Comments on: OS X 10.5 Delayed

By: Joel

Joel — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:45:53 +0000

Co announced that iPhone has already passed several of its required certification tests and is on schedule to ship in late June as planned. “However, iPhone contains the most sophisticated software ever shipped on a mobile device, and finishing it on time has not come without a price — we had to borrow some key software engineering and QA resources from our Mac OS X team, and as a result we will not be able to release Leopard at our Worldwide Developers Conference in early June as planned

By: john

john — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 10:18:23 +0000

and why do you think apple acquired next in 97 for $500m ??????????????????
makes me wonder. there aint to next anymore next is apple.

By: Peter S

Peter S — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:06:04 +0000

I hate to break it to you – but Jobs not Woz was behind NeXt – in his years when he was ousted from Apple.

By: dfc

dfc — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 23:06:49 +0000

Yes back to milk cows….
& Yes we all have features now that will be in 10.5 upgrade (not OS XI),
Infact my os look years ahead of 10.5 anyhoot,
Yes we will still be aqua…
And yes third-party software manufacture’s will show them the way to OS X.VI

Ah the old days when I was localizing OS 6 & 7…

But OS X.IV or V still kicks buttocks Huh!!!! My latest up time on a machine that runs a heavy work load all day and into most of the night is 63 days… I’d like to see Vista or any other OS do that running Graphics, 2D and 3D + Film applications… Oh and I restart the machine, it actually does what I want not what it wants. I have another net machine and that is reaching 267 Days of up time and it surfs everyday all day.. Hmmmm… Hey widows lover… Put that in your pipe and let Apple smoke ya a little more… Oh did I mention tongue stuck out we not only have the faster better os faster better and sexier hardware that you guy are only constantly emulating, well trying too… What are you even doing here probably just dreaming Apple huh..

[By the way I agree with Ariel 10.4.9 will show the way...]!

Oh… And about NeXT wasn’t it, by the way, the other Steve not Jobs that made NeXT… the same guy that invented the apple os as well as the hardware… Jobs has always only been the salesman… Woz i’m sure is in the background so you cannot really complain about NeXT coz OS X is Woz’s OS as well.. And Steve is again just the Peddler… Frontman…

By: Ariel

Ariel — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:38:51 +0000

yeah theres rumors that apple is intergrating stuff thats been around for a while, well you can say that but its not really true for example ichat, you can download a add on version online that they claim looks like the next ichat thats coming with leopard, but guess what its not only kind of wacky it makes you machine crash ramdonly, i tell you because i fell for it, also leopard is an upgrade not like some sites claim is a all new operating system, also release date its on time, as soon as you see apple release 10.4.9 update that mean there getting your machine ready for leopard and then you should see the site taking pre orders withing days for it

By: LinuxVegas

LinuxVegas — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:02:12 +0000

As far as the new OS X from apple, which is not a simple upgrade, but rather a whole new set of code the will make better use of the intel chips thus, allowing you to do a true 64 bit multitasking, just like tiger is doing now.
But with Leopard we will see more tools for developers and amateurs alike willing to take time and make stable appz for the intel architecture. at the keynotes presented in las vegas, Jobs stated that Leopard will be launched in Spring 2007. if nothing stops the final packaging of the product that is.
Inside sources put the final launch around march 27, 2007.
Not bad considering that Apple has tried to block the actual day. Hope my sources can keep me up to date as to the final day when we closer to the march deadline for the development and marketing teams.
Apple is also considering adding more drivers for existing and up coming hardware which is also shared by windows machines. another proof that apple doesn’t just want to take the windows user market share, but they want to make microsoft the second choice for your personal computers whether for personal use or business. Apple has been getting hardware manufacturers to detail the future additions to the Mac family of peripherals & hardware. those hardware includes T.V. tunners, HD capable of course. along with many addon PCI Xpress flavors of the all too known PCI architecture we all love to hate. But Apple, just like anything Jobs wants to introduce to the Computer Industry, Will be dealing with the PCI-E interface, a rather smart move since Leopard will be able to take advantage of the new code in addressing the bus for more than just video, Such advantages will be in the research field and mission critical applications.
At this time all of this is beign worked out, but the future is real bright, not just for Apple’s stock holders, but for the consumers who yearn of a day without a bloated OS that crashes more than, well the crush test dummies or buster for that matter. You know Who I’m talking about.
2007 will be a very interesting year, considering the new deals beign made for the post launch of Leopard.

By: John Sawyer

John Sawyer — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:39:54 +0000

max (#34) is right–at the bottom of Apple’s Leopard web page, it says “Coming spring 2007″. But if anyone remembers most of Apple’s other OS X release dates, though that can mean any time between March 21 and June 21, usually Apple releases in the last few days of any announced timespan. But it seems Apple is timing Leopard’s release in some relation to Longhorn/Vista’s release to the general public (Vista’s business version is already available), so this may be another factor that alters Apple’s usual release pattern (translation: Leopard stands a chance of being released earlier than the last week of spring).

As for the influence of NeXT on OS X, check out this link for someone’s take on it; though he points the finger at Avie Tevanian as being the big pusher for NeXT being the basis of OS X (notwithstanding dorian’s observations about things in the NeXT OS that haven’t yet made it into OS X), Tevanian wouldn’t have been able to have that kind of influence unless Steve Jobs gave it to him–Jobs has been the moving force behind the NeXT/OS X merger (duh).

http://daringfireball.net/2003/07/the_good_the_bad_and_the_avie

By: max

max — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:26:01 +0000

It plainly states that it will be released in spring at the bottom of the Mac OS X page on apples website.

By: amacc

amacc — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:04:55 +0000

John
“I wouldn’t doubt for a second that they want to concern themselves with more than just Disney’s movies before they launch their video-on-demand product”

Steve Jobs owns 7% of Disney! He is the BIGGEST single share holder.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 01:16:07 +0000

I just ordered a new MacBook by phone (in the UK) and was told by the rather chirpy Irish guy that all Macs would be shipping with Leopard “by January” ie in the next few weeks… When I queried this, he didn’t give any explanation as to how he knew, but was confident enough in it to offer me a free upgrade later if it didn’t come out then. Which is nice :)