Filed under: Rumors, Software, Apple, Leopard
Leopard... shipping 10/18?
Interesting. I was under the impression that even though Apple had announced a formal release next week, they still hadn't finished the OS-- they were working on the last bugs, or QA-ing the last beta copies, or even printing the gold masters, or whatever else you do when you're about to make a gigantic software release. But according to this (as long as it's not just a typo-- Dean says he lives by a Canadian warehouse, so it's probably a shipping mistake), Leopard is currently boxed up and ready to sell. Very interesting. I guess Dean will know by tomorrow whether he receives his package on time or not.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Zack said 10:06PM on 10-17-2007
Apple's shipping is false, i ordered my 24" iMac with a 2 to 3 days shipping on it, said it would ship on the third day, but kept pushing back for like 3 weeks until it shipped.
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Jeffbot said 9:18PM on 10-17-2007
Just pre-ordered from the Apple Store Canada and it only says " Ships By: Delivers on October 26"
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ryan said 9:19PM on 10-17-2007
I pre-ordered mine today and I got it yesterday. Talk about service.
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Phil said 9:19PM on 10-17-2007
Same with me #1. It says ships by: Delivers on October 26th. Thats a student copy btw.
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Phil said 9:20PM on 10-17-2007
@2 lol, that's Apple Service for ya :-)
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mentalsticks said 9:21PM on 10-17-2007
Personally, I think it's a mistake.
Case closed. With a yawn.
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Stephen said 9:24PM on 10-17-2007
"...they still hadn't finished the OS-- they were working on the last bugs"
How could any company possibly be still working on a product that's being released in a week, just having to burn, package and ship millions of dvd's requires time, if they're not finished by now then there's something wrong with Apple.
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Jt Hollister said 9:29PM on 10-17-2007
Stephen: you don't really understand how these things work, do you? They're not done yet. Everything won't be in place until the 26th at 5:00PM Pacific. But it will all fall together :)
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Justin Eaton said 9:33PM on 10-17-2007
Guys gotta read better... says delivers ON October 26th. So you'll have it then. :)
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TheDukester said 9:50PM on 10-17-2007
**Yawn**
Seriously, does a team of monkeys put out TUAW?
Then again, maybe I shouldn't complain: at least it's not the 600th useless iPhone story of the week.
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Mitch said 9:50PM on 10-17-2007
well... we're assuming a lot here... all he's got to do is check the tracking number to see if indeed there is a package coming :)
i agree with stephen... to deliver by the 26th, they had a lot of work to do by now... this thing was 'mastered' some time ago if you ask me
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Dean Ostetto said 9:51PM on 10-17-2007
Ill let you guys know tomorrow!
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Dean Ostetto said 9:53PM on 10-17-2007
The tracking number isnt a real tracking number it just brings me to Apple's website, and shows me the order history.
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Gopi Flaherty said 10:13PM on 10-17-2007
Why did this fellow post this *before* he got the shipment?
If there really is a Leopard box on its way to Canada via Airborne Express, I'm sure that Steve is going to stop it. A quick call to the CEO, explaining that they'd better not deliver the package if they ever want to ship another Apple product again should fix it.
I'm curious though - why is the carrier listed as Airborne? Airborne Express was bought by DHL about four years ago...
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Dave said 10:43PM on 10-17-2007
I swear.. why do people take the time to write "**Yawn**" and complain about monkeys running this site? If you dont like it, read something else. I swear if I ran a blog like this, I'd honestly ban anyone who use "yawn", "First post", "old news", etc etc....
Kill -9 Rant.sh
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Paul said 10:48PM on 10-17-2007
This won't arrive tomorrow. He won't get it until a few days after the 26th
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Xman said 9:45AM on 10-18-2007
Yes, Leopard probably will ship early so it can be DELIVERED on the 26th which it will be. This is the same thing that they do with Harry Potter books and such. The post office holds them.
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Shawn said 11:55PM on 10-17-2007
Interestingly, I selected standard 5 day shipping. It said delivers by the 26th and I though good luck. My shipping got automatically upgraded to priority overnight on the orders site today for free. Go apple! Sounds like they will need right up to the last minute to get this baby ready for delivery... ;)
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Gerald Buckley said 12:20AM on 10-18-2007
1) I *KNOW* where it's being replicated and it'll be kitted in Mexico (boxes, documentation, etc).
2) There may be quantity of product available as early as today... There's absolutely NO WAY the product will be available and in anyone's hands as finished goods tomorrow. No way. No how.
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Joe said 1:32AM on 10-18-2007
Why is a student copy more expensive at Apple.com than the retail version on Amazon.com?
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