Depends on the agreement. It could be released on 12/31/12. Everyone is so up on this . I think it sucks. There is no way this gets released while SJ is alive.![]()
It would make sense that Steve's been told he's only got X amount of time to live and he wants this published after his death. I'd have thought he'd not want to see it released before his death.
It's sad to see...really sad. I cant say I'm a huge fan of some of his actions, but I guess it cant be denied that the guy has had a remarkable roller coaster ride with Apple, NeXTSTEP, etc.
My fear is that Apple may have unknowingly positioned itself in a bad place for this. The company has clearly lost interest in the Mac side of things. I just think that once Steve parts ways, people will slowly drop off and switch away from Mac's. They have their iPhone/Pod/Pad and then have no need for what will essentially be an expensive, poorly maintained OS.
I guess nobody will know the outcome so there's no point taking in my speculations.