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Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" Completed Development!

appleinsider.com — A source tells AppleInsider that Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is now "finalized" and that Apple has begun to provide Leopard-related support training materials to its support staff.

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  • marcushe, on 10/13/2007, -15/+155Students, Teachers, or Academic institutions should note Leopard is only $79 for you!
    (Sure beats Windows pricing.)
  • nace33, on 10/16/2007, -8/+110Finally, I can buy something with that $100 iPhone rebate!
  • inactive, on 10/11/2007, -6/+68i'm ordering the supreme ultimate enterprise limited edition!!
  • inactive, on 10/10/2007, -6/+55Torrent or didn't happen (calm down fan boys i'm just kidding)
  • jackyyll, on 10/16/2007, -6/+51I don't know, do you have any money? Do you even have hands!?
  • kajoob, on 10/10/2007, -8/+43It's the middle of October and Apple said Leopard would be out this month. Now that is some killer inside info. I hope they don't go after AppleInsider because of this dynamite leak!
  • nakile, on 10/10/2007, -4/+32Stuff that would cost $500 dollars in Windows Vista.
  • Bamborzled, on 10/16/2007, -4/+30"Unix / Linux based systems"

    Like Mac OS X, right?
  • eboy, on 10/10/2007, -16/+40welcome to the future..
  • chrisgeleven, on 10/10/2007, -0/+23No. The only way to get OS X and iLife bundled together is on a new Mac.

    When you buy a retail copy of OS X, it does not include iLife.
  • stalefries, on 10/10/2007, -3/+23Well, I ran out of time to comment, but it seems that the deal is even sweeter than that! Looking at the college student pricing for Tiger, it shows up as $69. Link:
    http://store.apple.com/1-800-780-5009/WebObjects/E ...
  • inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+21Dugg for avatar!
  • Alfdog, on 10/10/2007, -1/+20a little too cocky
  • skoles, on 10/10/2007, -5/+23Exactly. So many morons were going to put it towards an iPod Nano when they had an iPhone already.
  • Wargalas, on 10/10/2007, -1/+19Each with a buck and a quarter. Jill came down with $2.50...the WHORE!
  • manitoba98xp, on 10/10/2007, -2/+20The problem here is if you consider XP => XP SP1 to be as significant an update as Tiger => Leopard. From the Mac community, at least, that would be a resounding NO. Apple has a very different release schedule than Microsoft. Microsoft has major updates every five or six years, if XP => Vista is any indication. Apple releases major updates every 2 or 3 years. Microsoft releases a few service packs between releases, Apple equivalently releases point updates (10.4.1, 10.4.2, etc), which are also free. They both also release security updates as necessary between those.

    Also, believe it or not, you don't _have_ to update. Mac users often do because of new functionality they're willing to pay for. If you aren't, don't. Simple as that.

    I should also point out that you're quoting Windows OEM prices. Since we're talking about buying a copy in the store, retail prices are more appropriate. I believe that the retail price for Vista Ultimate is several hundred dollars.
  • dtham, on 10/16/2007, -0/+16I don't wanna know how he's typing then...
  • deadbaby, on 10/10/2007, -3/+19Windows does the same thing with thumbs.db, desktop.ini and the RECYCLED folder. On OSX you can disable .DS_STORE & .Tashes creation with a util called OynX. The only drawback is you will lose the ability to remember saved views (icon placements, custom backgrounds, etc) in those folders.
  • marcushe, on 10/10/2007, -3/+18More technical overview of Leopard's new features:
    http://developer.apple.com/leopard/overview/
  • stalefries, on 10/10/2007, -3/+18Woot. I completely forgot about that. $50 is a big chunk for a discount. For a while, I though I would put off Leopard until I can save up a bit more. Hmm, maybe I can put it on my Christmas list?
  • towlie, on 10/12/2007, -0/+15Duck snorkel fire truck paper record.
  • FDL1, on 10/10/2007, -3/+17As a student, MSDNAA gave me Windows XP for free... (Vista Business is also free, but it's Vista Business)
  • JaceMO, on 10/10/2007, -0/+14(From the Site)
    Update: MacRumors notes that Apple may have yet to declare a build of Leopard Gold Master despite what it may be doing to prep its employees for launch. Internal builds are reportedly "still progressing" with more definitive word on a GM build expected in a few days.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -9/+23No, ***** you.
  • TheFinaleofSeem, on 10/10/2007, -0/+12Bury all caps-addicted asshats with stupid comments.
  • jackyyll, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11Sorta like that..
  • hotdamn, on 10/10/2007, -0/+10It already is.
  • etx313, on 10/10/2007, -2/+12They are gonna ride this wagon into the ground. Good thing it's a freaking sweeeet wagon.
  • natenovs, on 10/11/2007, -0/+9as a masters student in CS, I can say, use the reply button!
  • ttamshadbolt, on 10/10/2007, -1/+10But your missing out on the extra media features! You need the supreme ultimate enterprise chuck norris limited edition
  • thewfirestarter, on 10/10/2007, -3/+12Typical ignorant troll. "Welcome to the future" is the line Steve Jobs gave when he announced the Apple II, and the crowd went ***** nuts.

    Even if you don't like Apple, most geeks have seen that video.
  • Burn, on 10/15/2007, -1/+10What's wrong with Vista Business? I'm no fan of Vista, but as far as the SKUs go, Business would have to be second best. Unless you're using XP MCE 2005, it's going to be at least equivalent to your current XP.
  • captjc, on 10/10/2007, -6/+15God I am sick and tired of this Point Release BS. It is only a "point release" because that is how they decided to number it. Would you still be bitching if 10.5 was named MacOS 2007.

    Technically Windows 3.1, 3.11 were all just point releases to Windows 3.0
    Windows 98 (v4.10.1998), 98SE (A paid-for service pack v4.10.2222) and ME (v4.90) were just point releases to Windows 95 (v4.00).
    Guess what, Windows XP (v5.1) is also a point release to Windows 2000 (v5.00)

    Maybe you should be bitching for paying for those too
  • AZooYorkMystery, on 10/10/2007, -2/+10Neomis, you realize X actually stands for something, don't you?
  • appleswitch, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8Waaaiit a minute... a media feature's a media feature, but the "Ultimate Extras" could be anything!... it could even be a media feature! And you know how much we want one of those.
  • daGUY, on 10/10/2007, -0/+8It's coming out this month, so no...just a few more weeks :)
  • zweben, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8They know pricing it really low is the only way they're going to get college students to pay anything for it.

    I wish more companies followed Apple's lead. Instead, companies lock down their software and try and sue the pirates... I bet lowering prices probably makes Apple more money than what they would get by putting all their effort into stopping piracy.
  • amadeusdemarzi, on 10/10/2007, -7/+14are you kidding? vista is worse than XP. Sorry, Tiger is leagues ahead of any windows version in terms of UI. Leopard is a a subtle upgrade perhaps, but very strong refinement to an already great UI.
  • energyblue, on 10/10/2007, -8/+15But how long till a copy is in my hands?
  • nakile, on 10/10/2007, -3/+10You act like Microsoft's service packs add a lot to the OS. Not really. Most all of it is security and bug fixes. By your logic XP Service Pack 2 should have had Flip 3D in it.
  • MacParrot, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7"It's windows only no one wants to work on it."
    Hold on...do you program for Windows or not? I'm guessing your college doesn't sweat teaching how to write coherent sentences.
  • Karmavs, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6because a folder's view is a property of the FOLDER, not of the computer accessing it. If I'm looking at a photo over the network, i want it to look the same as it does on my computer, and if I move the folder, I want it to do the same - I can't see any reason one would want this...
  • marioestrada, on 10/10/2007, -4/+10Depends on your internet connection -and your torrent skills-
  • wbienek, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7not bad. Im excited about the improved Text to Voice
  • zeeky, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6missed the reply button?
  • arjie, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7*****. Chuck Norris can't be 'Limited'.
  • manitoba98xp, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Apple will release OS XI when, and only when, OS X no longer serves. They moved from OS 9 to OS X because OS 9 was showing its age, and OS X offered a much more stable underpinning, and an opportunity to start over. I don't see any problems with the stable UNIX backend right now, and I don't think Apple does, either.
  • inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6With Vista speech recognition, of course.
  • inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7I'm not. I can barely wait.
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