Filed under: Rumors, Apple, Leopard
Rumor: Aussies call Leopard date of 10/20 (debunked)
Update 1pm: Um, perhaps not. As our commenters note, a post on these forums from one of the Frequency guys says this page is simply a mockup -- so far, "no date as yet," and the dates on the page "mean nothing." (Note to Frequency: When mocking up announcement party invites, please don't put in imaginary dates -- "October ###" would be just fine.) So Oct. 20th is as good as guess as anywhere else, but don't get your hopes up quite yet.It's a long long way from Cupertino to the Sydney, Australia neigborhood of Rushcutters Bay -- and yet perhaps the Down Under retailer Frequency (seller of Macs and more) has gotten some information that the rest of us haven't heard yet. Frequency's "Leopard Launch Party" page says
Due to an Apple embargo, we are unable to sell Leopard until 7pm EST Saturday 20th October, the official worldwide Leopard launch.
A product launch on a Saturday night? Not exactly characteristic Apple, but after the 24-hour party people crazed atmosphere of the Friday evening iPhone launch, it's possible that the retail stores will be rigged for a lively Saturday night party. Leopard-print outfits? Smash your old Survivor "Eye of the Tiger" LPs? I'm sure something fun will be in store.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Luigi193 said 10:20AM on 10-14-2007
Luigi
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John said 10:37AM on 10-14-2007
Perhaps not...
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=839692#r10
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Jonathan Allen said 10:38AM on 10-14-2007
I just checked amazon.com and they are showing October 31 as the available date, but that just might represent some time this month.
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James Inman said 10:56AM on 10-14-2007
The time difference would factor into that though, surely?
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Andy said 10:58AM on 10-14-2007
I think you just gave them the free publicity they were looking for
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Dominic said 11:01AM on 10-14-2007
With Leopard not even GM'ing until probably today, it would be nearly physically impossible for Apple to have it available on the 20th. Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't complain if it was true, but there's just no way.
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Babacrash said 11:13AM on 10-14-2007
Have a look at this (mostly in French sorry for those who don't speak it)
http://www.macbidouille.com/news/2007-10-13/#15122
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Rafe H. said 11:20AM on 10-14-2007
Sydney: 7PM EST Saturday October 20
equals
Cupertino: 2AM PST Saturday October 20 (ie late Friday evening)
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Martin Pilkington said 11:56AM on 10-14-2007
Yes, Apple is going push leopard to gold master and produce enough DVDs to meet demand on top of shipping them round the world in one week. I know Apple can work miracles but that is just one too far
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cbleary said 12:07PM on 10-14-2007
Doesn't EST mean Eastern Standard Time, as in New York time?
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James Donevan said 12:08PM on 10-14-2007
Hopefully someone at TUAW will pull this story before they look any more foolish. The Frequency link (quoted in the story) was picked up from an Australian user forum - but the contributor here either didn't read the Frequency poster's explanation that the party page was a mock-up and the date was meaningless, or the contributor intended to make fools of the TUAW bloggers.
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Andrew said 12:23PM on 10-14-2007
@cbleary
In the US, yes. But in Australia, it is for the East Coast of Australia, hence Sydney.
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Alex Brooks said 12:42PM on 10-14-2007
Oh dear TUAW, how foolish you look.
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nvidia2008 said 1:34PM on 10-14-2007
Oh dear, in 2004 I worked with Frequency for like 3 days. Honest. They are a pretty crazy (as in waaay too intense) bunch for the size (at that time) of the store. Very ambitious but not as organised as NextByte, for example.
Dear oh dear, thank goodness I found a more sane Apple reseller in the recent months.
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K said 1:45PM on 10-14-2007
TUAW, don't blame Frequency for your poor editing- you should be checking your sources.
#14, Frequency are full of good blokes like Jeloz, who are too happy to help their customers. Great team. Also, I'm a poster on WP, where the 'debunking' occurred...
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tmkates said 2:04PM on 10-14-2007
I work with someone who has a brother who is a cocoa programmer for Apple and as of last week they were finished with debugging.
She's coming.
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geochick said 6:54PM on 10-14-2007
I noticed the last time I plugged in my iPhone there was a message saying that my iPhone software is up-to-date and will be renewed on Oct 17th. So maybe we will see Leopard on the 17th or a few days later.
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Andrew Harrison said 7:09PM on 10-14-2007
"Note to Frequency: When mocking up announcement party invites, DON'T USE FAKE DATES -- "October ###" would be just fine."
Note to TUAW: Despite being called a weblog, you still report the news, in informal a fashion as it might be. Check your sources. It looks very unprofessional to attempt to shift the blame.
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Cygnus X-1 said 7:09PM on 10-14-2007
yes, there are 5 hrs between Cupertino and Sydney but you are forgetting the international date line. 7PM 10/20 = 2PM 10/19. There may also be an hour or two variation with DST going funky with the stupid new federal law.
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Matt harlum said 8:30PM on 10-14-2007
I find your source checking, amusing.
Don't blame other people for your bad editing.
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