How far ahead does Apple announce OS ship dates?

[ncsmith4]

So, all the rumors are saying August 28th as the Snow Leopard ship date. But, thats only ONE WEEK from today! How far ahead of time does Apple usually announce the dates of the OS? More than a week you'd think, right?

 

[Sky Blue]

Yes, I would think so. 10.5 was announced 10 days before release. If the online store goes down in the morning, it's likely an announcement is coming.

 

[jaw04005]

Here you go:

10.0 Cheetah 3 Days
Release date announced on March 21, available Saturday, March 24, 2001

10.1 Puma 4 Days
Release date announced on Sept. 25, available Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001

10.2 Jaguar 38 Days
Release date announced on July 17, available Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002

10.3 Panther 16 Days
Release date announced and pre-order became available on Oct. 8, available Friday, Oct. 24, 2003

10.4 Tiger 17 Days
Release date announced and pre-order became available on April 12, available Friday, April 29, 2005

10.5 Leopard 10 Days
Release date announced and pre-order became available on Oct. 16, available Friday, Oct. 26, 2007

Source: Apple's PR Library, www.apple.com/pr

http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2001/mar/21osxstore.html
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2001/sep/25osx_available.html
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2002/jul/17jaguar.html
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2003/oct/08panther.html
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2005/apr/12tiger.html
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/10/16leopard.html

 

[Takuta-Nui]

Cool. So we have precedence for a three-day-prior announcement.