"Taking a break from adding new features, Snow Leopard...builds on Leopard's enormous innovations by delivering a new generation of core software technologies that will streamline Mac OS X, enhance its performance, and set new standards for quality.

"Snow Leopard dramatically reduces the footprint of Mac OS X, making it even more efficient for users, and giving them back valuable hard drive space for their music and photos."

Does Apple think customers are going to spend $100 for such an upgrade? The only real "feature" the page goes on to mention is real, honest-to-gosh Microsoft Exchange support, finally. How many times have we been promised that?

Snow Leopard may be very important for empowering new Mac hardware, but if Apple wants to generate any excitement, it is going to have to try harder and do more.

This is not shaping up to be Apple's best year for new technology. However, when you have been pushing so hard for so long, it is only understandable the company would need a rest. In may be early to sum up an entire year, but I am already hoping for a better 2010 in Cupertino.