“Concerns that Apple Inc.’s next-generation Leopard operating [system] has fallen behind schedule are overblown, according to one Wall Street analyst, who says checks indicated the software is rapidly approaching completion,” Katie Marsal reports for AppleInsider.
“In a report distributed to clients on Monday, American Technology Research analyst Shaw Wu downplayed a recent report from Taiwanese-based DigiTimes, which speculated that Apple may push the release out to October in order to increase support for dual-booting Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Vista,” Marsal reports.
“‘From our analysis, we believe these concerns are overdone and believe that Mac OS X Leopard will ship on time in the ‘Spring’ timeframe, or Apple’s June quarter,’ he wrote. ‘Our sources indicate that Apple’s latest beta build has made noticeable improvements in stability and functionality from previous builds and that Apple is likely one or two upcoming builds away from reaching ‘final candidate’ stage to be released for manufacturing,'” Marsal reports.
Marsal reports, “Wu noted that Spring technically runs from around March 20 to June 20 every year, which would give Apple nearly three more months to meet its self-imposed ship deadline. However, he acknowledged that a concerns amongst developers is that they are still in the dark on the software’s ‘top secret’ feature set.”
Full article here.
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Apple to postpone Mac OS X Leopard until October in order to support Windows Vista? – March 23, 2007
“Concerns that Apple Inc.’s next-generation Leopard operating [system] has fallen behind schedule are overblown”
Overblown? How about just plain false.
“Take the Dashboard, for example, introduced in Tiger. What would an outside developer have to add there? It’s in its own category.”
{cough*Konfabulator*cough}
I love getting overblown.
Jumbo,
Apple’s not about to sign up for the support nightmare of windows apps. You can either boot into Windows, or run it under parallels. Either way, once you’re running a windows app, you’re on your own.
-jcr
Jumbo,
Apple’s not about to sign up for the support nightmare of windows apps. You can either boot into Windows, or run it under parallels. Either way, once you’re running a windows app, you’re on your own.
-jcr
Jumbo,
Apple’s not about to sign up for the support nightmare of windows apps. You can either boot into Windows, or run it under parallels. Either way, once you’re running a windows app, you’re on your own.
-jcr
Jumbo,
Apple’s not about to sign up for the support nightmare of windows apps. You can either boot into Windows, or run it under parallels. Either way, once you’re running a windows app, you’re on your own.
-jcr
The secret feature will be the ability to run Windoz programs w/o Windows. No more viruses clogging up the net.
That’s the top secret feature.
MDN secret word “note”, as in note who said if first:
JLT 3/26/07 11:50 CST
“DLMeyer – the Voice of G.L.Horton’s Stage Page”
Weird…or what?
Jeffrey, if it is true that 10.5 will allow users to run Windows programs simultaneously with all Mac prgrams without any sacrifice in speed or functionality then there will be no need for Microsoft. Right? What wil the nation do with all those unemployed persons?
ChrissyOne, get your facts right! Apple did not copy Konfabulator, they’ve been doing it since 1984!
Read more about it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desk_Accessory
Yes Apple has been in it for years, that’s why they are ahead in making it super simple for anybody to create their own widgets.
You guys should please have that link handy to give to any other punk that says Apple copied Konfabulator.
Konfabulator may in turn have been based on Apple’s Desk Accessories [1], first released in 1984 with the original Macintosh. Desk Accessories, similar to widgets, were small mini-applications that operated on a user’s desktop. After the introduction of System 7 and cooperative multitasking the necessity of creating Desk Accessories was removed and developers were encouraged to create applications instead. The OS continued to support them, for backward compatability, until the switch to Mac OS X (In fact, the Calculator desk accessory remained in the Mac OS up until OS 9, 17 years without an update).
The code bases for Konfabulator and Dashboard are also different: whereas Konfabulator uses XML and JavaScript to generate Widgets, Dashboard uses HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Objective C.
Read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashboard_(software)
The cat’s in the bag.
I never said Apple copied Konfabulator.
Am I still a punk?
Yeah, but based on what you wrote below, you are saying they copied Konfabulator.
“Take the Dashboard, for example, introduced in Tiger. What would an outside developer have to add there? It’s in its own category.”
{cough*Konfabulator*cough}
I’m still waiting for the features that will want me want to plunk down 130 bucks to put it on my powermac…
No I wasn’t. I was merely implying that an outside developer may have something to add. Humorously, I might add.
Please don’t put words in my mouth. Or anything else for that matter.
And get a sense of humor.
If I recall correctly Apple has access to all the Windows XP tech from the last patent etc swap with Microsoft so yes maybe Apple will get OSX to run XP apps.
This would be such a killer because:
Universally reports are that Vista is poor
There’s no XP option with new PCs
Macs would be cheaper for computer buyers as no need to replace XP apps
That’s why the developers don’t need to know about the secret feature, it doesn’t affect Mac developers at all.
This really is a window of opportunity for Apple and yet it can be one time. Apple won’t get the APIs for Vista so within a couple of years when new Vista PCs begin to add up to a large installed base the opportunity will be gone.
Yes this has all been said before but wouldn’t it be great if it actually happened.
…you were not saying Apple copied it. I hope more people get to know about this, including Paul Thurrott.
If the ability to seamlessly run Windows is the only top secret feature I will be extremely disappointed. I could care less about running a peice of junk on my beautiful machine. That will increase future Mac sales, but will do just about nothing for most people who are already Mac users.
I certainly that 10.5 is release by June 2007. The thought of Leopard being labeled “Son of Vista” is way to scary to imagine.
…that having Mac OS X run Windows programs might kill over the development of some mac apps?
Read this article well and think well afterwards.
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/0506.redbox1.html
It’s amazing how excited you get when you hear that mac os x will run Windows apps. Whether it’s “YAY! BOOTCAMP” or “YAY! WINDOWS APPS”, nothing makes an apple fanboy lose his juice like the announcement that they will have yet ANOTHER way to use Windows on their machine.
Apple would kinda be dead without Windows, huh?
“Take the CoverFlow, for example, introduced in iTunes 7. What would an outside developer have to add there? It’s in its own category.”
{cough*CoverFlow by SteelSkies*cough}
@ Jedi Master
re: Apple would kinda be dead without Windows, huh?
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I think the point is, and what gets us “Apple Fanboys” excited, is that the ability to run Windblows apps on the Mac natively would just be another nail in the M$ coffin.