The next version of Apple Mac OS X operating system, Snow Leopard, will be released on June 8 - if one Apple-watcher's prediction is correct.
The Baltimore Sun's David Zeiler, writing in his "Apple a Day" blog, came to this conclusion by recounting recent history and examining the events schedule of San Francisco's Moscone …
I like the code name for the new release. I suppose, between pirated copies of Windows, and Red Flag Linux, they don't sell a lot of Macs in China anyways, so at least one major company isn't worried about offending the government there. (The Snow Leopard is a Tibetan national symbol.)
What on Earth does Amazon have to do with anything? They have no more information than anyone else, so those release dates are every bit as speculative as all the rest.
There's an awful lot of echo chamber/recursive reinforcement going on in this article.
Personally I rather hope Apple have learnt their lesson from Leopard and MobileMe, and will hold off until SL is properly ready rather than just trying to hit a convenient release target.
>More fangirls with wet knickers over a bit of software that will do nothing more than the last.
Yeah cus Windows 7 isn't really a fixed up version of Vista? W7 = Vista SE.
Apple have said Snow Leopard is a release that concentrates on speed and footprint. It's also featuring new components to utilise multicore better and utilise 3D hardware as if they're processors.
OSX usually retails around the £89 mark, you get all of the features as there's only one version of the OS for desktops/laptops. Contrast this with Vista which costs a fortune and sucks big time!
I really hope it's released by June 8th (or not much later). I tried to time my ADC membership purchase last year so I could get Snow Leopard for free when it came out. It expires June 18th.
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Apple's Snow Leopard set for June 8?
The next version of Apple Mac OS X operating system, Snow Leopard, will be released on June 8 - if one Apple-watcher's prediction is correct. The Baltimore Sun's David Zeiler, writing in his "Apple a Day" blog, came to this conclusion by recounting recent history and examining the events schedule of San Francisco's Moscone …
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Posted Saturday 7th March 2009 00:50 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Woohoo! #
New Mac Pro and Snow Leopard soon?
Posted Saturday 7th March 2009 00:50 GMT
Peter Taylor
Lets See #
No doubt a fever will be whipped up between now and June, hopefully I won't get mixed up in it but I probably will.
Posted Saturday 7th March 2009 00:50 GMT
Gabriel Vistica
WOW! #
That guy is GOOD!
Posted Saturday 7th March 2009 00:50 GMT
MacRat
Other predictions (guesses) #
More likely at WWDC a developer preview of Snow Leopard will be shown and the OS will be released at a later date when it is ready.
And his royal Steveness will not make an appearance...
Posted Sunday 8th March 2009 00:30 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Whoopee #
More fangirls with wet knickers over a bit of software that will do nothing more than the last.
Posted Sunday 8th March 2009 00:30 GMT
rudiedude
Poor 'ole Steve #
I'm a steve fan as much as the next guy... but poor he is not !
Posted Sunday 8th March 2009 00:30 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Mr Jobs owes it to himself to... #
do a walk on part as MC and pass his charisma on to proceedings.
The attendees probably deserve such, Apple senior team deserve it equally.
But most of all, Mr Jobs and his family deserve it more than the rest?
Maybe a Steve n Woz get2getha opening session? QT'd live?
Apple has always seemed to have heart n soul, much more than most organisations - well, to me at least.
Posted Sunday 8th March 2009 00:30 GMT
Anonymous Coward
Fail. Of bloody course they'll discuss Snow Leopard at WWDC #
however, that's not the same as it going RTM at the same time.
Posted Sunday 8th March 2009 00:30 GMT
James
Pedantic but #
As this is a uk site is that not the 6th/8th of June?
Posted Sunday 8th March 2009 09:46 GMT
Anonymous Coward
heart n soul? #
I think that was lost a few years ago before "Profit and Lock-in" turned up.
Posted Monday 9th March 2009 10:27 GMT
John Savard
What a name #
I like the code name for the new release. I suppose, between pirated copies of Windows, and Red Flag Linux, they don't sell a lot of Macs in China anyways, so at least one major company isn't worried about offending the government there. (The Snow Leopard is a Tibetan national symbol.)
Posted Monday 9th March 2009 10:27 GMT
Adam Starkey
Amazon? #
What on Earth does Amazon have to do with anything? They have no more information than anyone else, so those release dates are every bit as speculative as all the rest.
There's an awful lot of echo chamber/recursive reinforcement going on in this article.
Personally I rather hope Apple have learnt their lesson from Leopard and MobileMe, and will hold off until SL is properly ready rather than just trying to hit a convenient release target.
Posted Monday 9th March 2009 12:27 GMT
Giles Jones
@Whoopee #
>More fangirls with wet knickers over a bit of software that will do nothing more than the last.
Yeah cus Windows 7 isn't really a fixed up version of Vista? W7 = Vista SE.
Apple have said Snow Leopard is a release that concentrates on speed and footprint. It's also featuring new components to utilise multicore better and utilise 3D hardware as if they're processors.
OSX usually retails around the £89 mark, you get all of the features as there's only one version of the OS for desktops/laptops. Contrast this with Vista which costs a fortune and sucks big time!
Posted Monday 9th March 2009 15:25 GMT
Mark
Yes, but... #
Real snow leopards are cuter than any operating system:
http://snowleopardblog.com/
Posted Monday 9th March 2009 20:49 GMT
Sarah Baucom
Hope so #
I really hope it's released by June 8th (or not much later). I tried to time my ADC membership purchase last year so I could get Snow Leopard for free when it came out. It expires June 18th.
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