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Could rumored March 24th event be for Snow Leopard?
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From what I've read it looked like it would be released in the next 3 months? Guess I have old news? Also, it might be a under the hood, but it has a lot of big changes under there and I think they will want to make a big deal about it to get attention away from the upcoming, probably Jan 2010, Windows 7 release.
Yeah, I guess this is most likely true.
I dunno, but I wouldn't be so quick to write off the "end of March" event as nonsense. In the past I've noticed a trend of Apple releasing hardware via the website and then inviting the press to a special event not long afterwards. I don't know what the event would be for but I wouldn't be surprised if it was AppleTV / iPhone related.
Think of end October for 10.6. Judging from the information out there regarding the developer's releases, progress on 10.6 is moving extremely slowly...extremely.
I think the March 24th will be a boost of memory of iPod touches and iPhones along with the release of the background/push notification service FINALLY!!!
I don't think the event will happen. And if it does, I don't think it will be Snow Leopard related. The technology that is to be a part of Snow Leopard is quite developer-based -- it will allow for applications to run even smoother and give more tools to those who make programs.
For that reason alone, I don't think we'll see it til WWDC at the earliest.
For that reason alone, I don't think we'll see it til WWDC at the earliest.
While I applaud your optimism, I think Snow Leopard this month is highly unlikely. As someone above had mentioned, I also expect October to be the target month for the release. Apple does not need to release snow leopard now, and while it may be "good enough" for release, its not polished enough. On top of all of this, Windows 7 and Snow Leopard will be in competition. So a release closer to the release of Windows 7 is more likely.
Just my 2 cents though...
Just my 2 cents though...
Everyone has brought up some good points here. I'm starting to think this whole event might just stay in the rumor bin.
I just remember hearing rumors of a early 09 release which then seemed to move back to mid year. I haven't really heard anything on it since then so assume June still looked good for a release, but if you guys are beta testers and say it isn't ready then I don't see them talking about something in March that won't come out till October at the earliest.
You mean it's too technical, and not good enough to talk about to the general public? I kind of see this, but the fact that they spent a lot of time with the aluminum in the macbooks and talking about battery design I think they could put a less techy spin on very technical things like... Snow Leopard runs more efficiently saving you battery life on portable devices, programs take up less space and load faster, blah blah...
I just remember hearing rumors of a early 09 release which then seemed to move back to mid year. I haven't really heard anything on it since then so assume June still looked good for a release, but if you guys are beta testers and say it isn't ready then I don't see them talking about something in March that won't come out till October at the earliest.
The best thing for Apple to do is to go about its business and release SL when it is ready and not before; Apple's releases can not be dictated by MS.
And SL is just not ready... better, but not ready.
And SL is just not ready... better, but not ready.
That gets my vote. Apple loves to update in cycles, and it is time for Take 3 (maybe the one that actually gets me to buy an AppleTV)