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June 23, 2006

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Let the games begin: probably fake Leopard shots

Posted Jun. 23, ’06, 8:07 AM PT by Dan Moren
Category | Internet

A leopardWell, it’s never to early to think about the future. Especially when that future involves a big spotted cat. Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference is a scant six weeks away, and with it, the debut of OS X 10.5, Leopard.

As with every new Apple release, the Internet is thrumming with rumors and supposition: will this new OS feature Windows virtualization? Will we finally see tabbed iChat/Finder/Bluetooth Setup Assistant? Will there be cheese grating?

And, of course, there are those who claim to have gotten a look at the new release. Our family across the pond, Macworld UK, is reporting on some alleged screenshots of Leopard, which you can find here.

Honestly, the first thing in my head which makes me doubt the authenticity of these shots is nothing to do with their content, but rather their presentation. If these were real screenshots, I have to imagine that Apple Legal would have blown this website out of the water. Now, having said that, I’m sure it’ll go down within the day. So instead, I’m going to present this as one person’s cleverly-Photoshopped concept of what 10.5 might look like, including Windows virtualization, multiple virtual desktops (This I simply don’t buy—I don’t think Apple will ever go the multiple virtual desktop route; it’s simply too complicated and not useful enough for most people), a combined Address Book-iCal (which doesn’t make much sense to me either), and a tabbed Finder (that would be useful/logical).

Of course, when the final version of Leopard appears and many of these features there, I will be garnishing my hat with a nice helping of chocolate syrup. To make it go down easier.


1 Comments

Aaron Author Profile Page said:

70% chance fake, 30% chance real. Why? Because IE7 is not being virtualized, but running in some kind of WINE compatibility layer, such as Darwine, CrossOver, or soemthing Apple made themselves. In fact, I can run IE6 just fine in CrossOver right now. Still, it probably is fake.

June 23, 2006 8:46 AM

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