Mac OS X Leopard, iLife, and iWork Coming in June 2007?
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As far as I know, only iTunes is free. The rest come with your Mac purchase...in my case, iLife '05. I purchased '06 because I believed the improvements to iPhoto were worth it.
As Apple upgrades the iLife, the component you will get for 'free' will be iTunes only...the rest will require you to buy the new iLife...
How many ****ing times does this need to be said: In the USA the last day of Spring is June 21st. Jeez.What calendar is everyone working by? I was always taught June was in summer, not spring.
Apologies, take a chill.
I think that rule actually applies to the entire Northern Hemisphere under the meteorlogical intepretation of seasons, rather than just being a US thing.
Stills seems to be stretching it a bit to me though. Nothing wrong with just saying, "It's a little late".
I think that rule actually applies to the entire Northern Hemisphere under the meteorlogical intepretation of seasons, rather than just being a US thing.
Stills seems to be stretching it a bit to me though. Nothing wrong with just saying, "It's a little late".
morespce54
macrumors 65816
WOW you people amaze me. It doesn't matter what happens you just wanna bit@h about something.... I don't like the name Leopard..... I think there should be a number.... No it should be a version... This isn't news... OMG can you even hear yourselves? The more I read these forums, the more I start to hate them. I like these forums when we can share cool ideas and discuss things maturely, but most of the time it is just stupid whining and even ridiculing people. If we were all together and had a forum meeting in person would you all act like this to eachother?
Just something to think about a little
Of course, you do realize how much you're helping here...
I think that iLife and iWork will be released (not included with) at the same time as Leopard simply because the apps will use Leopard features to the fullest, but still work with previous versions of OS X.
Apple will, IMHO, what to maintain the annual cash flow from new versions of both apps. Including them with Leopard would mean that they have to wait until OS X 10.6 arrives, which will probably take longer than leopard has taken to be developed.
It's really too late in the year to use the "07" version so I think we will see iLife/iWork 08. That gives Apple another 6 months of development for the next round (iLife/iWork 09) which allows for a greater enhancement of the product.
Apple will, IMHO, what to maintain the annual cash flow from new versions of both apps. Including them with Leopard would mean that they have to wait until OS X 10.6 arrives, which will probably take longer than leopard has taken to be developed.
It's really too late in the year to use the "07" version so I think we will see iLife/iWork 08. That gives Apple another 6 months of development for the next round (iLife/iWork 09) which allows for a greater enhancement of the product.
bankshot
macrumors 65816
Yeah, back then they were by far the most reliable site. If ThinkSecret said something, you could bet money on it.
But then the lawsuit came out and their sources dried up. It was even speculated that they were posting deliberate false rumors to get Apple off their backs. Even now, I'd say they're among the most unreliable rumor sites. I can't remember the last thing they got right that wasn't totally obvious to begin with. They've lost all credibility.
Sorry, not anymore...
Wait for Leopard
You know I think that it's taken so long, in order that Leopard will have built in support for newer hardware technologies (as some of the "top secret" features).
I predict:
1) SLI or Crossfire support for multiple GPU's ( probably first on the MacPro's, as Apples own pro Apps are increasingly dependent on the GPU for performance) as well as 8 core processing.
2) Bluray or HD DVD support; this is a no brainer.
3) Amazing integration with the iPhone; again a no brainer.
4) Much better integration with (the now dog tired) dot mac (.mac) services. Double no brainer.
5) Increased integration with Google Apps and Apples (new) hardware.
6) 1080i/p AppleTV support
Just my 2 cents,
-Robert
You know I think that it's taken so long, in order that Leopard will have built in support for newer hardware technologies (as some of the "top secret" features).
I predict:
1) SLI or Crossfire support for multiple GPU's ( probably first on the MacPro's, as Apples own pro Apps are increasingly dependent on the GPU for performance) as well as 8 core processing.
2) Bluray or HD DVD support; this is a no brainer.
3) Amazing integration with the iPhone; again a no brainer.
4) Much better integration with (the now dog tired) dot mac (.mac) services. Double no brainer.
5) Increased integration with Google Apps and Apples (new) hardware.
6) 1080i/p AppleTV support
Just my 2 cents,
-Robert
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Spritey
macrumors regular
Same here. It's friggin' annoying, because I need to get Office as well, but I don't want to buy Office when there's a new Office version right around the corner as well. And same deal with iWork.
At least they should offer people some incentive to get the current iWork or Office package, or like half price off the new iWork if you buy the old version or something.
Driving me nuts being stuck in between!
Shotglass
macrumors 65816
I bought MS Office 2004 in '05. Now I just got the new NeoOffice. Until now it's pretty good, i think you should try it out.
Benjamindaines
macrumors 68030
You know I think that it's taken so long, in order that Leopard will have built in support for newer hardware technologies (as some of the "top secret" features).
I predict:
1) SLI or Crossfire support for multiple GPU's ( probably first on the MacPro's, as Apples own pro Apps are increasingly dependent on the GPU for performance) as well as 8 core processing.
2) Bluray or HD DVD support; this is a no brainer.
3) Amazing integration with the iPhone; again a no brainer.
4) Much better integration with (the now dog tired) dot mac (.mac) services. Double no brainer.
5) Increased integration with Google Apps and Apples (new) hardware.
6) 1080i/p AppleTV support
Just my 2 cents,
-Robert
I thought we were waiting on Intel for SLI support. I was under the impression that the Xeon boards don't support it.
Cult Follower
macrumors 6502a
I Think may would be a good time.
Phil A.
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Yes it does - the summer solstice (around June 21st) is the first day of Summer.
If you want to see a non-seasonal description of when Leopard's coming, head over the Australian Apple site where they say it's coming "Mid 2007" (guess what - that's June too
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matticus008
macrumors 68040
It's not an excuse. It's a material difference, which you yourself point out in the very next paragraph.
You just don't get it, do you? You can buy software off the shelf. If you're not buying a computer, then software-software bundling is a problem.
Bundling software with hardware doesn't pose a problem regardless of where the link lies. Bundling software with the OS DOES, because people buy the OS without buying new computers. If software is bundled to the OS, users are forced to buy iLife+OS X when all they want is OS X.
You're limiting yourself to people who are buying computers--that's only half of the story.
How much more simple can it get? If you're not buying a computer AT ALL and are buying software retail (you know, those boxes that line the walls of Apple stores?), there's a complete difference. Software bundled with the computers doesn't affect software customers. Software bundled with other software does.
zblaxberg
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FF_productions
macrumors 68030
Wow, Apple don't do this to me. I don't want to wait until June for Leopard..
twoodcc
macrumors P6
I was thinking of buying a new macbook...Should I wait till june for apple to release the macbooks with the new leopard and ilife suites or just buy them seperate? And my playstation 3 broke and I have all of these blu ray dvds...am I gonna be able to play them when leopard comes out?
Only if the Macbook you buy comes with a Blu-ray drive. My guess would be probably not.
I would just buy another PS3, look around and you can probably get one for $50 or so.*
* Hey, I can bash Sony if I want, it's my own comment, I wrote it.
jbh001
macrumors member
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