Apple Expected to Demo Leopard Successor Next Week

4roddas writes "Reports circulated Wednesday that Apple may demo the next iteration of Mac OS X next week or even release code to developers in preparation for an early-2009 launch. According to an account on Mac enthusiast site TUAW (The Unofficial Apple Weblog), Apple may provide early copies of Mac OS X 10.6 at next week's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which opens Monday and runs through next Friday in San Francisco. Mac OS X 10.6 will run on Intel-based hardware only, said TUAW, and so will mark the ditching of support for the older PowerPC processor-equipped Macs. Apple announced it would shift to Intel processors three years ago, and unveiled the first systems in January 2006; most analysts have said that move is largely behind the reason for Apple's renewed success selling personal computers. It has never disclosed how long it would support the PowerPC with OS upgrades, however. Ars Technica also weighed in Wednesday on Mac OS X 10.6; its sources pegged with OS with the code name 'Snow Leopard.'"

Comments

Hmm

[somersault]

Apple are still only on X? They've got a long way to go before they catch up with X11!

Re:Hmm

[ShieldW0lf]

Apparently, they may be going to Y. They may even go to Z. And, according to a non-authoritative source, they may even bypass Y and Z and go to AA.

In other news, it may rain tomorrow. Or, it may not. And I may be having sex with your sister. But then, maybe I'm not.

That's it... I'm going into journalism. This is just way too easy!

Re:Hmm

[somersault]

Have fun with the clap!

Only kidding. My sisters are actually men though. Seriously. Even the married one.

Re:Dude... After Leopard?

[hostyle]

Wrong leopard dude. You must be def.

No, I'm New Here

[New Here]

No, I'm New Here

Re:No, I'm New Here

[dintech]

Wow, -1 Funny. You've invented anti-funny which I think that can trigger outbursts of straight-faced ness. That's quite an achievement.

Re:Apple may or may not do something next week

[telbij]

I didn't know pretentious teenagers were "normal people."

I know you were trying to be funny, but think about that for a sec...

A dying breed:

[BForrester]

I question the foresight of naming the new release after an endangered, almost extinct species.

I'll wait for OS X 10.7, codename "dodo" or 10.8, "brontasaurus."

Re:OS Code Names

[Anonymous Coward]

I dunno, why don't people call XP SP2 Windows 5.1? Vista Windows 6? Why do many (most?) articles refer to Ubuntu releases by name rather than version number?

Just like Ubuntu goes alphabetically, everyone knows that a Tiger can kick a Puma's ass, and that a Leopard will rip a Tigers neck open as it attacks from a tree.

Re:Why would you have to re-buy?

[Lumpy]

Because if apple releases a new OS you HAVE TO UPGRADE!

OMG! you would be the joke at all the apple parties.. "Dan in IT, he's still running 10.4 can you believe it?"

"Oh I know no wonder he's not married, come on 10.4? what is he thinking!"

Buy new hardware and upgrade, it's how not to make a Apple etiquette mistake.

NOTE: I use and Love apple hardware, I just make fun on the nuts that think they have to have the new shiney.

Re:Release Date and other inferred info

[morgan_greywolf]

And the next release will be named "Black Panther", which will have a race condition bug.

Re:Not a surprise

[KDR_11k]

I think they'll go with Maus, the logical followup after Panther, Tiger and Leopard.

Re:Apple may or may not do something next week

[dishpig]

I was a windows and IE loving Web Developer OMG, a unicorn!