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Currently writing about iPhone Development, GWT, Ajax, Leopard, and Java.
Don't Buy a Mac This Weekend
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Leopard, the next version of Mac OS X, is scheduled to be released this month - but, Apple hasn't formally announced a release date yet. This might seem unimportant, except that the announcement date has traditionally been the start date for the Mac OS Up-To-Date Program. This program lets you get a copy of the new OS for a small shipping/handling fee ($10-$20) on any new Mac purchases before the actual OS release date. If you buy a new Mac before the announcement (like this weekend), you get to pay full price for the upgrade.
Looking back at history...
Panther (10.3): Announced: Wednesday October 8, 2003 / Released: Friday October 24, 2003 @ 8:00pm
Up-To-Date: $19.95 for purchases after October 8
Tiger (10.4): Announced: Tuesday April 12, 2005 / Released: Friday April 29, 2005 @ 6:00pm
Up-To-Date: $9.95 for purchases after April 12
So looking forward, my prediction is:
Leopard (10.5): Announced: Tuesday, October 9, 2007 / Released: Friday, October 26, 2007 @ 6:00pm
Up-To-Date: $9.95 for purchases after October 9 (link not active yet - but it will be!)
And while we're having fun... : )
Tabby (10.6): Announced: Tuesday, April 5, 2010 / Released: Friday, April 23, 2010 @ 6:00pm
Up-To-Date: $29.95 for purchases after April 5 (my in-house economist says rampant inflation is coming...)
And while we're on the topic of Leopard, I am looking forward to the new features in Objective-C 2.0: garbage collection, properties, and x-ray debugging.
(Updated 10/4/07: forgot that Puma was 10.1's codename. Changed 10.6 to Tabby...)
(Updated 10/10/07: no announcement yet - looks like my prediction was off. Next Tuesday, perhaps? Keep an eye on the Apple PR RSS feed.)
Looking back at history...
Panther (10.3): Announced: Wednesday October 8, 2003 / Released: Friday October 24, 2003 @ 8:00pm
Up-To-Date: $19.95 for purchases after October 8
Tiger (10.4): Announced: Tuesday April 12, 2005 / Released: Friday April 29, 2005 @ 6:00pm
Up-To-Date: $9.95 for purchases after April 12
So looking forward, my prediction is:
Leopard (10.5): Announced: Tuesday, October 9, 2007 / Released: Friday, October 26, 2007 @ 6:00pm
Up-To-Date: $9.95 for purchases after October 9 (link not active yet - but it will be!)
And while we're having fun... : )
Tabby (10.6): Announced: Tuesday, April 5, 2010 / Released: Friday, April 23, 2010 @ 6:00pm
Up-To-Date: $29.95 for purchases after April 5 (my in-house economist says rampant inflation is coming...)
And while we're on the topic of Leopard, I am looking forward to the new features in Objective-C 2.0: garbage collection, properties, and x-ray debugging.
(Updated 10/4/07: forgot that Puma was 10.1's codename. Changed 10.6 to Tabby...)
(Updated 10/10/07: no announcement yet - looks like my prediction was off. Next Tuesday, perhaps? Keep an eye on the Apple PR RSS feed.)
