I am, that with an iPhone...talk about an expensive couple of months. O well, its well worth it. I can't wait to try out Leopards new features.

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If it is under $100, what price do they normally come out at?

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Microsoft has already sold 40 million copies of Vista. I think that was up another 20 million since March. So I don't think people are waiting.

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OS 10.5 Leopard... i think that i will likely buy it between the first day and first month that it comes out. One of the reasons that i started my Apple blog is that i thought Leopard was going to be released by June, i was wrong, hence i thunk different.

-Americo

http://ThunkDifferent.com

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I'll be right there with 10.5.0, I can't wait around for Leopard any longer than I have to.

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Microsoft has sold 40 million copies of Vista, but how many of those are OEM copies that come bundled with new PCs (as in, the buyer gets it whether he wants it or not regardless of his awareness of its presence), and how many are retail sales (as in, the buyer wants it and consciously seeks it out for purchase)?

The only way to accurately judge Vista's popularity is to see how many people voluntarily bought it on their own. Microsoft hasn't released the breakdown of that 40 million figure to indicate what percent are OEM and what percent are retail, leading those such as myself to speculate that the vast majority roe OEM and there is very little actual consumer demand for the product based on its own merits.

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I will be buying it right away, since I am really in need of a new Mini and a laptop - so I am waiting for Leopard as patiently as I can, and then pounce on it with two new Macs....

My iPhone will hopefully make the wait easier. :)

(hmmm... maybe I SHOULD buy some stock in Apple....)

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M$ has "stuffed" channels with 40 million copies of Vista, there is no way to really find out how many are actually in the hands of consumers.

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I'm buying leopard as soon as it comes out, because I know that the upgrade will be painless and will give me tons of new features to use (unlike if i upgraded from xp to vista, which I'd assume would require a full backup and reformat)

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I suspect the majority of Microsofts sales are OEM as well. Not because of low demand for the product on merit neccesarly, but keep in mind a great many user might also have to do massive hardware upgrades to run it. I know for me, were my mac actually a PC running XP i wouldnt be able to upgrade to vista like i plan to upgrade to Leopard... my machine is a 2002 Quicksilver... i highly doubt a mid range PC workstation from the same time period would be Vista compatible.

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I am planning to buy the iPhone the first second that I can. Then, pending the update of Macbook Pro in June as well, I will buy a Macbook Pro in the summer and then when Leopard comes out I will buy that... I haven't purchased anything from apple in two years however.... so this is going to be one busy summer. IM EXCITED.

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Just a random thought I had: Does O'reilly sell more Windows books than Mac books solely as a result of marketshare? Or does the fact that Macs "just work" have a considerable influence on whether users feel they need to buy a book to help them get through their OS?

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O'Reilly's Statistics would be very biased and aren't a good estimate or OS Adoption.

MacOSX users are more inclined to learn how their computers work; they make the active choice to pay a it more for a Mac, they are active computer users.
Typical Windows users are more inclined to just use their computers to do what they have always done; they're passive computer users.
Active computer users are more likely to buy books.

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I will be there day one!

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still waiting for for Leopard to come out to upgrade to Intel based Mac replacing my outdated powerbook

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I'm hanging out for Leopard, and am planning on buying it as soon as possible.

I bought my Macbook Pro in December, planning to upgrade to Leopard 6 months later so I could get some extra cash together. The extra few months means I can now afford a new iPod at the same time.

My current setup is migrated from an iBook G4, which itself was migrated from an iBook G3, so whilst my Macbook Pro is nice and shiny and fast, it's never had that fresh OS install feeling.

I'll be formatting when I install Leopard, and I don't see much point in formatting just a few months before I buy a new OS, so I'm really hanging out for an install DVD, and I'll be first in line to buy it.

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I will be upgrading ASAP!

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O'Reilly's statistics are interesting, but not all that useful in describing just how the adoption of Vista is actually going. But, couple this information with Dell's decision to sell XP as well as Vista and we're starting to see an interesting pattern.
My own anecdotal meanderings indicate that many Vista book buyers are unhappy customers who were surprised by the new OS upon purchase of a new computer and are now trying to deal with all the problems. While this does mean Microsoft has sold a copy of Vista, I wonder if they're also cashing in their last ounce of credibility.

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Currently 10.5 contains nothing I feel is worth parting with 129 euros. Time Machine? Kitschy 'meh', the new e-mail bloating stationery? Double 'meh'. Was there anything else noteworthy? I can't remember - that's how much of an impression Leopard made on me.

That's it, I guess. And considering the quite problematic updates 10.4.8 and 10.4.9 (read Apple discussions' site) I'll probably not upgrade to an entirely new version anytime soon.

10.5.1, *maybe*

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