WWDC 2007 'Save the Date' Invites with Leopard Theme

[Analog Kid]

Uh, what does WWDC have to do with the release of Leopard? They're two separate things. Tiger was released in "spring" 2005 (late April), and WWDC'05 was also in "spring" 2005 (early June). The presumption has long been that, like two years ago, the new operating system would be available long before WWDC. There is nothing to contradict that as yet.

Because when it comes to rumors, if given A and B then one must find a way of making them simultaneously true. Special prizes are awarded to the people who can string the most incongruous rumors together based on the most insignificant details of each.

Apparently, Leopard will ship only with a grey calendar app and a cool cosmic theme...

 

[The Stig]

Wtf!!!!!!!!!



WTF!!! I DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL JUNE!!! WHY TELL ME NOW!!! I'm so depressed...

10.5 better be released before that, or I won't be happy!! I would of rather of not known and been excited when it was closer... I know you have to tell people about it early so people can get there but.... nothing... I just love apple so much I don't want to wait for anything.... I'm sorry Steve... I'm not mad at you... I'll just wait...

The Stig

 

[gauchogolfer]

Easy on 'teh smilies™' there champ.

There's nothing here that says Leopard will be released at WWDC this year. So don't get so worked up about it, OK?

 

[Chundles]

WTF!!! I DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL JUNE!!! WHY TELL ME NOW!!! I'm so depressed...

10.5 better be released before that, or I won't be happy!! I would of rather of not known and been excited when it was closer... I know you have to tell people about it early so people can get there but.... nothing... I just love apple so much I don't want to wait for anything.... I'm sorry Steve... I'm not mad at you... I'll just wait...

The Stig

Ahh, that's better. So much anger.

 

[Leoff]

This is bullcrap. I'm not waiting until friggin June for Leopard. Not happening.

My friend that works for Apple has a friend that works in software down on the Loop and from what he's telling me, Leopard is not far off. He doesn't go into specifics, but it's definitely looking like some time before April...

So timeline: February 20th is Leopard, iLife, iWork, and Video iPod. WWDC is iPhone, new Mac(s)

Mark my words, that wis what will happen

Friend of a friend... gotta love it.

How'd you go from Leopard arriving "some time before April" to February 20th?

I've bookmarked your reply to this post. In 14 days we'll see how right you are. On the off-chance that you're wrong, can we expect a retraction?

Personally I'd rather Leopard come out when it's DONE, as bug-less as possible. It shouldn't be rushed to the masses just to satisfy overzealous Macophiles.

 

[nslyax]

I have had the feeling for a few months that the "secret features" of Panther won't be shown until WWDC, with Panther's release a week or so later, say the 19th.

I don't like having that feeling though.

 

[Chundles]

I have had the feeling for a few months that the "secret features" of Panther won't be shown until WWDC, with Panther's release a week or so later, say the 19th.

I don't like having that feeling though.

Panther's secret features?

I can post you detailed screen grabs of every single one of Panther's flagship features.

Anyone can really, it's a few years old now.

 

[Peace]

I have had the feeling for a few months that the "secret features" of Panther won't be shown until WWDC, with Panther's release a week or so later, say the 19th.

I don't like having that feeling though.

Forget that feeling.

Panther has been out for a long time

[edit] beat me to it Chundles!! [/edit]

 

[Analog Kid]

May be fake. May be real. *shrugs* Take what you will out of it.

All that means is that Apple will probably have released the iPhone sometime before June 15th. Could be the morning of the 15th, could be tomorrow. They just want the FCC to keep things dark for 6 months.

Edit: Come to think of it, that may not even be related to iPhone....

 

[freiheit]

I hope you're right about Leopard before WWDC

My friend that works for Apple has a friend that works in software down on the Loop and from what he's telling me, Leopard is not far off. He doesn't go into specifics, but it's definitely looking like some time before April.

I certainly hope you're right. I sold my G5 PowerMac (maximizing resale value before the next line of Intel powered Macs are released) and am anxious to buy a new system, but I want to get it with Leopard loaded (ie. so as not to spend an additional $129 or so a month or two later to upgrade the OS). I REALLY want Leopard (and a new rev of some Macs) so I can dismantle my PC at last. If I have to wait until June I will but I'll be biting my fingers off until then.

 

[reckless_0001]

I was looking again at the preview of leopard on apple's page. Did they use to have a video for every new feature? if they did, some of them , eg Ical, are not there anymore.

I just hope I won't have to buy a new mac after leopard... I just have this (irrational?) feeling that apple's new tricks will stretch my imac...I would hate that.

I can remember if there were videos there either. One thing I am curious about though is, What is that icon between Keynote and Garageband in the dock?

http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/ical.html

 

[arn]

All that means is that Apple will probably have released the iPhone sometime before June 15th. Could be the morning of the 15th, could be tomorrow. They just want the FCC to keep things dark for 6 months.

Edit: Come to think of it, that may not even be related to iPhone....

Please direct all discussion on that topic to:
https://www.macrumors.com/2007/02/06/apple-iphone-on-june-15th/

arn

 

[gauchogolfer]

I can remember if there were videos there either. One thing I am curious about though is, What is that icon between Keynote and Garageband in the dock?

http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/ical.html

Looks like the Final Cut icon to me.

 

[polyesterlester]

I can remember if there were videos there either. One thing I am curious about though is, What is that icon between Keynote and Garageband in the dock?

http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/ical.html

That would be Final Cut Pro.

Edit: Damn, gauchogolfer beat me to it.

 

[Chundles]

I can remember if there were videos there either. One thing I am curious about though is, What is that icon between Keynote and Garageband in the dock?

http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/ical.html

That's Final Cut I think, something like that. Nothing new though.

 

[XeRXeS-TCN]

Just got the invite myself, there does seem to be a distinctly Time Machine / Leopard theme to it which does to some extent imply that it will be unveiled at that point.. though that's hardly a guarantee, and I hope that it will be out sooner than that. I think a couple of weeks is stretching it a bit, but there's definitely a good possibility it will be out in a couple of months.

Still though, not the end of the world one way or the other

 

[Krevnik]

Save the cheerleader. Save the world.

These Apple marketers must be fans of Heroes. So it begs the question why they chose to go with the Time Machine theme.

"Save the Date" has been used by Apple ever since I signed up back in 2000/2001. It isn't a Heroes reference.

As for using Time Machine as the visual style, WWDC this year is going to be about Leopard and using it. One of the new things in Leopard is Time Machine, and developers can plug into it. Better than advertising with widgets which isn't a new, exciting technology this year.

 

[solvs]

So yeah, now you know.

Well, knowing is half the battle.

Leopard isn't ready yet. Nowhere close. At least not the one I've used. I'd rather they take their time and get it right.

 

[kcmac]

Coolioliest invite ever. Wishing Apple could make the Time Machine zoom INTO the future. Come on June.

 

[Peace]

Ya I just got my invite also.
While the graphic kinda sorta implies Leopard in June I find it odd that Leopard isn't mentioned at all.

Who knows!

They have me baffled from what I know.

start the jokes now

 

[powermac_daddy]

start from today. save $20 daily. get ready for the next MacBook Pro with OX 10.5.

- with LED monitor?
- up to 4G - 6G of ram?
- 512MB of video ram?
- more???

 

[reckless_0001]

Looks like the Final Cut icon to me.

Oops, my bad. I knew that too. Must be time to sleep.

 

[holamiamigos]

hey guys only 124 more days to June 11!!!!!

 

[iPodAddict]

Friend of a friend... gotta love it.

How'd you go from Leopard arriving "some time before April" to February 20th?

I've bookmarked your reply to this post. In 14 days we'll see how right you are. On the off-chance that you're wrong, can we expect a retraction?

Personally I'd rather Leopard come out when it's DONE, as bug-less as possible. It shouldn't be rushed to the masses just to satisfy overzealous Macophiles.

Well, the February 20th date is based on an Apple Recon article. From what my "friend of a friend" has told me, who also knew there was going to be no iLife or iWork at Macworld, Leopard is essentially complete. The stuff they're seeding to developers lacks some things that we won't see until it's officially unveiled. I'm not sure about the Video iPod, but it would be a nice accessory to a simple OS announcement, and that's why I mention it. I would say the only thing to hold me to is Leopard on the 20th. That's just a hunch, though, and I have nothing to back it up other than the Apple Recon article. As far as the iPod goes, I simply think the technology is there and the iPod line needs a refresh.

If the February 20th thing is true, count on invites going out to press on the 13th. When the Mac Mini and the iPod Hi-Fi were announced, the invites were sent out exactly one week prior.

 

[Peace]

Well, the February 20th date is based on an Apple Recon article. From what my "friend of a friend" has told me, who also knew there was going to be no iLife or iWork at Macworld, Leopard is essentially complete. The stuff they're seeding to developers lacks some things that we won't see until it's officially unveiled. I'm not sure about the Video iPod, but it would be a nice accessory to a simple OS announcement, and that's why I mention it. I would say the only thing to hold me to is Leopard on the 20th. That's just a hunch, though, and I have nothing to back it up other than the Apple Recon article. As far as the iPod goes, I simply think the technology is there and the iPod line needs a refresh.

If the February 20th thing is true, count on invites going out to press on the 13th. When the Mac Mini and the iPod Hi-Fi were announced, the invites were sent out exactly one week prior.

So you're basing your whole theory on a rumor site?

Man..

I will say from my vantage point Apple is definitely holding out certain parts of Leopard from developers.I can see them.