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Tiger Release Date?

Friday October 15, 2004 1:25 pm PDT by Arnold Kim
Several sites are reporting that Amazon is listing a release date of March 31, 2005 for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).

Amazon has frequently posted unofficial release dates on pre-release items, and this likely does not represent any inside knowledge.

Apple first announced Tiger at WWDC 2004 and stated that it would be released in the first half of 2005.

Update: Amazon.com has removed the March 31st release date. The product page now reads, "This item is not stocked or has been discontinued."
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dizastor
96 months ago
can't wait to shell out another $129 to help Apple's profit margins.
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mattster16
96 months ago
I can't wait! Actually Panther is working fine for me, but some of the features sound interesting. ($129 interesting? not sure yet.) But go Apple!
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zelmo
96 months ago
I bet they just picked a date (which happens to fall smack dab in the middle of Apples 1H2005 target) to put on the product so they begin taking pre-orders. Most people aren't going to order it without a release date.
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Toeknee
96 months ago
Hmm time to renew the Apple OS Subscription. I'll keep paying it as long as the OS keeps kicking ass!
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Macaddicttt
96 months ago
I don't think that the release date is real (Amazon usually isn't right for these sorts of things), but that sounds like a nice release date. With a little luck, Apple's real release date will be that or earlier.

And shouldn't this be Page 2? Amazon posting a release date before Apple doesn't sound like a real solid rumor.
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jimsowden
96 months ago
Another retread of a post from days ago on Macrumors.
2 Days ago!
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=92902&highlight=tiger+release
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arn
96 months ago

Another retread of a post from days ago on Macrumors.
2 Days ago!
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=92902&highlight=tiger+release


yeah... was submitted a few days ago, but not posted since it seemed inaccurate. Posted now because other sites have picked up on it and reporting it as truth.

arn
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johnnyjibbs
96 months ago
That date must just have been plucked out of thin air by Amazon. Can't imagine Apple would be too please though - it could potentially prevent people from buying Macs in February and early March, as people will not want to shell out for a computer knowing that a new OS costing $129 will be imminent.
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nesbitt_a
96 months ago
On a Wednesday??!
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Poff
96 months ago

That date must just have been plucked out of thin air by Amazon. Can't imagine Apple would be too please though - it could potentially prevent people from buying Macs in February and early March, as people will not want to shell out for a computer knowing that a new OS costing $129 will be imminent.


They did provide a free upgrade path to Panther for those had bought it withing a couple of months before the release. Many people probably don't know that, tho..
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