Apple confirms Oct 26 release for Leopard

So what happens to all my Tiger apps that I love when/if I upgrade?

Anyone have any idea whether my coworkers and I could split a five-pack? I'm not as curious about the legality of it as much as whether it would be physically possible to do the installs. (I.e. is there some barrier in the OS that would intrinsically prevent non-family members to install the family pack or monitor them post-install?)

So when will you be able to buy/order, say, a Mac Mini and MacBook with Leopard pre-installed? On the 26th? or a later date?

I think it's nice that Apple are allowing us UK users the privilege of paying a third more than US users, by charging £85 which equates to around $172. Thanks for that, Steve. It means a lot.

(One of the main things it means is that I won't be ugrading anytime soon.)

What a bummer that the EDU discount only brings it down to $116. I seem to remember getting Tiger for $80. Oh well, now that my parents have made the switch I'll be getting a Family Pack anyway, which sadly has no EDU discount.

When you compare the Canadian and US Apple stores you can see that Leopards price is the only one that reflects the current currency exchange rate (1 US$ is around 1 CA$). Leopard is priced 129$ in both countries, all Macs are still much more expensive in Canada.

Well that stinks that they are only going back 15 days (basically return policy), because I ordered my 24" iMac like 30 days ago, hoping they would go 30 days. Oh well. I need multiple copies anyways for my year old MBP and my wife's older iMac, so I was going to get a family pack anyways.

Woo, it's going to be a happy birthday for me on the 26th :D

Anyone who bought a new mac after 10/1/07 will get Leopard for $9.95USD. Details here:

http://www.apple.com/macosx/uptodate/

Also, I thought it was nice that the apple phone rep told me I was "Eligible to buy it at full price." I thought that was classy.