OS X Snow Leopard 10A432 Installer Tweaks, Public Launch on August 28th?

[BeyondtheTech]

I still am sticking with Phil on the Septemberness.

Remember, under-promise, over-deliver!

 

[fishkorp]

Something about that is fishy... I could easily have made a CD cover to look just like that... Whoever did it just used the Snow Leopard wallpaper that is already in the betas.

That's the actually installer icon image on the 10A432 DVD. It's real.

 

[57004]

Remember, under-promise, over-deliver!

Does Apple ever do that? All other OS'es have been on time, and Leopard was grossly late.

If anything, the rumors always way overestimate new products so they often seem a bit disappointing when they actually come out.

 

[aardwolf]

That's the actually installer icon image on the 10A432 DVD. It's real.

How 90's... That looks like something that would have been created using the software that came with the CD Stomper.

 

[stainlessliquid]

Why the hell are they using photos of animals now? Its an operating system, not a nature app, naming it Snow Leopard was bad enough.

 

[Toe]

That green apple is just a custom icon that the publisher added - it is not officially from Apple

Roger that. Thought it was part of the install screen. On closer examination... yeah, my bad.

 

[Toe]

How 90's... That looks like something that would have been created using the software that came with the CD Stomper.

Except that it's also a large-size icon. Try doing that in the 90s.

 

[aardwolf]

Leopard's space theme was made to highlight its best new feature... Time Machine.

Snow Leopard's theme was made to highlight ITS best new feature: Snow on Leopards? Option to make Leopard white???

 

[daneoni]

I'm surprised that there's no new UI. Go figure.

 

[aardwolf]

Except that it's also a large-size icon. Try doing that in the 90s.

Now, what it really needs is an animated GIF Snow Leopard that roars at the user.

 

[alphaod]

The earlier the better. I will probably buy it and my friends will want to borrow the install disk.

 

[*LTD*]

Snow leopards are magnificent creatures.

Certainly are.

http://www.stephenoachs.com/wallpaper/endangered-beauty-wallpaper.jpg

 

[aardwolf]

Certainly are.

http://www.stephenoachs.com/wallpaper/endangered-beauty-wallpaper.jpg

That picture is black and white. How do we know that's a *real* snow leopard? (Just kidding)

 

[safasule]

Doesn't strike me as the kind of thing Apple would animate, but to be honest I don't care how the installer looks, as long as it installs what I want it to install and the product is good.

 

[Ed State]

AWEOSME!!!!


/pee

 

[*LTD*]

Does Apple ever do that? All other OS'es have been on time, and Leopard was grossly late.

Yep. Vista was right on time. January 30th 2007.

5+ years of XP. Perfectly normal.

 

[chezhoy]

It'd be a nice 10th anniversary gift for me from the wife (28 Aug is our anniv).

Getting it out on August 28 would also nail a good part of the back-to-school push.

 

[*LTD*]

That picture is black and white. How do we know that's a *real* snow leopard? (Just kidding)

MacRumors.

 

[alphaod]

It'd be a nice 10th anniversary gift for me from the wife (28 Aug is our anniv).

Early congrats it is!

 

[Bubba Satori]

Even if it is a bit soon I have more faith in Apple to release a decent OS than Micro$oft

Yes I'm a PC and I'm running Vista still

Why rely on faith ? Are you expecting the Spanish Inquisition ? Try Snow Leopard and Windows 7 and make a rational choice between the two.

 

[314631]

Dudes this release is not coming until the last two weeks of September.

 

[m3kilpat]

When we install this should we be installing rosetta too? Or even Quicktime 7? I'd assume no since it's not installed by default.

 

[zero85ZEN]

Hard to see in the smaller picture but it looks to me like they shopped the dried blood off of the Leopard's left lip/jaw.

 

[FrerkLovesApple]

I like galaxies

I'd like the physical installation media to have the galaxy icon shown at WWDC. I like those kind of images...

 

[LenrdZelig]

How did he get the cursor / pointer to do that "raindrop" effect when clicking? That's kind of neat.