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Looking Ahead to Tiger, Powerbook G5s
sebFlyte writes "ZDNet is running a preview of Apple's newest version of OSX, Tiger, after Jobs said it was still on track for a q2 2005 release (long before Longhorn...)." And an anonymous reader writes "The Register is reporting that Powerbook G5s will ship in Q2 2005."
...Apple sues the Register for ruining another one of Steve's keynotes.
Not having a Mac Mini or Tiger to test with, I can answer with an unsubstantiated yes!
Easy, just have marketing gussy it up as a "feature", not a bug.
Powerbook G5! Not only does it have a 64-bit CPU, it makes you fried eggs and barbequed sausages for breakfast! Automatically!
"Backups are for wimps. Real men upload their data to an FTP site and have everyone else mirror it." -- Linus Torvalds
I just bought a Powerbook G4, so you can expect the G5 announcement any day now.
Once I get one of these and put Java 1.5 on it, I'll have some sweet Tiger-on-Tiger action.
Yeah or TOASTED NUTS , depending on where you actually use your laptop....
Chestnuts roasing on an open fire.....
But seriously I Hold my laptop on my legs (away from my nuts) but now Ive got an 802 preN Even that make me nervous I swear I feel em tingling only when the card is active, my wife says it because Ive got balls of steel and its the RF Interferance, maybe true but how long before the get roasted my em radiation....
it's the one who *releases* the feature first who wins not the one who *announces* the feature
If you buy a Mac or Panther AFTER THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF A RELEASE DATE, you will get Tiger for $20.
Tiger hasn't been formally announced yet, so you will not get it for free(cheap) if you buy now.
So, in conclusion, wait until Tiger comes out.
No, wait!
Wait another 2 years for Lion.
And another 2 for Tabby.
And another...
On second thought, don't buy a Mac until Apple stops releasing OS X upgrades completely. That way you'll never have to buy another OS again!
You're much better off buying an Etch-A-Sketch. I hear there's no update coming for those ever.
> not a very solid release date and could perhaps mean
> sometime this summer.
Foolish consumer! Here's how Marketing dates work.
Summer 2005 means this: Sept 20, 2005, technically the last day of summer.
1H2005 means this: on June 30, 2005 at 11:59 PM, a single person somewhere in Iowa will get a copy of Tiger. All other copies will be "on backorder" or "shipping" which will arrive in September.
He might even get a stuffed tiger doll with an Apple logo on it in lieu of a copy of the software package. "Oh, yeah, we shipped Tiger to our first customer."
Or, they might rename the local high school's marathon track to "10.4", and force that person to do laps on the track on Sept 20. "Oh yes. Our first customer is running 10.4. No doubt about it."
This reminds me of an urban legend at a company I worked for. We had to ship some equipment out to a customer to make revenue at the end of the quarter. The customer wanted to make sure we quality checked it first. So they had someone physically pick up the hardware cards and dash through the Quality department's lab before sending it to the loading dock. The salesperson was then able to say, with a straight face and minimal snickering, "We ran the hardware through Quality before we shipped it."
Insert simplistic political, ideological, or personal proselytization here.
It'll also act as a birth control device if you leave it on your lap too long. Some people might be into that.
Easy, just have marketing gussy it up as a "feature", not a bug.
You get a gold star simply for using the phrase "gussy up" in a sentence.
PS Now you're on the trolley!
I want to drag this out as long as possible. Bring me my protractor.
I'm envisioning a longhorn cow grazing stupidly in a field. A tiger sneaks up and noisily devours it.
Then, later, RedHat could make a competing commercial. Same thing happens, except after the tiger attack, a fat little penguin waddles up and eats the tiger.
--AC
So does anyone besides me want Apple to name a MacOS X version 'Kzinti'?
So, basically, who knows what's going to happen?
3GHz or bust, I say.
You see? You see? Your stupid minds! Stupid! Stupid!
It works like this: Dump the idea of ever buying another virus infected, spyware ridden PC again, buy an iMac G5 and a copy of Move2Mac, plug in and enjoy a better computer!
"Tiger, after Jobs said it was still on track for a q2 2005 release (long before Longhorn...)"
I'm sure Microsoft is really scared. OSX is always threatening Windows market share...
the byproduct of years of oppression by the white man
I'll believe that there are G5 PowerBooks when I see a damn "Free G5 PowerBooks!" ad-scam link in someone's sig.
Perhaps a new market for guys (and gals) could open up for tin foil underwear? Not sure about the fragility of the foil though... :)
It'll be hard to type with the oven mittens though...
May contain traces of nut.
Made from the freshest electrons.
New PowerBook feature: "iBirth Control"
There are no tiger attacks in my area and it's all because this rock I'm holding keeps the tigers away.
no problem...dual-core = 32bit * 2 = 64bit
They said 1 if by Keynote, 2 if by website!
The Rumors are coming! The Rumors are coming!!!!!
moo.
When Apple files the lawsuits... : )
for more information, see The Apple Product Cycle. i certainly think i understand much more about the inner workings of Apple for this.
Please allow me to hate the creator of the 120-character limit: *HATES*. Thank you.
The new PowerBook G5s will have NO DISPLAY! That will allow Apple more case room to cool the processor, and give users the PLEASURE of truely RANDOM computing!
Just sync it to your desktop... it will automatically copy over the files you use the most!
Excessive use of any computer tends to act as a contraceptive. Wait, why am I bothering to tell Slashdot readers that?
Envy my 5 digit Slashdot User ID!
KeS
Summer 2005 means this: Sept 20, 2005, technically the last day of summer.
You're right, that is so technical. Hug me, you big, big geek!I swear that if I ever hear someone describing September 20th as the last day of summer (technically or otherwise), I will find you, come to your house and FUCKING END YOU.
There. That's much better.
I take it you didn't read your NDA?
1H2005 means this: on June 30, 2005 at 11:59 PM, a single person somewhere in Iowa will get a copy of Tiger.
Oooh! I am a single person somewhere in Iowa! Maybe it will be me!
If it's not one thing it's your mother.
That was called the "PowerBook G4 Titanium"
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