Apple OS X Leopard to Launch October 26th

By Michael Santo
Executive Editor, RealTechNews

Continuing its trend of introducing new products at 6:00 PM (iPhone, anyone?), Apple has announced that its newest version of Mac OS X, Leopard, will go on sale on October 26th at Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. If you want to pre-order, you can already do so online.

Leopard is packed with more than 300 new features and introduces a brand new desktop with Stacks, a new way to easily access files from the Dock; a redesigned Finder that lets users quickly browse and share files between multiple Macs; Quick Look, a new way to instantly see files without opening an application; Spaces, an intuitive new feature used to create groups of applications and instantly switch between them; and Time Machine, an effortless way to automatically back up everything on a Mac.

“Leopard, the sixth major release of Mac OS X, is the best upgrade we’ve ever released,” said Apple chief executive Steve Jobs. “And everyone gets the ‘Ultimate’ version, packed with all the new innovative features, for just $129.” Source: AppleInsider

We Say: I like that jab about “Ultimate” by Jobs, but there is also no truth to the rumor that 2 months after launch Leopard will sell for free.