Apple Nearing Completion of Snow Leopard?

MacRumors · 04:07 PM

While the iPhone has dominated the rumor scene in the weeks leading up to WWDC, we've heard little about the status of Apple's Mac OS X Snow Leopard operating system. Snow Leopard was first announced last summer at the 2008 WWDC. At the time, Apple had announced that Snow Leopard would be delivered in "about a year".

While Apple has been making steady progress, some reports pushed the release date of Snow Leopard back to September. We've since heard, however, that Snow Leopard may be further along than we thought. Apple is reportedly referring to internal builds of Snow Leopard as Gold Master candidates, suggesting that the operating system could be feature complete and mostly bug free. We've heard no further evidence, however, of the rumored "Marble" interface that was said to be part of the final Snow Leopard release.

Apple will likely detail its launch plans for Snow Leopard at WWDC next week.

Article Link: Apple Nearing Completion of Snow Leopard?

NinjaHERO · Jun 4, 2009, 04:00 PM

I can't wait to see it.

thunderweb · Jun 4, 2009, 04:01 PM

Gosh I can't wait for it!

Burning Radio · Jun 4, 2009, 04:02 PM

This would be awesome! If true, it'll be nice to see what's going up against Windows 7.

designgeek · Jun 4, 2009, 04:02 PM

This is what I've been waiting for. I'm so excited to hear about snow leopard, I'll be in line to buy it when ever it comes out.

FoxyKaye · Jun 4, 2009, 04:03 PM

Please be bug-free, although at this point, I'll take anything over Leopard Server.

Please be bug-free, and not the public Beta that was Leopard at launch.

Please be bug-free, and demonstrate that Apple has paid as much attention to its OS as it has the iPhone.

oc2pus · Jun 4, 2009, 04:03 PM

I'm definitely not long enough into OS X to be as "oh-my-gosh" as others are, for if MS declared a year ago, they'd be publishing a new OS 'a year from then', I'd be highly suspicious

Wayfarer · Jun 4, 2009, 04:03 PM

I want it now.

themoonisdown09 · 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by designgeek

This is what I've been waiting for. I'm so excited to hear about snow leopard, I'll be in line to buy it when ever it comes out.

I'll just order it from Apple and have it arrive at my house in a couple days than drive to my nearest Apple store (100 miles away).

Peace · Jun 4, 2009, 04:07 PM

Well it's looking like my theory of no leaks about SL is wrong. What a shame.

We will see Marble at WWDC.

fleshman03 · Jun 4, 2009, 04:08 PM

Do Want!

DaBrain · Jun 4, 2009, 04:10 PM

Sounds Great!

Thanks for the laugh in the opening sentence: While the iPhone has dominated the rumor scene in the weeks leading up to WWDC

The iphone has dominated this site since the iPhone inception or should we say obsession!--)))

Looking forward to see snow leopard in action!

mogzieee · Jun 4, 2009, 04:10 PM

If this "Marble" interface comes along I will be buying it. If not, they have some persuading to do to get me on board.

Ade-iMac-177 · Jun 4, 2009, 04:11 PM

WOO!!!! come on snow leopard!!

HailToTheVictor · Jun 4, 2009, 04:12 PM

Looking forward to next week. It seems that this conference might contain a few more surprises than letdowns...

fluffy · Jun 4, 2009, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mogzieee

If this "Marble" interface comes along I will be buying it. If not, they have some persuading to do to get me on board.

What, Grand Central and OpenCL aren't enough? I can't wait for those two features, and for my CPU-hungry apps (especially Logic Pro) to start using them.

TwinCities Dan · Jun 4, 2009, 04:17 PM

I hope to see "Marble" on Monday.

naman34 · Jun 4, 2009, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mogzieee

If this "Marble" interface comes along I will be buying it. If not, they have some persuading to do to get me on board.

seriously?? all you care about is the interface.. just the way it looks, rather than the gr8 way it would feel??

pdpardue · Jun 4, 2009, 04:19 PM

I still don't know why they recycled the name. it sounds so bad... everything to this point has been mono syllable names, why change it. they might as well as called it long horn. ha ha just kidding... but seriously, why go from leopard to snow leopard? I'm sure there are still a few single named cats out there. What's next Pantera Leo?

BornAgainMac · Jun 4, 2009, 04:20 PM

If the "Marble" interface was causing problems that would delay Snow Leopard until next year then I can see it getting the ax. I know they want to make it look different on the outside just to make the uninformed consumer feel good about $129.

MarkMS · Jun 4, 2009, 04:20 PM

OMG OMG OMG OMG!!! I hope this is all true and it's released soon.

rdowns · Jun 4, 2009, 04:23 PM

Nice.

We'll have iPhone OS 3.0 and a new iPhone this quarter.

Snow Leopard the next.

Obligatory product refreshes after that.

Then we roll into the new year with a tablet or some new form factor on the horizon.

danielwsmithee · Jun 4, 2009, 04:23 PM

I'm excited to find out how much it costs!!! I'm hoping it is free for Leopord users and $129 for Tiger users!

MarkMS · 06:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdpardue

I still don't know why they recycled the name. it sounds so bad... everything to this point has been mono syllable names, why change it. they might as well as called it long horn. ha ha just kidding... but seriously, why go from leopard to snow leopard? I'm sure there are still a few single named cats out there. What's next Pantera Leo?

Because this isn't supposed to be a big update like Panther and Tiger were. It's just an optimized version of Leopard for Intel machines. Why waste a good single-worded name for something that just barely makes changes or adds features to consumers. Most of the new features are for developers.

milo · Jun 4, 2009, 04:24 PM

So still no official word if it's intel (or 64 bit hardware) only?

Quote:

Originally Posted by fluffy

What, Grand Central and OpenCL aren't enough? I can't wait for those two features, and for my CPU-hungry apps (especially Logic Pro) to start using them.

You really think Logic is going to get any rewriting for OS related optimizations any time soon?

It took them forever to actually use 4 cores on quad machines.

Jun 4, 2009, 03:59 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Apple Nearing Completion of Snow Leopard? While the iPhone has dominated the rumor scene in the weeks leading up to WWDC, we've heard little about the status of Apple's Mac OS X Snow Leopard operating system. Snow Leopard was first announced last summer at the 2008 WWDC. At the time, Apple had announced that Snow Leopard would be delivered in "about a year". While Apple has been making steady progress, some reports pushed the release date of Snow Leopard back to September. We've since heard, however, that Snow Leopard may be further along than we thought. Apple is reportedly referring to internal builds of Snow Leopard as Gold Master candidates, suggesting that the operating system could be feature complete and mostly bug free. We've heard no further evidence, however, of the rumored "Marble" interface that was said to be part of the final Snow Leopard release. Apple will likely detail its launch plans for Snow Leopard at WWDC next week. Article Link: Apple Nearing Completion of Snow Leopard? Last edited by WildCowboy : Jun 4, 2009 at 04:07 PM.

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Burning Radio macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2009	This would be awesome! If true, it'll be nice to see what's going up against Windows 7.

Jun 4, 2009, 04:03 PM	#7
oc2pus macrumors member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Germany	I'm definitely not long enough into OS X to be as "oh-my-gosh" as others are, for if MS declared a year ago, they'd be publishing a new OS 'a year from then', I'd be highly suspicious

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Wayfarer macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2007	I want it now. Attached Thumbnails

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Peace macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: On top of the Storm Peaks waiting for the Time-Lost Proto Drake	Well it's looking like my theory of no leaks about SL is wrong. What a shame. We will see Marble at WWDC.

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Ade-iMac-177 macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2007	WOO!!!! come on snow leopard!! __________________ 2.53GHz MacBook Pro Unibody :-: 17" White 2.0GHz C2D iMac :-: 160GB iPod Classic :-: 1GB 2G Blue iPod Shuffle :-: 8GB iPhone 3G

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pdpardue macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sacramento, California	why I still don't know why they recycled the name. it sounds so bad... everything to this point has been mono syllable names, why change it. they might as well as called it long horn. ha ha just kidding... but seriously, why go from leopard to snow leopard? I'm sure there are still a few single named cats out there. What's next Pantera Leo?

Jun 4, 2009, 04:20 PM	#20
BornAgainMac macrumors 68030 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Florida Resident	If the "Marble" interface was causing problems that would delay Snow Leopard until next year then I can see it getting the ax. I know they want to make it look different on the outside just to make the uninformed consumer feel good about $129.

Jun 4, 2009, 04:20 PM	#21
MarkMS macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2006	OMG OMG OMG OMG!!! I hope this is all true and it's released soon.

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rdowns macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2003	Nice. We'll have iPhone OS 3.0 and a new iPhone this quarter. Snow Leopard the next. Obligatory product refreshes after that. Then we roll into the new year with a tablet or some new form factor on the horizon. __________________ I'm Larry David. I happen to enjoy wearing women's panties.

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danielwsmithee macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2005	I'm excited to find out how much it costs!!! I'm hoping it is free for Leopord users and $129 for Tiger users!

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