Apple special event on February 20th

Geek · 01-23-2007, 03:28 PM

We have just gotten an anonymous tip from a source that indicates that Apple is planning a special event on February 20 to introduce Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), iLife ‘07 and iWork ‘07 as well as updated Mac Pros. Mac Pros will be available immediately with a free upgrade to 10.5 when it ships, and the ship date for 10.5 will be confirmed for 3/24/07 as we have been predicting for quite some time now. There is some speculation that we may see a week earlier or later for this event, depending on the status of Leopard, but this is the most likely date which is being planned (by this time, Leopard’s new interface will be complete and the OS will be finishing up testing). What better way to demo Leopard than with a brand new 8-core Mac Pro?
Many will remember that last year, not long after Macworld, Apple had a special event on February 28, 2006, to introduce new Intel Mac Minis and iPod HiFi (see their PR archive here).
The real question on everyone’s mind, however, is…
will we see anything unexpected? Like an updated touchscreen iPod? Or perhaps a 12″ ultra-portable Mac Book Pro? We continue to believe that it’s still going to be a little bit longer before we see either of those… NAB is coming up in April (the 14th-19th) and we’d peg updated Mac Book Pros at this event.

From Apple Recon.

sheepofblue · 01-23-2007, 04:22 PM

With my budget blown on motorcycles and new furniture that is just cruel.

Geek · 01-23-2007, 04:52 PM

Personally all I'm interested in at this point is Leopard. I don't find my MBP to be a whole lot faster in some instances than my G4 was, so I'm hoping the 64 bit OS will unlock some additional horsepower.

sheepofblue · 01-23-2007, 06:23 PM

I use iLife a LOT. Last release gave the ability to use external non-Apple DVDs. This was a huge help on a recent project I did, where the DVD had Lightscribe labels.

iWork is not there yet for me. Though if they added a spreadsheet I might swap. I hate MS crippleware with all the nasty DRM in it. Rumor has it that the next version of Office will be 'enhanced' with that crud and be further off par with the 'doz version (removing visual basic).

Also the new iCode sounds REAL sweet from a programmer's point of view.

Geek · 01-23-2007, 06:39 PM

Yeah, MS software is a drag. I use Open Office.

01-23-2007, 03:28 PM	#1
Geek 's make the world go 'round. Join Date: 01-02-2007 Location: SC Posts: 1,086	Apple special event on February 20th We have just gotten an anonymous tip from a source that indicates that Apple is planning a special event on February 20 to introduce Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), iLife ‘07 and iWork ‘07 as well as updated Mac Pros. Mac Pros will be available immediately with a free upgrade to 10.5 when it ships, and the ship date for 10.5 will be confirmed for 3/24/07 as we have been predicting for quite some time now. There is some speculation that we may see a week earlier or later for this event, depending on the status of Leopard, but this is the most likely date which is being planned (by this time, Leopard’s new interface will be complete and the OS will be finishing up testing). What better way to demo Leopard than with a brand new 8-core Mac Pro? Many will remember that last year, not long after Macworld, Apple had a special event on February 28, 2006, to introduce new Intel Mac Minis and iPod HiFi (see their PR archive here). The real question on everyone’s mind, however, is… will we see anything unexpected? Like an updated touchscreen iPod? Or perhaps a 12″ ultra-portable Mac Book Pro? We continue to believe that it’s still going to be a little bit longer before we see either of those… NAB is coming up in April (the 14th-19th) and we’d peg updated Mac Book Pros at this event. From Apple Recon. __________________ "People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people" Motorcycle fanatic?

01-23-2007, 04:22 PM	#2
sheepofblue Not a screen of death Join Date: 01-03-2007 Location: Huntsville Age: 48 Posts: 716	Re: Apple special event on February 20th With my budget blown on motorcycles and new furniture that is just cruel. __________________ A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way

01-23-2007, 04:52 PM	#3
Geek 's make the world go 'round. Join Date: 01-02-2007 Location: SC Posts: 1,086	Re: Apple special event on February 20th Personally all I'm interested in at this point is Leopard. I don't find my MBP to be a whole lot faster in some instances than my G4 was, so I'm hoping the 64 bit OS will unlock some additional horsepower. __________________ "People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people" Motorcycle fanatic?

01-23-2007, 06:23 PM	#4
sheepofblue Not a screen of death Join Date: 01-03-2007 Location: Huntsville Age: 48 Posts: 716	Re: Apple special event on February 20th I use iLife a LOT. Last release gave the ability to use external non-Apple DVDs. This was a huge help on a recent project I did, where the DVD had Lightscribe labels. iWork is not there yet for me. Though if they added a spreadsheet I might swap. I hate MS crippleware with all the nasty DRM in it. Rumor has it that the next version of Office will be 'enhanced' with that crud and be further off par with the 'doz version (removing visual basic). Also the new iCode sounds REAL sweet from a programmer's point of view. __________________ A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way

01-23-2007, 06:39 PM	#5
Geek 's make the world go 'round. Join Date: 01-02-2007 Location: SC Posts: 1,086	Re: Apple special event on February 20th Yeah, MS software is a drag. I use Open Office. __________________ "People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people" Motorcycle fanatic?

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