But all this may be history by summer as Apple promises to deliver a steady stream of updates to fix bugs, add missing features and spruce up performance. In fact, the first of those updates, which brings the new operating system to version 10.0.1, made its appearance on Friday, March 13 . Improved functionality with iTunes . Improved compatibility with third-party USB and FireWire devices. Ability to make SSH connections.
Classic environment refinements.
It may seem minor in the scheme of things, but it also has the added benefit of providing slightly speedier performance. Apple is, however, coy about breaking the figures down into unit sales for some reason. Regardless, considering that all of 100,000 copies of the Public Beta of Mac OS X were sold from September of 2000 through January of this year, it's clear there was plenty of pent-up demand for the first official release. Come this summer, the new Mac you buy will have Mac OS X preinstalled. Between now and then, hundreds and hundreds of Mac programs will be introduced that will be native to the new operating system, and many more will be out by the end of the year, including the top applications from the likes of Adobe , Microsoft , Macromedia and others.