The world premiere of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, the biggest upgrade to Mac OS X, is October 26 at 6pm local time.
On that big day, the Apple Retail Store is the place to be. Visit an Apple Retails Store from 6-10pm and be the first to experience the world’s most advanced operating system.
If you’re one of the first 500 guests, you’ll go home with a special edition Leopard T-shirt.
Note: During past Mac OS X launches (10.2 Jaguar, 10.3 Panther, and 10.4 Tiger), Apple Stores have offered 10-percent discounts throughout the store with the purchase of the latest Mac OS X version or a Mac (which, of course, comes bundled with the latest Mac OS X version). At this time, while we suspect that the one-night-only 10% storewide discount will again happen (based on past history), we do not have confirmation from Apple that this will be the case with the Leopard launch.
@ Zune Tang
“Why would I wear a t-shirt that basically says “Hi. I’m a gay snob who’s too afraid to use a real computer for the real world”?”
We don’t know why you would want to wear a T-shirt like that Zune. You’ll have to decide that on your own.
I can’t be seen wearing a T-shirt outing me as a Gay Snob at my son’s wedding rehearsal dinner! Oh, wait … that’s where I’ll be at 6 PM on the 26th.
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Never mind.
Party Joe, tell us how you really feel!
My wife and I own three computers: an iBook (ours, matte), a dual G5 (mine, matte) and an Al iMac (hers, glossy). She wants to know why I’m always poaching on her iMac … it’s that big, beautiful SCREEN, of course. And she doesn’t even have the better graphics card!
I’m pretty sure you are regurgitating something you read somewhere and have little recent personal experience to draw on. I remember when CRTs were glossy, that was a different world entirely.
Dave M
I’m obviously in agreement with Dave thoughts.
My iMac sits in a well lit area, with lots of windows and light colored walls. Glare is just not an issue. Video and pictures look fantastic. I don’t understand the complaints at all.
And having been computer shopping recently for the office, it appears the whole industry is going glossy. It’s not just Apple.
I want a Leopard t-shirt! That would be worth the trip to KOP mall alone, even with the crappy traffic on the “Surekill” expressway!
You know it’s not a worthwhile discussion until Zune Tang shows up
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@Jackie O
If it’s that much of an issue, buy some cheap sticky backed plastic coating and stick it on. Here in the UK we have some called Fablon, jeeez, do we always have to hark on about the screen again. Buy it, or don’t buy it, just get over it.
I was trying to get excited about my iMac G5 speeding up when I upgrade to Leopard. Hmm, should probably about now get some more RAM too, the prices have dropped really nicely now for a 2Gb stick.
Hmm. Tricky call.
Do I stay in LA, where I can “conveniently” get to an Apple Store but so can 3 million other people? Or do I head down to quieter Orange County where I stand a better chance of being in the first 500 but have to leave work early?
Decisions, decisions…
“…an iBook (ours, matte), a dual G5 (mine, matte) and an Al iMac (hers, glossy). She wants to know why I’m always poaching on her iMac … it’s that big, beautiful SCREEN…”
Well we all know a iBook screen is tiny (and perhaps dated now so it looks old), you failed to mention the monitor on your G5 (I have a 30″ myself and wouldn’t trade it for a glossy no matter what). So since you said your wife’s Al iMac was “big” we must assume your G5’s screen is small and perhaps some third party crap.
So sure a nice big glossy Al iMac would look better than what you currently have.
I’m sure he’s not arguing that the Al iMac screen looks like crap, it looks great. But that his argument is that glossy has it’s penalties in longterm use in the wrong enviroment (which one always don’t have control over). Problems that don’t show up right away, but later on with continued use. Namely eyestrain, headaches and Computer Vision Syndrome.
“I’m pretty sure you are regurgitating something you read somewhere and have little recent personal experience to draw on. I remember when CRTs were glossy, that was a different world entirely.”
Well I, like you. Have been using monitors from day one. Green ones too.
Matte screens was a dramatic and welcomed improvement. Going back to glossy, anti-glare screens and computer glasses is so idiotic it’s not even funny.
“And having been computer shopping recently for the office, it appears the whole industry is going glossy. It’s not just Apple.”
Well if this is true, Apple could reap mega profits providing matte screens to over 80% of us who prefer it through this obviously stupid and cheap ass PC like move by the rest of the industry.
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061018-8022.html
What is bad is Mac OS X only runs on Apple hardware.
If Apple goes all glossy, then there is no legal, secure and easy way to run Mac OS X on any other hardware. Especially from a PC vendor that realizes the rest of the industry are idiots and continues to produce matte screens most everyone wants.
And yes I have tried the new glossy MacBooks and Al iMacs, not for a few seconds, but for hours and days. My answer is no fucking way in hell will I buy a glossy screen computer.
It’s just dumb and 86% of people out there agree with me.
I’m the biggest Apple fan, but there is no way to sugar coat this.
I feel sorry for the guys that spend hours copy and pasting the same blather about glossy screens into every FREAKING thread on this site these days.
They make anti-glare screens. Someone will make one for the iMac. Someone will make a film you can statically supply. If I gave one tenth of one percent that these losers did about it, I’d make and market it myself just to shut them up.
I’ve had two MacBook Pro’s to use – one glossy, one matte. Like them both, bought the glossy one with my own money because I like it better. Took it all over Germany and had not one time, inside or out, that I said, damn this glossy screen is a pain.
GET OVER YOURSELVES.
MDN Magic Word nature – my glossy screen was fine out in the beautiful world of nature.
THIS IS TO MATT ABOUT HIS COMMENT, “GAH, MY NEAREST APPLE STORE IS 40 MILES AWAY.” JUST TO LET YOU KNOW YOU HAVE IT PRETTY GOOD BUD! MY NEAREST STORE IS OVER 225 MILES AWAY
WOw, this sounds like a great cooking class/vacation! Anyone gone and want to share their experience on here?
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