“Since Apple announced Leopard last year during WWDC, MacOSXRumors obtained reports on two major features in the next release of Mac OS X. The first is a redesigned Finder making extensive use of Spotlight and the second is the inclusion [of] virtualization software. Recently sources have been indicating that Leopard will feature easy collaborative work throughout the OS,” Alexandros Roussos reports for MacOSXRumors. “The main idea is that it will be possible to declare a document as available for collaborative use over a network or Internet. Users who want to work on this document will be able to connect and work simultaneously on it. Modifications made by each user will be updated in real time for all connected users.”
“MacOSXRumors has also obtained what could be precise information about release timeframe of Mac OS X Leopard and iWork ‘07. Both of them will probably be released in January 2007, during the annual MacWorld SF opening,” Roussos reports.
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Say, isn’t this “collaborative work throughout the OS” concept the very thing Microshaft just announced it was DROPPING from the first iteration of VISTA?
Bend over, MS. Here it COMES!
“Probably?”
I can say, “probably ______” all day long.
Give or take a month or two, and you’re right five out of 12 months.
agreed with “TheConfuzed1”
“precise” and “probably” don’t exactly go together.
It makes sense that Apple is going to introduce Leopard at MWSF with immediate shipping. At this point, it doesn’t really matter what Leopard can do, 2007 is supposed to be the year that Apple scores BIG. Q2, following the Christmas quarter as it does, almost always slumps. The revenue boost Leopard will produce will mean back to back screaming quarters, and will diminish anything Microsoft does with its Vista rollout.
It’s a mad, mad world when confusion and realism agree with each other.
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Realist only appear real because everyone else is confused.
Can’t be sure about this.
Wasn’t it not too long ago that developers were complaining they didn’t have enough time between the rapid-fire releases of OS X.
Then with Tiger, Apple gave developers so much time, most developers were Tiger-ready with compatible apps before Tiger was ever released.
If Leopard is beta’d in August, that gives developers, what…less than 5 months before MWSF.
Interesting question.
You guys are harsh…
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I think he means the source gave precise info, and that he thinks the source is probably correct.
“Surprised Apple has chose a similar time frame for releasing Leopard as Windows has for Vista”.
Ha! ‘Similar time frame’. The time frame for Vista has been 2000-2006.
What could look like a redesigned Finder to ? I’m wondering.
Launching at the same time as VISTA will give rise to millions of articles that will be ranking VISTA as 5.5 out of 10 and Leopard 9.5.
Roll it on, Leopard is going to become a juggernaut that crushes VISTA on every measure barring large corporates. And even they will start to take notice as..
Surprised at Apple?
They mentioned this a few months ago. They were going to embarrass MS. This was planned well in advance.
Guess you didn’t watch last MacWorld. Whatever.
iWork ’07 to be released at MWSF in January, well isn’t that a change from the norm.
Collaborative software is totally feasible now (and has been around since Panther), SubEthaEdit is a case in point and a great piece of software.
However applications would have to be rewritten to take advantage of collaboration, so you ain’t gonna be able to share InDesign, or Word docs.
I expect that Pages & Keynote will have this when the next upgrade ships.
Im thinking they are going to release a Pages Pro edition at Macworld.
something to compete head on with Adobe.
u heard it here first.
It makes perfect sense for Apple to release Leopard around the same time that Vista is released. As the Vista release draws closer, Microsoft will be spending vast amounts of money on publicity.. undoubtedly, they will try to make this release a bigger event than Windows 95. This will result in a lot of news coverage for Vista. Most news sources that report on Vista will a) compare it to the previous version of Windows, and b) compare it to the “competition”; OS X.
By holding out a little longer to release Leopard, Apple will have more time to refine it and add functionality. In particular, look for Leopard’s visual presentation to be stunning. The Vista publicity machine will then also publicize Leopard, and look for Leopard to get an extensive amount of free media exposure as a result.
delays are okay when its apple, terrible news when its microsoft.
LOL.
No one knows all the functions Apple drops off its OS before it is finally released.
Top secret.
“Recently sources have been indicating that Leopard will feature easy collaborative work throughout the OS,”
If only 2% of the market has an Apple very few people can use this.
If it works with Windows too, then why would an Windows user need to switch to Apple?
I wouldn’t be surprised if SubethaEdit developers are working with Apple. As far as the release schedule, Vista is a moving target now heading towards the 2nd qtr 2007 for general distribution. Apple has been on schedule with Leopard. A few months ago I heard an Apple programming head at a college seminar mention late 2006 early 2007 for Leopard.
Hopefully Apple will release a full iWork suite to rival MS Office, and price it fairly!
And also something to rival Adobe/Photoshop etc
@ Macfanboy #12
If Apple does ship Leopard in January, having launched it at WWDC in a couple of months time, not only will it be on schedule, it will probably be ahead of schedule (given that I thought the release was supposed to be in April 2007).
Whereas Vista was launched as a brand nearly a year ago, and is still 9 months from shipping and is still having features removed.
But thanks for your trollish contribution.
I don’t normally do this, but my magic word is “Children”: which pretty much sums up some of the Windows droids who come on here with their half-assed opinions which match their half-assed operating system.
Hmmm…sounds very cool and hopefully very enticing to the enterprise. It’s crazy because Microsoft bought Groove last year which I thought would give them this capability without much effort. Once again Apple will show just how more nimble they can be than Microsoft. It’s like a snow speeder swarming around an AT-AT.
Secret Agent Man….
“If only 2% of the market has an Apple very few people can use this. If it works with Windows too, then why would an Windows user need to switch to Apple?”
Because you could outfit everyone in you organisation with macs. You know, if you had a few small offices in various States, or people who travel alot etc, and if there is a need to work collaboratively.
Market share is completely irrelevant to the concept.
MDN readers seem to forget that MS Sharepoint services has been around since 2003; easily allowing document collaboration. Net Meeting has been included free for at LEAST five years and allows desktop & application sharing, whiteboarding, chat, etc. in a peer to peer fashion. Apple is in no way breaking new ground; instead they’re way late to the table.
Reality Check quit telling the Macdroids the truth.
They think everything Apple does is the first and has never been done before. Macdroids wear their Appleblinders and rose tinted glasses and just can´t understand why billions of people work effectively with Windows computers every day.
Macs are cool for sure; but lets get real people.