an operating system worth getting, giving it 4.5 out of 5 stars.[77] guardian.co.uk called Lion a substantial improvement from its predecessors, and considered it a "steal" given its price.[78] On the other hand, Gizmodo stated that the new interface "feels like a failure" and concluded by saying that "it doesn't feel like a must-have upgrade".[79] A lot of portable Mac users have also been put off by the lower battery life they have experienced after upgrading to Lion.[80] MacBook Pro users have claimed battery life as low as 2.5 hours after the upgrade to Lion.[80] A temporary fix had been suggested by reseting the SMC and switching graphics manually.[81]
Due to Lion's enhanced security features, including application sandboxing, Dino Dai Zovi, principal of security consultancy Trail of Bits and the coauthor (with Charles Miller) of The Mac Hacker's Handbook, characterized Lion's security as "a significant improvement, and the best way that I've described the level of security in Lion is that it's Windows 7, plus, plus. I generally tell Mac users that if they care about security, they should upgrade to Lion sooner rather than later, and the same goes for Windows users, too."[82]
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