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Tiger - June 30th?
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Well... I would like to have Tiger ASAP as well, but I would like to point out that Apple "promised" 3 Ghz G5s at last years WWDC and that didn't happen, and the world hasn't come to an end. I think that they will deliver on the promised ship timeframe for Tiger, but just because they say something doesn't necessarily make it written in stone. 
My guess still is it will be available on June 24 at 8 PM. Apple tends to release new OS X versions on a Friday, the 24th. I wonder why Apple hasn't changed their wording. If it's certain Tiger doesn't ship until June (which I believe is the case), why didn't the change the wording, i.e. Q2 2005 instead of 1H?
Billicus said:Well... I would like to have Tiger ASAP as well, but I would like to point out that Apple "promised" 3 Ghz G5s at last years WWDC and that didn't happen, and the world hasn't come to an end. I think that they will deliver on the promised ship timeframe for Tiger, but just because they say something doesn't necessarily make it written in stone.
The thing is with Tiger Apple's in control of everything. With the 3GHz G5's, they were dependent upon IBM delivering, which they couldn't.
10.0 came out March 24th
10.1 came out September 24th (i think?)
10.2 came out August 24th
10.3 came out October 24th
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-vasu
10.1 came out September 24th (i think?)
10.2 came out August 24th
10.3 came out October 24th
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dicklacara said:
Sorry, but I think that's bullocks. I'm organised, don't need to search for things all the time (wait, where did I put my cup of coffee). Sure, it will come in handy now and then for finding contents but hey, ever heard of marketing hype? Even for American standards Apple isn't exactly known for understatement.
When will Tiger be released? I'd say as soon as it's ready. Apple certainly have no interest in delaying it but then, they wouldn't want a superb product's release be marred because of some stupid mistake or malfunctioning. No, this one's gotta shine, and it will...
You should have a look at the news item on the front page about the new Tiger build. Do you see all the remaining bugs? There might be all features introduced, but before it works they way it is supposed to, it needs some more work.reyesmac said:
dekator said:
Part of me agrees with you. I rarely use 'Find' on my computer since I'm reasonably organised in folder structure etc. On the few occasions I do use it,I pull my hair out in frustration much of the time. Having Spotlight for those occasions will make a big difference.
Then again part of me never thought it that big a deal to go to the Dock, bring up my Apps folder and launch the 'not used enough to keep on the Dock' app. Now that I have Quicksilver on the machine, having easy, very fast access to those apps feels much more normal.
I'm beginning to wonder whether knowing I have immediate access to any file might make me less rigid about my folder structure. Even those few seconds to drill down to the appropriate level add up over the course of a day.
There will be no god damn G5 poowerbooks until mac world paris and thats if we are lucky so shut the hell up about powerbook G5's at WWDC they were just updated!
every god damn rumor points towards the G5 powerbook to you people it is not going to happen at WWDC use your head
every god damn rumor points towards the G5 powerbook to you people it is not going to happen at WWDC use your head
Zaty said:
Hey! That's my birthday!
I'd have to say June sounds about right by me, given the combination of promises, rumors, and finished-ness of the builds discussed on rumors sites. That would also give Apple time for 10.3.9 to fix the problems with 10.3.8.
jayscheuerle
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I'll naysay you all..
Tiger's put on sale (pre-orders) June 30th. It's "released" in order to stick to the "first half of '05" promise (to not look Longhornian).
It won't start actually shipping until mid-July, or however long it takes to squash all the bugs.
Give me a month late without all the 10.4.1, 10.4.2, security updates and reformatted hard-drives that seem to immediately follow a rushed release and I'll be happy... Maybe Apple can cut down on the amount of people who justifiably feel like guinea pigs when they release something new...
Tiger's put on sale (pre-orders) June 30th. It's "released" in order to stick to the "first half of '05" promise (to not look Longhornian).
It won't start actually shipping until mid-July, or however long it takes to squash all the bugs.
Give me a month late without all the 10.4.1, 10.4.2, security updates and reformatted hard-drives that seem to immediately follow a rushed release and I'll be happy... Maybe Apple can cut down on the amount of people who justifiably feel like guinea pigs when they release something new...
jayscheuerle said:
I agree completely. Panther is more than fine for the timebeing. I can wait however long it takes for Tiger to actually be ready.
Good point.. They might not even be sure, it would just be a safe guess, so they have something to say (unnoficially)deanbo said:
also, i hate to say it, but tiger is incredibly slow, because the graphics really slow it down. when i try to open a menu, it takes .5 - 2 seconds to actually open. i have a 1ghz 12" tibook w/ 512 ram
dekator said:
wow.. you're organized.. good for you.. now shall i tell you about my organization structure? ok, i will: i always use my desktop. When my desktop gets full, i take everything in it, and put it in my home folder. I never delete stuff unless my hd is full, i never name files, or have a file structure. so you don't need to get tiger, but you can bet that i will. steve said spotlight would change the way we use computers because, like you said, he needs to get people hyped about tiger. so for you, it may not change the way you use a computer. but not everyone is like you (big surprise), and it will also induce some laziness about organization, because there is no need to waste your time for stuff like that.
daveway00 said:It would be possible to announce the date at WWDC and ship on the 30th. Gosh, thats pushing it though. I can see many upset people if Apple ships the LAST day of the first half.
Then again. Apple said the theme would be innovation and mostly Tiger, so I would think they would want Tiger in people's hands by then.
Yah well I can see even more upset people if Apple releases a buggy OS. God people its not as if Apple is going to up and change the release date to oh say end of 2006. *coughs*Microsoft*coughs* Panther is a solid OS. Tiger will come when it comes and if Steve has to eat his pride and push it back a few days, weeks, months. So be it as long as its fast, stable, and relatively bug free.
Frankly I'm more then a bit concerned if it really is released the last day of the first half. That means they need every day they can get their hands on which may mean the OS is being rushed and could have "issues" out of the box.