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Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) Shipping

cowboy1980 said:
I want it NOW. I don't enjoy waiting, and it's not true that good things come to those who wait.
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Amen to that. Im getting Tiger with my new Powermac... now if only Apple would hurry up and release those dual-cores...
 
Since I'm a student developer and mine just "arrives" at some point I doubt I'll even get a notice... which is fine I guess since I won't be checking it every day "just in case"... :)

But I'm just gonna install a friend's since his will be here on the 29th and although I know I have one coming I really have no idea when...
 
Yes, Apple uses DHL for for all Applecare needs such as iBook, iPod, and Powerbook repairs.

And my .Mac box came in 2 days ago via UPS.
 
Twinkie said:
While it would be nice to get it a couple days early, I decided not to miss out on going to the Apple Store next Friday to buy it. Being a recent switcher, I want to see how it compares to standing in line at CompUSA to buy Windows 95/98/ME/XP at midnight :D
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People stood in line to buy Windows? :confused: :p

I've actually never been excited over a Windows release (I have a Windows box at home too) while every OS X release has been exciting... I think it's that there usually aren't much for "new features" for a "boring" user in Windows whereas OS X does offer more... ah well.
 
Yeah, that's happened before!

The last OS was the same way. It shipped before it should have, if thinking it ships 2day but.. I want to say mine shipped a week early but still didn't get here until the day of release. The shipper probably just held it at the local shipping depot until the date to assure its arrival ON TIME...not early. I would assume this is an Apple/Shipper agreement.

Booga said:
Yes, they regularly do this with software releases so they can offer free shipping, then ship ground (up to 5 days,) which is a lot cheaper. So it's fairly common for them to ship pre-orders via ground 5 business days before "release".
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No, Windows XP was a crazy release date...

I remember it being released at CompUSA at something like MIDNIGHT. The local news station had a camera showing people standing at the door, then rushing past (nearly running over) sales people and one salesperson screaming "Its just an operating system, SLOW DOWN!!!"...

I got a huge chuckle out of it...sort of like those who stand in line to see Star Wars...geez, the movie sucked...just wait a few days, it'll be on DVD.

SilentPanda said:
People stood in line to buy Windows? :confused: :p

I've actually never been excited over a Windows release (I have a Windows box at home too) while every OS X release has been exciting... I think it's that there usually aren't much for "new features" for a "boring" user in Windows whereas OS X does offer more... ah well.
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SilentPanda said:
People stood in line to buy Windows? :confused: :p

I've actually never been excited over a Windows release (I have a Windows box at home too) while every OS X release has been exciting... I think it's that there usually aren't much for "new features" for a "boring" user in Windows whereas OS X does offer more... ah well.
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:rolleyes:

I guess if I'm to follow Mac zealot suit here... Yes, people stood in line. Who wouldn't want an upgrade as soon as possible when you're running Windows 3.1 / 95 / 98 / ME.

OMG M$ LOL BILL GATES IS THE DEVIL AM I RITE M$ M$ M$ M$
 
Will Tiger work well with older systems?

I'm debating whether I should upgrade to Tiger from Panther or not. I have an 800Mhz G3 iBook with a Radeon 7500 32MB VRAM graphics card.

Will I see a major performance hit if I upgrade? any thoughts on that or directions to Apple info that can help me in that decision? :confused:

Thanks.
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Two guys waiting in line to buy XP:

"Hey, what virus are you gonna get first?"

"Oh, hell with the viruses, I'm hoping I get some really vicious malware when I connect to the Internet."

"Hell yeah!" "Maybe I'll get lucky and get adware pop-ups all over the place, and then the system will crash!"

"That would ROCK!"

"God damn, I wish they would open the doors, I've been waiting forever for this. "

:D
 
Cool ... the 25th! 4 days early! jealous :(


Can't wait ... I told me work I have a dr. appt next friday so I could leave work early to line up at an Apple store to get a new mac :D , try to win a prize, and hopefully get a free gift ;) .

Last time I went to a SF event, Mr. Jobs was there. I'll take pics and post if he is.
 
Yes you should upgrade!
You will see some performance increase.


iShater said:
I'm debating whether I should upgrade to Tiger from Panther or not. I have an 800Mhz G3 iBook with a Radeon 9000 graphics card.

Will I see a major performance hit if I upgrade? any thoughts on that or directions to Apple info that can help me in that decision? :confused:

Thanks.
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cgmpowers said:
I remember it being released at CompUSA at something like MIDNIGHT. The local news station had a camera showing people standing at the door, then rushing past (nearly running over) sales people and one salesperson screaming "Its just an operating system, SLOW DOWN!!!"...

I got a huge chuckle out of it...sort of like those who stand in line to see Star Wars...geez, the movie sucked...just wait a few days, it'll be on DVD.
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Actually, there was a lot more to it than that.

For instance... the night Windows 95 came out, you could get an 8mb SIMM for $95. At the time, they were going for closer to $200.

When Windows 98 came out, they were selling 17" CRT's for $98 (which were going for well over $200 at the time) and new PC's for $198 (remember, this is well before the days of Dell's $299 system du jour).

When ME came out, they had a live band, free drinks, and lots of other free crap (I think I still have a Swatch-like Windows ME watch around here somewhere) as well as the usual sprinking of ultra-cheap sales.

Though, the XP launch was surprisingly spartan by comparison.

Anyway... I think most of the people who were there at (or before) midnight were there for the sales more than the new version of Windows. At the launches before XP, a lot of the sales were first-come-first-served. If you were one of the first three people to the back of the store, you got to walk out with an unbelievably cheap computer / monitor / whatever. Stuff so cheap that you'd be stupid not to buy it even just to sell it for $50 more before you left the parking lot.

Of course, we can go down the "Everything Is A Microsoft Conspiracy" path and wonder if the sales were subsidized by Microsoft to make the Windows launches look much better than they would have if the only thing people would have got by standing in line was a chance to pay full retail pricing on a new version of Windows ;)
 
nado said:
Could anyone please tell me if Tiger ships with Java 5? I need it for work and until it's out on the Mac, I'm stuck with a PC for my contracts. I looked at the list of new features (http://www.apple.com/macosx/newfeatures/over200.html) and there's no mention of Java... :(
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Amazingly the NDA is still in place... but if it isn't listed... it is well known that a Java 5 developer preview has been available for a while now.
 
I pre-ordered my copy on 4/12 from Apple and tthe status has been "Processing order" since then. I checked my status 5 minutes ago and says it'll be shipped on or before 4/29/05. I hope it ships today though but I can wait if it doesn't.
 
primalman said:
For days now I have not been able to access the "My Account" or "Check Order Status" pages at the Apple store, regular and edu. Anyone else having this issue? I get a Bad Server Request page.

Safari on X.3.9

Edit: I just tried with Explorer [yuk], and it worked. ?
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If its the same problem I had then you need to delete all your cookies for the apple site and it should work fine, no idea why it happens.
 
I just placed a MacMall order, with Fedex Next-day Saturday delivery. Here's hoping...

I called them and they said it is "scheduled for April 29," but I'm still taking my chances.

For those of you who are getting it already from macmall, pcmall, and clubmac (all same company), when did you order? They say it shipped to you next day air, did you pay for that shipping service?
 
My status is "Processing Order". So it seems European shipments are also being processed. I might be able to enjoy Tiger before the actual release party next Friday :)

Edit: It still says "on or before 04/29/05" though
 
I'm surprised no one else has mentioned this...did anyone notice the other changes to the order status page?

They've added two new categories:
Replaced with New Product
We constantly strive to bring you the latest technologies, and one of our innovations has affected you. After you placed your order, we introduced an upgrade to a product you wanted, so we replaced the product with the upgraded version. The total cost of your order has not increased. You can get the details about your new product by visiting the Apple Store.

Sent to Manufacturing
We're building your system according to your custom specifications.
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And you are now able to actually click on the order status messages, click to cancel (I think you always had to call to cancel), and they've made a small change to the buttons.
 
My Tuesday Morning April 12th Order Still Says "Processing On or Before Thursday 4.28

My Tuesday Morning April 12th Order Still Says "Processing On or Before Thursday 4.28" :( I am in Santa Cruz CA. I wonder where the reporting person lives?
 
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