Apple Mac OS X Tiger Launch Events, and More...
Apple is hosting Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger release events around the world tonight to celebrate the launch of Mac OS X Tiger.
Attend the world premiere event at all Apple stores, Friday, April 29, 6:00 p.m. to midnight, for a hands-on introduction to Tiger. With more than 200 new features, it's the most advanced Mac OS ever. Win a PowerBook G4, an iPod or other prizes.*
Scratch-off Instant win cards are being handed out at the door of official Apple Stores with prizes including iTunes songs, 10% Off Purchases, iPods and PowerBooks. Discounts are only good for tonight.
A full list of prizes and odds of winning are provided by Apple based on your store here (PDF).
This Forum thread offers user experiences and photos from their local events.
More Tiger Tidbits
- Quicktime 7 H.264 encoded Trailers from Apple
- Java 2 SE 5.0 Release 1 - Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Release 1 provides support for J2SE 5.0 on Mac OS X 10.4.
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