TS: Tiger for sure in early April
well TS seems confident they know what's up. this would be really nice so I could grab my legal $50 copy from school before summer.
http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0503tiger.html
http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0503tiger.html
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I hope it is true, but a $60 upgrade (edu) would suck two or three after the thing ships.
It seems suspicious to me that the new OS is supposed to be announced on April Fools Day.
Sincerely,
Jaddie
- Jasen.
Originally posted by Jaddie
Dear Friends
It seems suspicious to me that the new OS is supposed to be announced on April Fools Day.
Sincerely,
Jaddie
Makes sense to me - Apple was FOUNDED on April Fools day.
Originally posted by Squozen
Makes sense to me - Apple was FOUNDED on April Fools day.
And hey, I was born on april fools day so it works for me...
But forget any past importants of April first, because the comedian, emploee 1, Woz is long gone.
Apple just beat Think Secret in a Court battle and Think Secret is totally p'd off about it. So they launch this story that without a doubt will drop the amount of apple computer sales like a stone being dropped in water just to get back at Apple.
Just a thought.
Which is the fake story?
Originally posted by zenatek
Ok here is a possability....
Apple just beat Think Secret in a Court battle and Think Secret is totally p'd off about it. So they launch this story that without a doubt will drop the amount of apple computer sales like a stone being dropped in water just to get back at Apple.
Just a thought.
True, if apple sues again we will get our answer, if they sue for names, then it is true, if they sue for slander/defamation, it is bogus.
Tiger 's not even beta yet. How could it be finished in three weeks ? Get real.
We've heard reports of QT 7 for Panther. Also, private frameworks could be released in advance just for using the Pro Apps on Panther. Sure, its a lot of work to do this rather than just get Tiger out the door, but forcing these two pieces to be released together is a mistake. What if Tiger was delayed 3 months... you think Steve would hold back the Pro Apps for that long?
I'd love it if Tiger has released soon, but I'm not gonna hold my breath.
Oh, and I'm definitely looking forward to the "is it the GM build or not" debate, including the obligatory references to "debug code".
Also, a very famous comment by Jobs is "real artists ship." It is more important to ship a product than to assure that everything is 100% bug-free as possible.
Maybe Apple is leaking this info on purpose to teach "Think Secret" a lesson??
I for one am suspicious, also catching on with the other few people, that the supposed release date is April 1st, also April Fool's Day. (Making the site "Think Secret" the ultimate fool).
But it would be kind of dumb, since I myself just bought a PowerBook 15" but thankfully, have not opened it yet (I've been mulling over my purchase), because I just read on this site about trackpad issues, and also if I wanted Tiger, would have to spend an extra $69 for academic version of the software.
(I think Apple's Mac OS X Up-to-date program should extend to within two weeks of buying a new laptop. Or even a month. That would seem more fair. Isn't that what those coupons they give you are for? Proof that you have the previous software??).
P.S. Although, I will have to say that I'm glad that there are sites like "Think Secret" (because their iPod mini update story caused me to return the purchase I made, and was able to get the 6GB model for the price I paid for the 4GB one... I had bought the old 4GB model a week before the rumor of the iPod mini update's scheduled release and I took it back right before my 14-day return expired... in fact, just in time on the last day!) and I believe that they do fall under journalism-related guidelines. The people Apple should be suing are their own employees who are leaking the information!!
Originally posted by Pismo900
The people Apple should be suing are their own employees who are leaking the information!!
I think thats why apple is suing, they want TS to reveal their sources...
.:BoeManE:.
Originally posted by Pismo900
Maybe Apple is leaking this info on purpose to teach "Think Secret" a lesson??
That seems plausable, untill you consider a few things: SEC (security and exchange commission) would come down on apple for screwing with the market
FTC would not like the consumer trickery, and Apple would be shooting themselves in the foot for sales in the last three weeks of Q1 (calendar) 2005.
not to mention it takes the element of surprise away from the marketing dept.
Originally posted by a_greer
That seems plausable, untill you consider a few things: SEC (security and exchange commission) would come down on apple for screwing with the market
FTC would not like the consumer trickery, and Apple would be shooting themselves in the foot for sales in the last three weeks of Q1 (calendar) 2005.
not to mention it takes the element of surprise away from the marketing dept.
Well, if you think about it, APPLE never made the announcement themselves. They never said they were going to release a product on April 1st. Now, they may have, like I presented, leaked the info out to teach "Think Secret" a lesson, but never publicly said it, and wouldn't that make it okay? And if you look at it, "Think Secret" would be the cause of the mess in the market as you propose since they were the source of the info being presented to the public.
But what do I know? It's all very interesting. Messing with us too! Do we buy now or wait. Is there an OS coming out or not. Etc., etc.
Ockham's razor tells me that if I have to assume either that someone making this stuff up or that Apple has this conspiracy running on all cylinders, I'm going with the former.
For the record, I don't think Think Secret has the scoop here. The latest developer builds have been royal cluster%$#@, and Apple isn't going to go to market without developers having a fair shot of having their stuff ready, not to mention their own apps. Announcement on April 1? Maybe. Release it a month from now? Doubtful. I'd be happy to be wrong of course, but I don't think I am.
Originally posted by Danosaur
Yeah you can order with the education discount off Apple's site. Just follow the links. You need a student number.
No you don't