Apple's Leopard delay: Parsing spin

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taking one for the team

"But if you take Apple at its word?that
the Leopard's QA team went to iPhone?
then maybe the mobile software will be
alright."

I see no reason not to take Apple at its
word here. The iPhone, for all intents
and purposes, is a handheld Macintosh
running a full (albeit optimized) version
of OS X Leopard. If Apple needs all
hands on deck to finish work on the
iPhone ? which is entirely feasible,
given its complexity and importance to
the future of Apple ? the Leopard
development team is the most likely
and capable source for that kind of
help.

Given the choice between delaying
Leopard or delaying the launch of the
iPhone, it's a no-brainer that Leopard
should take the hit. As much as Mac
users may want the new OS, we've
already got a system that beats Vista
by a country mile. Waiting a few extra
months for some necessary fit and
finish is a minor inconvenience at
worst. Apple has earned the benefit of
the doubt from its users because this
kind of delay is the rare exception
rather than the rule.

Posted by: buddhistMonkey   Posted on: 04/13/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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