WWDC is coming soon and rumors are already flying. Among the numerous tidbits is the suggestion that Apple will announce a major version update to OS X, which is sure to get more than a few fanboys raging.
The biggest change to OSX 10.6 is that Apple will be abandoning support for non-Intel machines. For those that own legacy equipment OSX 10.5 is the end of the line. While the few and the loud will bemoan this move to no end, it does make sense. It is time to move forward.
“Snow Leopard” as the update is known builds on a little from “Leopard.” Apple’s goal is to provide greater speed and stability. Considering the fact that all of the Macs on the market are plenty fast enough, we have to wonder if there is a new low-powered portable in the works; say an Atom system for example. [Ars Technica via Engadget]
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Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - January 2009? | MacApper
Jun 7, 2008 at 5:59 am
[...] Although it will be a new release, don’t expect anything revolutionary. Snow Leopard’s development team is supposedly focusing on improving speed, stability and getting rid of nasty bugs. We certainly hope it’ll fix a lot of problems the 10.5.3 Leopard update caused. With the new release, PowerPC support may finally be dropped. Snow Leopard will work only on 64-bit Intel Macs. With dropped legacy support, some blogs think that Apple is shifting its focus on the cutting-edge of computer technology. Will we see an Atom-based Apple subnotebook? [...]
Jun 8, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Even if Snow Leopard is released, I dont think any thing eye catching will be there for the public (not including developers). The reason i say this is that they have their minds set to make it faster, more safe, and more stable, the average user wont want to pay again for another upgrade less than a year after they had just gotten Leopard. Bot developers want more speed and stability and they dont want harassing bugs while working so Jobs might just make a little money from this due to the developers.
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Jan 9, 2009 at 9:33 am
[...] aggresive smartphone market. It’s better for a company to leave legacy support behind like Apple does than to always trying to make everyone happy. By doing this it is much easier for these [...]
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