“Apple this month is simultaneously putting the final touches on a pair critical operating system updates — one that will close out an era in Mac computing and a second that will signify fresh beginnings,” Slash Lane reports for AppleInsider.
“Expected to be released first is Mac OS X 10.4.11, which is likely to stand as the Tiger operating system’s final curtain call,” Lane reports.
“Meanwhile, Apple is also inching closer to unleashing its next-generation Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard operating system, due on the market by the end of October,” Lane reports.
Details about each build in the full article here.
Leopard is going to be awesome. The only thing I wish it had was ZFS and full disk encryption.
Can’t wait for Leopard. I need to clean out my macs and a OS install is a good opportunity.
…May be TimaMachine has it?…
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ZFS? Zune Filling Squirt? WHY
ZFS – Zettabyte File System
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zfs
and http://www.sun.com/2004-0914/feature/
for a start at more information
Nothing Zune related.
All the new advertised features aside, I am worried about the possibility Apple will be trying to introduce some DRM scheme of their own that is built right into the OS. Some of their recent actions in limiting media types on their devices have left me cold. I’ll be holding off on buying Leopard until the hype has worn off and the true underbelly of the beast is known.
apple does not limit media types on devices, the only media ipods will not play i wmv assclown
Apple doesn’t limit formats. It uses only open standards. WMA is not an openstandard, but aac is.
Hey Brau,
How many of you MicroSoft employees have .Mac accounts?
Brau is worried because iTunes won’t sell the right kind of DRM.
DON’T BUY LEOPARD!!! IT MIGHT HAVE BAD STUFF IN IT! BUY VISTA INSTEAD!!! YOU CAN TRUST M$…
Yeah… riiiight buddy. Hold off on buying 10.5 until you can run it on your Dell.
Hey guys lighten up, so Brau was wrong it doesn’t mean that he/she is a troll, just wrong. “Too err is human to forgive is devine.” How about a bit of common decency huh?
What’s this “end of an era” and “start of an era” stuff? I can understand saying that about the switch-over from OS 9 to OSX … even though it wasn’t until 10.2 that the basic dream was realized. Sure … it gets better with every full release. But Leopard will not be “that much better” than Tiger … better, OK, but not THAT much so. Yes, chances are pretty good I’ll be buying a Family Pack early! It doesn’t have to be revolutionary to be worth buying.
Dave
Aww, the poor Mac lemmings got their noses all out of joint when their RDF showed a crack. These poor delusional iFollowers think the only way DRM can be applied is through software, as they so adeptly notice MS has done. They ignore the DRM already in iTunes and ignore the fact that the TV won’t stream anything other than H264 via iTunes. They tell themselves that locking the user out of the iPhone, iPod Touch, TV, while supporting Web2.0 instead of native apps, is not a form of DRM designed to allow Apple – and only Apple – to control digital content at their will. They ignore the inability to use WiFi on any of these devices to share normal files (despite the fact they all run OSX) and conclude it cannot be DRM based.
No, they think Apple is fighting for their rights as a consumer in some fictional war against MicroSoft. Apple couldn’t be a profit driven company at all. Never!! And why was it Apple didn’t supply any ability to make *custom* ringtones? … so they could sell you them instead while protecting their content.
Listen up iKoolAid Fanciers, it will go like this: Apple will someday release major movies, along with the current spate of TV and video for consumption on your Mac, TV, iPhone, and iPod, but you will not be allowed to use it on anything else or even transfer it *because the hardware won’t allow it*. If you try to do anything they don’t like, iTunes will shut down or the player you are using will flat out refuse to output the “protected” media. Leopard will likely be the final and most important piece of their distribution network that ties the whole distribution system together. All that remains to be seen is when they put all the pieces together, which will trail the release of Leopard.
@ Brau –
Someone, a Mac user, just stood ground for you, and all you could do was rub their nose in it.
Is it any wonder that most Mac user’s despise your type, the type, who gets their jollies and mental fulfillment by out on Apple Mac orientated boards, wetting their pants with pubescent and insignificant retorts.
Now, I would like you to turn off the computer. please go and stand in front of a mirror, look at yourself for a while and contemplate – try to see beyond the reflected image, get past the self loathing, behold the entity before you, that, which you, understand to be you, reflect upon the emotions and feelings that flood into your consciousness.
Do you like what you see? is it scary? – Let yourself see and perceive yourself as others see and perceive you, is it an insightful and thought provoking sort of self refection.
To be honest, we see and reflect upon you, as a lonely, scared and somewhat pitiful character, in need of counsel and, maybe a little bit of love.
Now that you are a little bit more understanding of your own self, feel free to post back here … We understand your problem and together we will work through it.
Good luck.
SKY LARK
There is nothing wrong with a company making money, Brau. Apple’s choices most often result in a better user experience. There’s not just a war with MS, but with all the competitors who make decisions for various reasons, often will little to no thought except profitability and not completely ruining the user experience. Notice how Real has kind of disappeared off the scene. They didn’t go quietly and are still trying to come back. That’s war, kid. Casualties, dynamic equilibria, more casualties. I know what side I’d fight for. At least if Apple shot me in the back, I’d probably really enjoy it and recommend it to my friends.
Alright, let’s put the knives down. The fact that the Window boy is on here is sign that there is hope for him. But that’s not why I’m typing.
How far in advance does Apple typically put the OS up for sale? I unfortunately didn’t discover Macs until about 2 weeks before Tiger came out (I paid my $10 or whatever and they sent it when it came out).
to: Walter Chillum
Well done bud couldnt have said it better… I thought there wasnt any decent apple fans out their..
to: SKY LARK
Again well done… I`m getting sick of all this crap MS Vs Apple… Like what you like and thats it… Some people that use PCs and some that use Macs need to take a chill pill.. l love apple products but carnt afford it… But l also like the PC for my gaming.. … anyway bud its nice to see a friendly mac fan..
I switch from xp about 13 months ago to a mac both have good points but I will say I have used my mac without software problems and hardware problems upgrade have been easy not like my other 3 windows computer I just use them for storage for tivo.
one day l`ll be able to get one..
I had a dream about Brau ..I saw a large and nauseating pile of shat ..there atop the large pile was a talking head. It was Brau ..lips moving like the blades of an attic fan and out of the attic fan came forth more shat for the pile. Soon there would be no more Brau. I saw some people moving toward Brau to try and save him from himself but their legs weren’t working right being a dream and all and it didn’t look like Brau was going to make it. I knew then and there Brau was going to become his own victim. I couldn’t look away. Then, Brau become his own victim ..goodbye, Brau.
Though his remark was crafty and ill directed.
I, a Mac user – must say, that iTunes is this sort of demon that Brau speaks. Brau’s remark is quite well stated. Not to defending him but to be fair here; his comment is valid too. Yet – I am not afraid. Legitimacy is where it is at. The time or piracy shall end.
DRM is not bad. For those Customers data that needs and wishes it.
I just want to know one thing: Will the Canon EOS 40D RAW format be supported after these updates?