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Leopard: How's it going to be announced?

kbrain2929

kbrain2929

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So... it's getting close to October. How do you think Leopard is going to be offically announced? Another special event? If so, won't that make it the most "keynoted" year in Apple history? What do you think? :apple:

Edit: Could this possibly be connected somehow to the rumors of updates to the notebook lineup in OCTOBER? hmmm... ;)
 
kbrain2929 said:
So... it's getting close to October. How do you think Leopard is going to be offically announced? Another special event? If so, won't that make it the most "keynoted" year in Apple history? What do you think? :apple:

Edit: Could this possibly be connected somehow to the rumors of updates to the notebook lineup in OCTOBER? hmmm... ;)
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Yeah, I imagine they'll want it running on some new hardware. But nothing too "out-there" eg some that would take attention away from the new OS.

It'll be another special event.
 
Another thing that just came to mind is that there is always some kind of special event in October. Just thought about that. Hmmm, starting to make sense now. :apple:
 
kbrain2929 said:
So... it's getting close to October. How do you think Leopard is going to be offically announced? Another special event?...
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Leopard will be announced on Dell.com and will now be officially supported on generic x86 hardware :D

Oh wait.. I just woke up and... Steve Jobs is a control freak :mad:
 
I guess on 4 or 9 October for Leopard. And I hope they make some updates on the hardware like the MP.
 
giganten said:
I guess on 4 or 9 October for Leopard. And I hope they make some updates on the hardware like the MP.
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No way. It isn't even Gold yet, and once it does, it usually takes 2 weeks to hit the stores. That means it should be gold master now. Not possible. It'll be the very end of October, if they even get it out then.
 
Veritas&Equitas said:
No way. It isn't even Gold yet, and once it does, it usually takes 2 weeks to hit the stores. That means it should be gold master now. Not possible. It'll be the very end of October, if they even get it out then.
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I don't know. I disagree. I think this last seed was almost perfect. Very few bugs, and it is worthy of distibutation (sp? :D) Of course, there will be updates. I'm sure probably the day it comes out! I just think Apple is a bit more pushing than that. It'll be ready! :apple:
 
Veritas&Equitas said:
No way. It isn't even Gold yet, and once it does, it usually takes 2 weeks to hit the stores. That means it should be gold master now. Not possible. It'll be the very end of October, if they even get it out then.
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Yesterday I was driving in beautiful weather to have a leisurely lunch with someone and to admire the woodland signs of autumn heading our way. Playing jazz through an iPod on the car radio... suddenly, the coming crunch to get Leopard OUT THE DOOR crossed my mind and I flashed back to times when looming software rollout dates were on my group's plate.

It's a time like no other, really. Exhilarating, exhausting, a tough slog through expected pressures with the occasional total surprise thrown in... all those moments when you are really proud, really enraged, really drowning in bit-bucket details or at last surfing on that high of seeing something WORK properly. Going home when it's finally over, hoping you didn't miss something, or at least not something monstrous. Trying to sleep with a buzzed brain, grainy eyes and that delicious feeling of all your muscles and bones collapsing in a heap on a bed you're pretty sure you don't have to get out of for at least ten hours.

Anyway I am so impresssed by the Apple OS, version after version. So yesterday I ended up thinking for awhile about the teams trying to dot the spots on Leopard, and I'm holding a good thought for them all right through the moment I take the shrinkwrap off my copy!
 
kbrain2929 said:
I don't know. I disagree. I think this last seed was almost perfect. Very few bugs, and it is worthy of distibutation (sp? :D) Of course, there will be updates. I'm sure probably the day it comes out! I just think Apple is a bit more pushing than that. It'll be ready! :apple:
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Although they fixed a number of bugs, I find this seed to be very unstable. Quite a number of times the dock disappears for 10 - 15 minutes, the machine becomes sluggish and non-responsive ... then comes back to life. Its not thrashing, there is plenty of free memory. Mail.app crashes a lot as well.

Safari works very well now, much better then before.
 
MacVault said:
By saying that you are saying that it is a terrible idea for OS X users to have hardware choice :mad:
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Windows offers hardware choice, and issues with drivers and compatibility have consumed millions of developer-hours. Still, stability suffers and bloat sets in.

It's the Charles Emerson Winchester theory: support a limited number of platforms and do it very well.
 
MacVault said:
By saying that you are saying that it is a terrible idea for OS X users to have hardware choice :mad:
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Maybe not terrible for the consumer, but terrible for Apple.
Say bye bye to the profitable Apple hardware sales... etc... software sales won't make enough.. etc....

This has been discussed so many times.
 
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