Site: Macs to ship with Panther this month
updated 08:55 pm EDT, Thu October 9, 2003
, a Macintosh news service for German-speaking users, is reporting that beginning October 24th, all new Macs will ship with Mac OS X 10.3. According to a spokesperson of Apple Germany, all new Macintosh models will include a Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther" kit, the site says.











well
10/09, 09:22pm reply
no $hit
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Wow - SHOCKING!
10/09, 09:23pm reply
Really, is this news?
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yes
10/09, 09:26pm reply
it is smart a** since some people are thinking it might take a couple of weeks to do so. this is good news...
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re: yes
10/09, 10:31pm reply
I highly doubt Apple would drag on this... as no one would be rushing out to buy a brand new Mac with an old OS installed on it once Panther is out of the bag.
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10/09, 11:33pm reply
"...as no one would be rushing out to buy a brand new Mac with an old OS installed on it once Panther is out of the bag."
unless, of course, you actually NEED a computer between now and then, but don't want to be stuck without a cheap upgrade path. but hey, who buys what they need anymore???
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10/09, 11:59pm reply
Sure they'd still sell macs to either people not in the loop about panther or two urgent upgrades, but the vast amount of people who would simply put of their purchases for afew days / a week or two is big big bucks.
I think its the only common sense thing to do; just make sure all Macs sold after the launch would have Panther included, even if its just the upgrade CD packaged thrown in the box (like I had with Jag). its not a revelation or apple doing its customers a giant favour... its smart business.
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hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
10/10, 12:19am reply
It sure doesn't include the iBook I bought tonight!
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10/10, 12:57am reply
Now, will systems still come pre-loaded with OS 9 for classic support, or is Apple going to gouge us for that as well? Some of us still have some apps for which there is STILL no OS X version...
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10/10, 03:36am reply
Classic is not dead! Bootable OS 9 is. It's that simple...
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