Comments on: Should we be afraid of late release of Mac OS X Leopard? http://applezoom.com/2007/04/15/should-we-be-afraid-of-late-release-of-mac-os-x-leopard/ Apple, iMac, iPod, iPhone, Apple TV ... at one place Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:05:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: John Lascurettes http://applezoom.com/2007/04/15/should-we-be-afraid-of-late-release-of-mac-os-x-leopard/#comment-240 John Lascurettes Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:37:57 +0000 http://applezoom.com/2007/04/15/should-we-be-afraid-of-late-release-of-mac-os-x-leopard/#comment-240 They didn't stop development of the OS to work on the phone. They took the OS team that was working on the _desktop_ portion of the OS and put them on the OS portion of the phone. So the OS team was still working on the OS. I think that Apple working on creating and proving the viability of the portability of the Darwin core is a strategic move to prove that they can react to changes in the market. As it stands, most MS columnists are even saying that Tiger is still more advanced UI-wise than Vista. Apple's got plenty of time to blow the doors off MS and raise the bar yet again. I'd rather have a rock-solid upgrade than a Vista-like lackluster or buggy upgrade. They didn’t stop development of the OS to work on the phone. They took the OS team that was working on the _desktop_ portion of the OS and put them on the OS portion of the phone. So the OS team was still working on the OS.

I think that Apple working on creating and proving the viability of the portability of the Darwin core is a strategic move to prove that they can react to changes in the market.

As it stands, most MS columnists are even saying that Tiger is still more advanced UI-wise than Vista. Apple’s got plenty of time to blow the doors off MS and raise the bar yet again. I’d rather have a rock-solid upgrade than a Vista-like lackluster or buggy upgrade.

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