More Evidence for October 26th Leopard Target Release?

MacRumors · 04:58 PM

Apple has been rumored to be targeting Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard's release on October 26th. More evidence of that comes from Apple's own online store.

While Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is not yet available for pre-order from Apple, Apple still sells Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). If you try to order Tiger now, the estimated ship date is coincidentally also October 26th, 2007.

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Peace · Oct 12, 2007, 04:11 PM

This wasn't on the store yesterday.
Leopard has reached GM

Thertel88 · Oct 12, 2007, 04:11 PM

wow thats awesome..here it comes

iMikeT · Oct 12, 2007, 04:11 PM

I think Steve would call this "Premature specification."

Thertel88 · Oct 12, 2007, 04:12 PM

Although it mentions that mac osx 10.4 tiger is coming out the 26th not leopard

Iamtherealwoody · Oct 12, 2007, 04:12 PM

I can't wait! Now what to do with this idle 2 weeks!!!!!

StealthRider · Oct 12, 2007, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macrumors

If you try to order Tiger now, the estimated ship date is coincidentally also October 26th, 2007

coincidentally

Mhm. Suuuure it is.

Peace · Oct 12, 2007, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thertel88

Although it mentions that mac osx 10.4 tiger is coming out the 26th not leopard

Tiger was released April 29th

Quit a difference eh?

Thataboy · Oct 12, 2007, 04:15 PM

Announce! Up to date!
Announce! Up to date!
Announce! Up to date!
Announce! Up to date!
Announce! Up to date!
pleeeeeease

I want to buy the iMac nowwwwww <whine>

narco · Oct 12, 2007, 04:15 PM

Wow, this is awesome. It's close to the 1st which means I'll have money to buy it. Hopefully it doesn't run sluggish on my aging 2.0GHZ Powermac G5. I am a little bummed that they shrunk the boxes since it'll look a little awkward next to all the other OS boxes.

Fishes,
narco.

JSpence · Oct 12, 2007, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iMikeT

I think Steve would call this "Premature specification."

hahahahahaha

Idk what this means, maybe this is some sort of treat for us hardcore Leopard followers? lol Is it likely for them to do something like this?

lofight · Oct 12, 2007, 04:15 PM

Enough evidence to know that it's the 26th right?

Peace · Oct 12, 2007, 04:22 PM

Here's Google's cache of the Apple store Oct 7th.

http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:...&client=safari

Here's the new one

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...&nplm=MA453Z/A

Leopard hits shelves Oct.26th

dderek26 · Oct 12, 2007, 04:27 PM

Maybe they're letting you know that Tiger won't ship out until the 26th and then poof, it's gone and you really get Leopard instead!

Freg3000 · Oct 12, 2007, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSpence

hahahahahaha

Idk what this means, maybe this is some sort of treat for us hardcore Leopard followers? lol Is it likely for them to do something like this?

Steve said that "premature specification" was the way that one guy inside Apple referred to the leaking of the G5 specs before the 2003 WWDC keynote.

http://www.macrumors.com/2003/06/19/...y-leaks-specs/

ChrisA · Oct 12, 2007, 04:28 PM

what this really means is that you can no longer buy Tiger from the Apple on-line store. I think they do not want to have to handle all the returns where people buying Tiger would send it back after the Leopard announcement.

twoodcc · Oct 12, 2007, 04:30 PM

alright! just what i wanted to hear! now we just need an announcement from Apple tonight

joet1029 · Oct 12, 2007, 04:32 PM

I just went to the Apple store and ordered Tiger and the ship date is still within 24 hours of the order date (not october 26th) for whichever distribution center services the Mid-Atlantic States.

AppleiMac · Oct 12, 2007, 04:32 PM

Yup, it's coming on the 26th. It totally makes sense, it's on a Friday, etc like they usually do. Here comes Leopard!

ClassicBean · Oct 12, 2007, 04:33 PM

Why, then, does the family pack ship within 24 hours?

queshy · Oct 12, 2007, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Littleodie914

He just won the nobel peace prize.

Ooh, I didn't know about that. good for him...now how about leopard? lol

Peace · Oct 12, 2007, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ClassicBean

Why, then, does the family pack ship within 24 hours?

I'm taking this as one of Apple's well known "slips"

dokein · Oct 12, 2007, 04:35 PM

Darn it! I was planning to finally upgrade to Tiger. Now I have to wait 2 more weeks.

Eidorian · Oct 12, 2007, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisgeleven

Keep in mind, Al Gore is on the Apple Board of Directors. That explains why he is on their home page.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MLeepson

The whole Al Gore thing on the front page is prob. just a filler for an announcement image.

In before shop of Gore announcing Leopard.

paulyras · Oct 12, 2007, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by dokein

I love how they show Al in front of a picture of a hurricane. Because everyone knows global warming causes more, bigger, nastier hurricanes. That's why we've had so many this season and last, just like everyone predicted.

Way to elevate the Leopard release discussion....

Oct 12, 2007, 04:10 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	More Evidence for October 26th Leopard Target Release? Apple has been rumored to be targeting Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard's release on October 26th. More evidence of that comes from Apple's own online store. While Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is not yet available for pre-order from Apple, Apple still sells Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger). If you try to order Tiger now, the estimated ship date is coincidentally also October 26th, 2007. Article Link Last edited by Doctor Q : Oct 12, 2007 at 04:58 PM.

Oct 12, 2007, 04:15 PM	#12
lofight macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Antwerp, Belgium	Enough evidence to know that it's the 26th right? __________________ 17" iMac Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GHz, 1GB RAM, 149.05 GB HD ; 4GB iPod nano 2nd gen blue

Oct 12, 2007, 04:27 PM	#14
dderek26 macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Boulder, CO	Maybe they're letting you know that Tiger won't ship out until the 26th and then poof, it's gone and you really get Leopard instead! __________________ iMac Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro Core Duo iPod Classic 30GB Black, iPod Nano 2GB Black, iPod Shuffle 1GB Blue iPhone 3G 16GB Black

Oct 12, 2007, 04:30 PM	#17
twoodcc macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Right side of wrong	alright! just what i wanted to hear! now we just need an announcement from Apple tonight __________________ tville pump Smarter than the average bear

Oct 12, 2007, 04:32 PM	#18
joet1029 macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Washington, DC	More Evidence for October 26th Leopard Target Release? I just went to the Apple store and ordered Tiger and the ship date is still within 24 hours of the order date (not october 26th) for whichever distribution center services the Mid-Atlantic States.

Oct 12, 2007, 04:11 PM	#2
Peace macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: On top of the Storm Peaks waiting for the Time-Lost Proto Drake	This wasn't on the store yesterday. Leopard has reached GM

Oct 12, 2007, 04:11 PM	#3
Thertel88 macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2007	wow thats awesome..here it comes

Oct 12, 2007, 04:11 PM	#4
iMikeT macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: California	I think Steve would call this "Premature specification."

Oct 12, 2007, 04:12 PM	#5
Thertel88 macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2007	Although it mentions that mac osx 10.4 tiger is coming out the 26th not leopard

Oct 12, 2007, 04:12 PM	#6
Iamtherealwoody macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gainesville, Florida	I can't wait! Now what to do with this idle 2 weeks!!!!!

Oct 12, 2007, 04:15 PM	#9
Thataboy macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New York, NY	Announce! Up to date! Announce! Up to date! Announce! Up to date! Announce! Up to date! Announce! Up to date! pleeeeeease I want to buy the iMac nowwwwww <whine>

Oct 12, 2007, 04:15 PM	#10
narco macrumors 65816 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: California.	Wow, this is awesome. It's close to the 1st which means I'll have money to buy it. Hopefully it doesn't run sluggish on my aging 2.0GHZ Powermac G5. I am a little bummed that they shrunk the boxes since it'll look a little awkward next to all the other OS boxes. Fishes, narco.

Oct 12, 2007, 04:22 PM	#13
Peace macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: On top of the Storm Peaks waiting for the Time-Lost Proto Drake	Here's Google's cache of the Apple store Oct 7th. http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:...&client=safari Here's the new one http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...&nplm=MA453Z/A Leopard hits shelves Oct.26th

Oct 12, 2007, 04:28 PM	#16
ChrisA macrumors 601 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Redondo Beach, California	what this really means is that you can no longer buy Tiger from the Apple on-line store. I think they do not want to have to handle all the returns where people buying Tiger would send it back after the Leopard announcement.

Oct 12, 2007, 04:32 PM	#19
AppleiMac macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2007	Yup, it's coming on the 26th. It totally makes sense, it's on a Friday, etc like they usually do. Here comes Leopard!

Oct 12, 2007, 04:33 PM	#20
ClassicBean macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Torontoland	Why, then, does the family pack ship within 24 hours? __________________ Words for sale at LewinCreative.com.

Oct 12, 2007, 04:35 PM	#23
dokein macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2006	Darn it! I was planning to finally upgrade to Tiger. Now I have to wait 2 more weeks.

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