Full-featured Leopard Beta at WWDC

albeik · May 8, 2007, 12:28 PM

Just got an email about it today from ADC. Not sure if it was mentioned before:

http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/

mrkramer · May 8, 2007, 12:35 PM

It has been mentioned before. I hope that there actually are some Top Secret features for them to show us.

Shadow · May 8, 2007, 12:35 PM

For those interested; here's the whole thing:

Peace · May 8, 2007, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by albeik

Just got an email about it today from ADC. Not sure if it was mentioned before:

http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadow

For those interested; here's the whole thing:

Ok I'm confused.I got the second one but the first one is different.Why ?

MarkMS · May 8, 2007, 04:06 PM

Will we be able to get our hands on the 10.5 beta if we are not able to make it to WWDC? I would love to test it, but I don't want to spend $500-$600 for a Leopard starter kit.

BlackMax · May 8, 2007, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkMS

Will we be able to get our hands on the 10.5 beta if we are not able to make it to WWDC? I would love to test it, but I don't want to spend $500-$600 for a Leopard starter kit.

I'm sure some kind soul will make it available somewhere on the Internet.

psychofreak · May 8, 2007, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarkMS

Will we be able to get our hands on the 10.5 beta if we are not able to make it to WWDC? I would love to test it, but I don't want to spend $500-$600 for a Leopard starter kit.

Not legally...and if your machine goes in for repair with Leopard beta on it, you're not in a great situation.

Shadow · May 8, 2007, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peace

Ok I'm confused.I got the second one but the first one is different.Why ?

The first is from the ADC website and the second is the actual email.

yellow · May 8, 2007, 05:11 PM

Hmmm.. US$1,295.00 for a Leopard Beta, when I can have it for free in 6 months?

<ponder>

ehurtley · May 8, 2007, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by yellow

Hmmm.. US$1,295.00 for a Leopard Beta, when I can have it for free in 6 months?

<ponder>

How would you get it free? You will still have to pay for it. Either the (most likely cost) $129 for the boxed version, or included in the cost of a new Mac.

FF_productions · May 8, 2007, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mrkramer

It has been mentioned before. I hope that there actually are some Top Secret features for them to show us.

Hence "Full-Featured", we will see features that we were not able to see last year.

dashiel · May 8, 2007, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FF_productions

Hence "Full-Featured", we will see features that we were not able to see last year.

yeah, i was very skeptical of there being "top-secret" features and still seeing leopard ship in june. with the push back to october i will be severely disappointed if there aren't some additional things to talk about on 6/11.

siurpeeman · May 8, 2007, 06:04 PM

i'm really excited for wwdc. i hope these secret features will be worth the wait. related to this post, i predict october 5th.

nagromme · May 8, 2007, 06:06 PM

NO secret feature will equal the frenzy that people whip themselves into on a rumor site

Think features that would please a reviewer, not features that would please us.

I guarantee people will act as though Apple's choice to hold back certain features until this year is some kind of personal promise that these features will change their lives

moonzilla · May 8, 2007, 06:06 PM

with so few seeds being released within the last few months, im just hoping these "top-secret" features still allow the june beta to be somewhat usable

Voidness · May 8, 2007, 06:07 PM

It's time we saw the future. YES!!!

I wonder if they'll make a public beta, like how they did with Mac OS X 10.0

05elstonc · May 8, 2007, 06:08 PM

The image they choose to represent OSX Leopard in this email is the giant "X" with a yellow light shining from behind. Not the black and white spotted "X" they have been using to represent Leopard in most of their materials. This suggests to me that they want to harken back to the Macworld teaser shot, the light from behind the

. What was announced that day? iPhone. Now we see the giant "X" with the same iconography, Apple clearly wants to harken to the revolutionary steps they made in January with the iPhone and indicate that Leopard will be of the same calliber and also be connected to the iPhone in ways we cannot yet fully grasp.

siurpeeman · May 8, 2007, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 05elstonc

The image they choose to represent OSX Leopard in this email is the giant "X" with a yellow light shining from behind. Not the black and white spotted "X" they have been using to represent Leopard in most of their materials. This suggests to me that they want to harken back to the Macworld teaser shot, the light from behind the

. What was announced that day? iPhone. Now we see the giant "X" with the same iconography, Apple clearly wants to harken to the revolutionary steps they made in January with the iPhone and indicate that Leopard will be of the same calliber and also be connected to the iPhone in ways we cannot yet fully grasp.

can't you tell what that is? somebody at apple apparently deleted leopard, and they're using time machine to bring it back!

miniConvert · May 8, 2007, 06:11 PM

I thought they'd hint at more than just Leopard (which we knew anyway). I have a feeling we could be disappointed this year.

05elstonc · May 8, 2007, 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by siurpeeman

can't you tell what that is? somebody at apple apparently deleted leopard, and they're using time machine to bring it back!

LOL

Bonte · May 8, 2007, 06:14 PM

Feature-complete beta is good enough for me, i never install an new OS the first few months. Its the first time Apple puts out a complete beta like this, very important for corporate buyers.

appleguy · May 8, 2007, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonte

Feature-complete beta is good enough for me, i never install an new OS the first few months. Its the first time Apple puts out a complete beta like this, very important for corporate buyers.

Its not the first time

apfhex · May 8, 2007, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 05elstonc

Not the black and white spotted "X" they have been using to represent Leopard in most of their materials. This suggests to me that they want to harken back to the Macworld teaser shot, the light from behind the

Yeah, that was pretty evident to me as well. Though I think after a whole year, people probably have too high expectation of the "Top Secret" features by now and we're bound for disappointment, unless they really do reveal something huge.

appleguy · May 8, 2007, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by apfhex

Yeah, that was pretty evident to me as well. Though I think after a whole year, people probably have too high expectation of the "Top Secret" features by now and we're bound for disappointment, unless they really do reveal something huge.

I heard they are bring back the Macintosh Orginal Startup screen (the Mac with a smily face).. that will keep me happy.. lol

Ha ze · May 8, 2007, 06:31 PM

does anyone else feel as though the "delay" wasn't a real delay?
As in they never intended to ship in June, because we will be seeing the new UI in June and developers will get 6months to change everything to it.

May 8, 2007, 12:28 PM	#1
albeik macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2003	Full-featured Leopard Beta at WWDC Just got an email about it today from ADC. Not sure if it was mentioned before: http://developer.apple.com/wwdc/ __________________ "Quality is not a function of time spent, but a function of the effectiveness of the effort."

May 8, 2007, 12:35 PM	#3
Shadow macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Keele, United Kingdom	For those interested; here's the whole thing: Attached Thumbnails __________________ MacBook Pro 2.66GHz 4GB 500GB 9600m (mid 2009) MacBook 320GB 2GB 9400m (early 2009) iPod touch 1G 16GB Time Capsule 500GB + WD MyBook 320GB NAS

May 8, 2007, 05:11 PM	#9
yellow Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: I love you, food.	Hmmm.. US$1,295.00 for a Leopard Beta, when I can have it for free in 6 months? <ponder> __________________ Chameleon's Consignment Loft

May 8, 2007, 06:04 PM	#13
siurpeeman macrumors 601 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: the OC	i'm really excited for wwdc. i hope these secret features will be worth the wait. related to this post, i predict october 5th. __________________ grr...argh...

May 8, 2007, 06:06 PM	#14
nagromme macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Blinking blue dot	NO secret feature will equal the frenzy that people whip themselves into on a rumor site Think features that would please a reviewer, not features that would please us. I guarantee people will act as though Apple's choice to hold back certain features until this year is some kind of personal promise that these features will change their lives __________________ nagromme Would you like a treatment?

May 8, 2007, 12:35 PM	#2
mrkramer macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jul 2006	It has been mentioned before. I hope that there actually are some Top Secret features for them to show us.

May 8, 2007, 04:06 PM	#5
MarkMS macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2006	Will we be able to get our hands on the 10.5 beta if we are not able to make it to WWDC? I would love to test it, but I don't want to spend $500-$600 for a Leopard starter kit.

May 8, 2007, 06:06 PM	#15
moonzilla macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Berkeley, CA	with so few seeds being released within the last few months, im just hoping these "top-secret" features still allow the june beta to be somewhat usable

May 8, 2007, 06:07 PM	#16
Voidness macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Null	It's time we saw the future. YES!!! I wonder if they'll make a public beta, like how they did with Mac OS X 10.0 __________________ void...

May 8, 2007, 06:08 PM	#17
05elstonc macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami	The image they choose to represent OSX Leopard in this email is the giant "X" with a yellow light shining from behind. Not the black and white spotted "X" they have been using to represent Leopard in most of their materials. This suggests to me that they want to harken back to the Macworld teaser shot, the light from behind the . What was announced that day? iPhone. Now we see the giant "X" with the same iconography, Apple clearly wants to harken to the revolutionary steps they made in January with the iPhone and indicate that Leopard will be of the same calliber and also be connected to the iPhone in ways we cannot yet fully grasp.

May 8, 2007, 06:11 PM	#19
miniConvert macrumors 68030 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kent, UK - the 'Garden of England'.	I thought they'd hint at more than just Leopard (which we knew anyway). I have a feeling we could be disappointed this year. __________________ Where are we? What the hell is going on? --Hide And Seek, Imogen Heap

May 8, 2007, 06:14 PM	#21
Bonte macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Bruges, Belgium	Feature-complete beta is good enough for me, i never install an new OS the first few months. Its the first time Apple puts out a complete beta like this, very important for corporate buyers.

May 8, 2007, 06:31 PM	#25
Ha ze macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2006	does anyone else feel as though the "delay" wasn't a real delay? As in they never intended to ship in June, because we will be seeing the new UI in June and developers will get 6months to change everything to it.

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