Leopard status - Page 3

ApeintheShell · #17 April 10th, 2007, 10:33 PM

This is going to go under 'things I would like to see in Leopard' but what if Apple was working on a Front Row for the Finder? I mean it has a slick interface and navigating music is rather easy. Seems to fit but maybe text files and such wouldn't work.

Ferdinand · #18 April 11th, 2007, 12:52 AM

Looking at the Leopard screenshots, the Finder looks exactly the same like in Tiger, so you don't see anything new...

Jacksloadedgun · #19 April 11th, 2007, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Ferdinand

Looking at the Leopard screenshots, the Finder looks exactly the same like in Tiger, so you don't see anything new...

new hidden features jobs has been talking about? new os x look?

bbloke · #20 April 11th, 2007, 09:18 AM

To be honest, for quite some time I had been expecting Leopard to be a bit of a disappointment. It was hyped up at the preview, but we were told that other features were secret. Being a pessimist, I immediately expected this to mean that it would all be a bit of an anti-climax (as releases of some previous versions of OS X have been in some people's eyes). Some recent articles on sites such as Think Secret, however, seem to raise my hopes:

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Originally Posted by Think Secret

Leopard is shaping up to be a more significant release than anyone expected, with much more to come than any of the developer builds have led on," one source said.

Also scheduled for a June release now are new versions of Apple's iLife and iWork suites, which will pack extensive Leopard-dependent features. Sources say Apple continues to toy with the idea of bundling one or both suites with the new operating system free of charge in an effort to further play up the extra value and features Mac OS X offers over Microsoft's new Windows Vista.

Doh, now I might look forward to Leopard much more than I did previously!

Ferdinand · #21 April 11th, 2007, 11:41 AM

iLife already comes with OS X. So actually it's just the idea of having iLife AND iWork, not one or both, since "one" is already there!

Does this make sense?

irfaan · #22 April 11th, 2007, 12:11 PM

Hi! Does apple announce big releases at events such as the one in LV this weekend? Any chance we could see it by next week?

Or do they just hold thier own impromptu special event?

Lt Major Burns · #23 April 11th, 2007, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Ferdinand

iLife already comes with OS X. So actually it's just the idea of having iLife AND iWork, not one or both, since "one" is already there!

Does this make sense?

Close, but wrong. iLife comes with new Macs, not with OS X. OS X just also comes with a new Mac. Retail copies of OS X have iTunes, but not iLife. By the sounds of things though, this next iLife release will be integral to OSX, not being a seperate release. i could be wrong though...

**fryke** · #24 April 11th, 2007, 01:13 PM

I just don't really see the reasoning behind bundling either iLife or iWork with OS X. People get iLife with their Macs and are intrigued to upgrade for the low price it's currently offered. iWork, although sales are lacking, is also quite reasonably priced. So why simply give up that money? To make Leopard "not look that bad"? I don't think so.