Mac OS X: Panther

Is Apple's newest O.S. worth the upgrade?

I've decided to review the preview of Panther, OS 10.3. I do not have a copy of the preview version, so my responses will be limited to what I've read at Apple's new Panther site (check the archives for other feature reviews)
I will also be rating each feature on a scale from 1-10 on whether or not they are worthy of considering upgrading from the might OS 10.2 Jaguar.


I haven't had time to continue to review the new features in 10.3, so here is just a quick review of the remaining features:

Preview has gotten a whole lot faster and if I upgrade to 10.3 it will be my new PDF viewer. While the overhaul of Preview is appreciated, I don't think its enough to tempt me to upgrade. Worth the Upgrade Rating: 3

Font Book and the new fonts look like they will be amazing. Here is a "free" tool that will allow users professional style font management. While this tool looks like it will be outstanding, most typical users will never need to use it.
Worth the Upgrade Rating: 6

Faxing is now built into OS X. This is an old feature that Classic versions of the Mac Operating System had for years. About time.
Worth the Upgrade Rating: 1

iDisk will be faster and better integrated in 10.3. This helps all those .Mac users, but what about students like me who balk at the $100 price tag and can't afford it?
Worth the Upgrade Rating: 1

Xcode, the new development tools for 10.3 is sweet, that's all I have to say. If you are a developer, you will want this upgrade.
Worth the Upgrade Rating: 1
Worth the Upgrade Rating (for Developers): 9