Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Predictions: OS X 10.9 announcment date?
- Thread starter Mad Mac Maniac
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Interesting analysis. Your dates seem to be a bit off because Leopard was released Oct of 2007(I know because I got my first Mac two months later. Unless you are talking about annoucement date). I didn't realize that the release cycle happened in Tic-Toc fashion.
They can't really not show a preview. Developers need time to integrate new OS features and their app. Also, it's crucial that developers beta test the new OS X before it is released.
By the wayis it just me or has Apple been unusually quiet recently? The iPhone 5 was announced in September and the iPad Mini was announced in October. I don't think they have announced anything since then!
true... although the reason is obvious. Let's review
In the Sept/Oct timeframe Apple announced/released/updated the...
MacBook Pro
Mac Mini
iMac
iPad
iPad Mini
iPhone 5
iPod Touch
iPod Nano
iOS 6
Plus, OS X 10.8 was just released like a month before then.
That drains the pipeline quite a bit... And all the Macs are basically just waiting on the new intel chips.
Appls HAS actually provided a small processor bump to the rMBP and released the new 128GB iPad. So those are a couple of minor things
Mac Pro is pretty much the only option for Apple to update currently... unless they unveil a new product, but nothing seems that imminent..
https://twitter.com/viticci/status/312194881114234882
so if journalists are getting the preview today, 10.9 should be expected next week!
https://twitter.com/viticci/status/312196176889913344
https://twitter.com/viticci/status/312196894518566912
so if journalists are getting the preview today, 10.9 should be expected next week!
https://twitter.com/viticci/status/312196176889913344
https://twitter.com/viticci/status/312196894518566912
Wait so the last one he plays it off as a joke...
Does anyone have John Gruber in the their "find my friends" to confirm?
yeah, but I think he was joking that you could check his location in find my friends to see if he was in NYC (supposedly where apple was doing this)
Now that 10.8.3 has dropped, March 21 is my final prediction
why?
does apple usually announce new major OS one week after?
Not necessarily. As people have said in other threads, the amount of time and care put into 10.8.3 could indicate that Apple is trying to iron out a large number of the remaining problems before allocating additional resources to 10.9's development.
The reason I predict March 21 is simply based on the announcement of Mountain Lion. 10.7.3 came out on February 1, with an unveiling on the 16th.
Last edited:
