Apple.com prepares for Mac OS X Tiger
At least a half dozen tipsters have written in over the past week to point out an abnormal occurrence on Apple's Mac OS X download Web site. Present in the far right sidebar under "Categories" appears three new options: Automator Actions, Dashboard Widgets, and Spotlight Plugins. All three link to non-existent pages, but will soon act as a repository for Apple-approved Tiger add-ons and scripts. AppleInsider believes that Tiger is now fast approaching completion, and will likely reach Gold Master status sometime in the next 60 days.
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Looking forward to grabbing Spotlight and Automator plugins. I expect to see a vibrant community created by these new technologies.
Originally posted by blue2kdave
already gone...
not gone...
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/
Eric
Originally posted by aplnub
Gold Master is english for "ready to ship"?
Eric
It means the software is finished and ready to duplicate. It still takes time after Tiger goes GM for Apple to produce enough to be ready to ship, and time for lead-up marketing, etc.
............Panther.
Originally posted by nathan22t
i hope they take 120.
What do you mean by that???
Originally posted by macnut222
What do you mean by that???
I think he means they take 4 months to get prepared and get it right the first time (no big bugs).
Eric
It is an Operating System release ... there will ALWAYS be a few big bugs that slip through. Due to the sheer size of a modern OS it would be impossible to catch everything before the first wide release. Way too many variables in the real world to test for them all while in development.
This is why the "wise" ones always say to sit out the very first release of any software.
To which I always say, where's the fun in being safe! Sometimes it is worth the risk of falling off to stay on the cutting edge!
Originally posted by blue2kdave
already gone...
A search on the OS X Downloads page for dashboard or spotlight still brings up results based on the category description even if the resulting pages have no reference.
Apple - Downloads - Productivity Tools
... Categories. Apple; Audio; Automator Actions; Business & Finance; Dashboard Widgets; Development Tools; Drivers; Email & Chat; Games; Home & Learning; Icons, Screensavers ...
Personally I'm hoping for late March, 10.0 was released on 21st March - maybe Master Jobs would like to show what Apple can do in four years vs Microsoft and XP... However I suspect it'll be nearer June to ensure they don't get bitten by unforseen bugs.
PS What do the/you Americans do for Easter? In the UK Friday and Monday are public holidays, but I guess in the US there is no official holiday?
When is NAB? Isn't that soon, and if so, wouldn't it make sense to release Tiger and QT7 then?
Z
Originally posted by zac4mac
Dunno about "official" but I've always gotten at least Good Friday off, sometimes Monday too.
When is NAB? Isn't that soon, and if so, wouldn't it make sense to release Tiger and QT7 then?
Z
NAB is in mid April.
They can certainly afford an extra computer to simulate live web environment.. why the hell do they keep "accidentally" posting stuff on the live site when its not supposed to?
Unless as I said it was "accidental"... quote qoutes...
Originally posted by ZO
Im surprised the web monkeys at apple havent learned from past experience.
They can certainly afford an extra computer to simulate live web environment.. why the hell do they keep "accidentally" posting stuff on the live site when its not supposed to?
Unless as I said it was "accidental"... quote qoutes...
I'm sure they do have a batch of production/staging servers, however even with that it can be easy to have someone accidentally move an entire directory over to the live server when someone else has placed files they were working on in that same directory. I've worked for many major websites and have seen it happen all the time.
Originally posted by zac4mac
Dunno about "official" but I've always gotten at least Good Friday off, sometimes Monday too.
When is NAB? Isn't that soon, and if so, wouldn't it make sense to release Tiger and QT7 then?
Z
I can't imagine them releasing it at NAB. Its not exactly a Mac-centric conference. They'd be better off talking up the stuff that might interest the attendees, and showing off the likes of FinalCutPro 7 and the like.
And it won't be out the end of march. Apple almost always pre-announces the shipping date by at least a month.
At least, that's what I'd do. Hehe