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Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 at End of March?
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Unless some amazing new feature is going to be announced for Leopard then I think i'll be sticking with what I have...there doesn't seem to be that many new features that I'd use.
Mind you, if it does run faster on Intel hardware than the current OS X , then I might find myself getting a copy with my educational discount
Mind you, if it does run faster on Intel hardware than the current OS X , then I might find myself getting a copy with my educational discount
It would be great if this was the real time period for release, OSX could do with a new lease of life especially for Intel mac's.....
The timing does make sense seeing as Vista just got released, Apple must be waiting for the hype to die down and BOOM launch Leopard...
ShadoW
The timing does make sense seeing as Vista just got released, Apple must be waiting for the hype to die down and BOOM launch Leopard...
ShadoW
It would be kind of cool to see Leopard released on the 6th birthday of Mac OS X (March 24th), but I'm not holding my breath. I am, though, looking forward to Leopard itself. New feature giddiness is almost setting in.
swingerofbirch
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If ever ye grow impatient, think only of the poor Windows fanboy, who sat five years in anticipation and got only a lump of coal--err--Windows Vista Super Ultimate Happy Hour Edition, I mean.
with all this talk of "secret features" that have yet to be revealed, does anybody think this will only be a lot of empty promises?
"Top Secret" Features
IMHO, Leopard will have "Multi-Touch" built into it as we know that it is already in the "Light" version of OSX on the iPhone. This will then be implemented in the small touchpad computer device which has heretofore been called the "new jaw-dropping device" due out early next year, which will be basically a home/media center controller, and the iHome will be here at last
One more step towards the "Apple Minority Report" merger hehe
IMHO, Leopard will have "Multi-Touch" built into it as we know that it is already in the "Light" version of OSX on the iPhone. This will then be implemented in the small touchpad computer device which has heretofore been called the "new jaw-dropping device" due out early next year, which will be basically a home/media center controller, and the iHome will be here at last
One more step towards the "Apple Minority Report" merger
hehe
LOL, you know what...I was thinking exactly the same thing. I spent £2100 (that's over 4000USD to my American friends) in January. I convinced myself that would all I would spend on toys this year, but there are so many other toys I'm hearing about it's gonna hurt!
I have been less then impressed with some Apple offerings, but I can not say I have ever seen any empty promises.
Who knows how great the "secret Features" will be, sadly though I believe we will not see the fullpower of these features right away as no developers for 3rd party software that I know of know what these secret features are.
10.4.9 required for iLife '07 perhaps?
Regardless, if this rumour is true it probably means no new interface, and very few "secret" new functionality. Not enough time for beta testers to test them - and the beta testers haven't been given anything new like this yet.
So I call that the date is either wrong (too early), or Apple spent too much time and money on the iPhone and neglected Mac OS X...
Yum yum...
End of March eh? Know what else gets released at the end of March? the R600 XTX! One tasty 8-core Clovertown Crossfiring DX10 R600XTX uber melt your eyes out Mac Pro with Leopard installed not coming my way but some lucky people's way soon!
Of course it could all be BS, in which case general misery shall be felt by all, at least until the next awesome rumour.
End of March eh? Know what else gets released at the end of March? the R600 XTX! One tasty 8-core Clovertown Crossfiring DX10 R600XTX uber melt your eyes out Mac Pro with Leopard installed not coming my way
but some lucky people's way soon! Of course it could all be BS, in which case general misery shall be felt by all, at least until the next awesome rumour.
Hold up...It's been said before...
All of the technology/developer tools have been released. Any secret functionality (if indeed there is any) will come from integrated applications. Applications don't require testing outside of Cupertino..
Possibilities:
Maps, Home Automation, iLife Built-In and many more
The Finder is also an Application
Multi-Touch is the only feature I would expect to see at some point that doesn't really fit in here. It could be possible as an App tho (I suppose).
I've got no sources or inside info, but this sounds unlikely to me...
I want this stuff as much as the next man, but I reckon it'll happen like this:
But then again, that could be complete guesswork (of course it is...)
Cheers,
Steve.
I want this stuff as much as the next man, but I reckon it'll happen like this:
Tiger 10.4.9, AppleTV, iLife (including new iTunes), iWork: very soon.
Leopard: WWDC.
Mac Pro: somewhere between the two.
Leopard: WWDC.
Mac Pro: somewhere between the two.
But then again, that could be complete guesswork (of course it is...)
Cheers,
Steve.
yes
If they announce Leopard and it turns out they haven't made changes to the Finder.
I'm buying Vista.
Unless some amazing new feature is going to be announced for Leopard then I think i'll be sticking with what I have...there doesn't seem to be that many new features that I'd use.
Mind you, if it does run faster on Intel hardware than the current OS X , then I might find myself getting a copy with my educational discount
Amen. Unless there is an major overhaul in Finder (Apple might as well just buy out Path Finder) and Safari, i have nothing to look forward to in Leopard. Even speed....it'll have to be 'majorly' fast b4 i reach for my wallet.