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Mac OS X Leopard on October 26th?

Appleinsider believes that Apple is preparing for announcements late in October, specifically between the 22nd and 27th of the month.

They specifically point to October 26th as the likely ship date for Mac OS X Leopard, but don't rule out the possibility of additional announcements near that date.

ThinkSecret also believes that Leopard will launch on or around October 26th.

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is available for pre-order at Amazon

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57 months ago
On Thursday morning, Appleinsider is reporting:

"Apple announcements brewing for late October

By AppleInsider Staff
Published: 09:00 AM EST

Apple Inc. has begun preparatory measures for significant announcements to take place during the last full week of October, AppleInsider has been told.

While sources have requested that we not go into detail regarding the specific measures being put into place, they say the announcements are likely to arrive any time between the 22nd and 27th of the month.

Obviously, such a timeframe would coincide with Apple's self-imposed release schedule for Mac OS X Leopard, which the company -- after having delayed the software once -- has promised for "October."

As of Wednesday evening, the source code to Leopard had not yet been frozen and a Gold Master had not yet been declared. However, the operating system in recent weeks has inched closer to this status with the last full builds including only one known issue.

Historically, Apple has tapped the final Friday of the month to roll out its major operating system overhauls. For instance, it launched Mac OS X Tiger on the eve of Friday, April 29, 2005.

Sources have yet to rule out the possibility that Leopard would be accompanied by additional announcements from the Cupertino-based company."
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57 months ago
Whoooo!!! GOOD NEWS!!!
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57 months ago
Woo-hoo!! We're on the Leopard countdown folks :) :cool:
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57 months ago
I have a feeling that this is only Leopard but it would be nice to be wrong.
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57 months ago

Woo-hoo!! We're on the Leopard countdown folks :) :cool:


Hypothtical::: 22 days / 8 hours / 3 minutes / 54.09 seconds.... :D What countdown... I don't know about any countdown.... :rolleyes: :apple:
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57 months ago

I have a feeling that this is only Leopard but it would be nice to be wrong.

There's a possibility that SR based MacBooks could be in the offing, and a graphics update to the MacPro is well overdue, but I'm happy if it is just Leopard :)
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57 months ago

There's a possibility that SR based MacBooks could be in the offing, and a graphics update to the MacPro is well overdue, but I'm happy if it is just Leopard :)


I'd be happy no matter what!! The more... the happier I'd be! The less... hey, I'd still be happy! :apple:
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57 months ago

"Sources have yet to rule out the possibility that Leopard would be accompanied by additional announcements from the Cupertino-based company."

Wow... that's pretty compelling. So there's still a possibility of "additional announcements" along with Leopard?

To rephrase: "Sources aren't yet certain that it's impossible that Apple will announce something other than Leopard when Leopard launches."

:rolleyes:
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57 months ago
To be truthful, I'd love to see a Apple HDTV... I know it won't happen, but hey, as Steve would say, maybe later! That'd be sweet! What about those "secret Leopard features from the earlier keynotes?? Could that be announced? :apple:
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57 months ago
Come'on 17" MBP LED backlighting, I've been holding out for you! :cool:
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