Updated 10 Jun 2009: Snow Leopard only supports Intel Macs
Am I surprised that they delayed Snow Leopard till September? Actually not very. The reason is quite simple. Microsoft Windows 7 will be available in Oct 22. By releasing it just before Microsoft, Apple can add in new last minute features without fear of Microsoft copying it into Windows 7. I do believe that they did not reveal everything about Snow Leopard in WWDC.
Apple has also threw down the gauntlet by the pricing of Snow Leopard. USD29 for Leopard users! I've never seen an OS which is that cheap. By releasing it just before Windows 7, you can see that Apple is in it for the kill. For market share that is. I could never see Microsoft selling Windows 7 for USD29, looking at their past history. Anyone remember Windows 98SE and Windows ME?
For Snow Leopard, I was kinda hoping that they have in-built touch-screen functionality into the OS itself, preferably iPhone touch screen technology. If such technology is in-built into Snow Leopard, I will not be surprised if an Apple tablet suddenly make its appearance in September.
After all, Steve Jobs has not said his "One more thing".
Update 1: Just realised that Snow Leopard has one hidden feature. It only supports Intel Macs. Apple is finally saying goodbye to PowerPC. Hopefully applications can take advantage of their Grand Central Dispatch.
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