at this point, apple should wait until 2007, feel out Longhorn buzz, then release 10.5 that's years ahead of where longhorn will be.
Yes marketing says that Apple will release and rub it in, big time. No problem with 10.5 being years ahead, Apple already had the odd team working on 10.5 while the even team shipped 10.4, albeit those teams are small but you can clearly see where the future is after you look at the path between 10.3 and 10.4, 10.5 is on that same path, and 10.5 will be here before Longhorn.
Mac os X is becoming more and more mature but there is still room for improvement.
One of them is the 64 bit supports. This 64 bits support will make only sense, when all the Mac production will be based upon G5 derivated chips. This is not the case yet, and I am waiting for a G5 ibook.
Tiger has already introduced many features in the new OS : Apple will face some problems if he want to introduce quickly 200 news features in mac os 10,5.
We should also consider, that people are not willing to pay anymore 150 bucks each year to support Apple's team developpement.
My prediction is no mac os X lion (or whatever big cat) before 2007.
It appears that Apple indicated that they could no longer hold to the 12 month target dates, when it took them 14 months to get out 10.3, so they announced that they are on a 18 month cycle and they delivered in 18 months.
Apple have never stated that they are on an 18 months cycle. They said last fall that the cycle will be longer - not 18 months - and I don't think that Tiger is included in that announcement.
That's why I think that we won't see 10.5 in 18 months.
i imagine developers are/will be happier about slightly longer times... gives them more time to savour ONE OS VERSION... get it right... and hold it... instead of basically getting re-acquainted every 12 months. Must be hell for y'all.
Although didnt they say from 10.4 the APIs will not change anymore...
i imagine developers are/will be happier about slightly longer times... gives them more time to savour ONE OS VERSION... get it right... and hold it... instead of basically getting re-acquainted every 12 months. Must be hell for y'all.
Although didnt they say from 10.4 the APIs will not change anymore...
Yes, they said that they won't change or remove things for a long time (they will add though).
Apple have never stated that they are on an 18 months cycle. They said last fall that the cycle will be longer - not 18 months - and I don't think that Tiger is included in that announcement.
That's why I think that we won't see 10.5 in 18 months.
Really I seem to remember that was part of a Steve note. Anyone else remember Steve saying that they "were done trying to get a new OS out of the door every year so they were going to take a break and go to a more relaxed schedule, more like an update every 18 months not every 12 months". Maybe I remember incorrectly.
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Originally posted by ipodandimac
at this point, apple should wait until 2007, feel out Longhorn buzz, then release 10.5 that's years ahead of where longhorn will be.
Yes marketing says that Apple will release and rub it in, big time. No problem with 10.5 being years ahead, Apple already had the odd team working on 10.5 while the even team shipped 10.4, albeit those teams are small but you can clearly see where the future is after you look at the path between 10.3 and 10.4, 10.5 is on that same path, and 10.5 will be here before Longhorn.
One of them is the 64 bit supports. This 64 bits support will make only sense, when all the Mac production will be based upon G5 derivated chips. This is not the case yet, and I am waiting for a G5 ibook.
Tiger has already introduced many features in the new OS : Apple will face some problems if he want to introduce quickly 200 news features in mac os 10,5.
We should also consider, that people are not willing to pay anymore 150 bucks each year to support Apple's team developpement.
My prediction is no mac os X lion (or whatever big cat) before 2007.
Originally posted by Brendon
Looking at the chart provided by JLL thanks.
10.0 -> 10.1 - 6 months (2001/03/24 -> 2001/09/25)
10.1 -> 10.2 - 11 months (2001/09/25 -> 2002/08/24)
10.2 -> 10.3 - 14 months (2002/08/24 ->2003/10/24)
10.3 -> 10.4 - 18 months (2003/10/24 -> 2005/04/29)
It appears that Apple indicated that they could no longer hold to the 12 month target dates, when it took them 14 months to get out 10.3, so they announced that they are on a 18 month cycle and they delivered in 18 months.
Apple have never stated that they are on an 18 months cycle. They said last fall that the cycle will be longer - not 18 months - and I don't think that Tiger is included in that announcement.
That's why I think that we won't see 10.5 in 18 months.
Although didnt they say from 10.4 the APIs will not change anymore...
Originally posted by ZO
i imagine developers are/will be happier about slightly longer times... gives them more time to savour ONE OS VERSION... get it right... and hold it... instead of basically getting re-acquainted every 12 months. Must be hell for y'all.
Although didnt they say from 10.4 the APIs will not change anymore...
Yes, they said that they won't change or remove things for a long time (they will add though).
Originally posted by JLL
Apple have never stated that they are on an 18 months cycle. They said last fall that the cycle will be longer - not 18 months - and I don't think that Tiger is included in that announcement.
That's why I think that we won't see 10.5 in 18 months.
Really I seem to remember that was part of a Steve note. Anyone else remember Steve saying that they "were done trying to get a new OS out of the door every year so they were going to take a break and go to a more relaxed schedule, more like an update every 18 months not every 12 months". Maybe I remember incorrectly.