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Seems like something that should be built into the OS. It's a feature not a product. Why isn't it just built in?
by maximusprime 15y ago
Seems like something that should be built into the OS. It's a feature not a product. Why isn't it just built in?
- nailer 15y agoBecause many people find animated notifications from apps they're not using horribly annoying.
- maximusprime 15y agoIf it was built in properly, you'd be able to configure which apps are allowed to send notifications etc.
- shinratdr 15y agoYou can do that with Growl right now. Also, users that don't like it don't even have to consider it if it's 3rd party. I see no problem with the current system. Apple has had a million chances to buy Growl and never has, it's not going to happen.
- maximusprime 15y agoI don't really understand why they would buy Growl. It wouldn't take long for them to add in to OSX themselves.
- semanticist 15y agoMany third-party applications use Growl for notifications. Buying Growl and maintaining the API would mean that Mac OS X Margay's exciting new Notification Centre feature would have instant support across a wide number of apps. The actual cost of buying Growl is negligible to Apple.
- JimDabell 15y agoIt's Apple. All they have to do is issue a beta and they'll have plenty of people writing to the new API. The cost of buying Growl isn't just the dollars used to take ownership of the company. You have to integrate the people and the code. For a feature as small as this, it's just plain easier to implement internally.
- kalleboo 15y agoI'd bet that now that iOS has notifications, it'll show up in a future version of OS X