Apple upgrades iPhone, Leopard already a best seller

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Danny Gorog20 June 2007, 4:54 AM

iPhone to get 8 hour battery life, new glass scratch resistant screen. Meanwhile, OS X 10.5 Leopard is already out-selling Vista by a long margin!

It seems that the recent Apple announcement regarding 3rd party iPhone development wasn't such a flop after all. Only a week after WWDC a slew of new websites are already pimping iPhone-ready Web 2.0 apps. As a Mac fan, it's amazing to see the depth of applications already available for a product that won't ship for another ten days.

I wasn't old enough to remember, but I'm pretty sure the release of WinCE and the subsequent updates didn't have anywhere near the developer enthusiasm or support that the unborn iPhone has. I think it's a great sign for the success of the iPhone, and the untapped demand for 'smarter' smart phones.

Upgraded iPhone Specs

Apple has also just upped the specs for the iPhone. According to this press release it now features up to 8 hours of talk time and 250 hours of standby time. Apple also announced that the entire top surface of iPhone (display included) has been upgraded from plastic to optical-quality glass to achieve a superior level of scratch resistance and optical clarity. Hopefully this will save a repeat performance of the scratched Nano debacle.

In any case the iPhone is one of the most hyped products to be launched in recent times. Look out for lots of media coverage in the lead up to its 6pm launch on the 29th.

And after the launch look out for a swell of anti-Apple sentiment with people complaining about everything from the non-replaceable battery to the lack of physical keyboard.

Regardless of the success of the iPhone you've got to hand it to Apple for keeping a clear, consistent message since the iPhone launch at Macworld in January.

Leopard pre-sales doing well

Lastly, the negative press surrounding Leopard at WWDC hasn't done much to curb consumers enthusiasm for the yet-to-be-released OS.

According to Amazon.com's top software sellers, Leopard is currently sitting in second position while the Leopard family pack is at number 10. Compare this to Windows XP at position 18 and Vista which is in position 98! Is anyone actually using Vista yet?


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Mark M:

Yes I am running Vista on 2 machines and the good thing is I built the PC myself(as I did my linux server) and with the laptop I had a whole range of manufacturers and specs to to choose from unlike OSX where I am locked into to Apple hardware and their limited range.

PS I do own a Mac Mini that I bought to "play" with 18 months ago but it pretty much just serves as a server for my Nano these days.

29 February 2008, 8:31 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Tony:

Didn't anyone tell you never to buy anything from Microsoft until it has been in the market at least a year? There will either be a service pack to Vista coming out before the end of the year or Vista will go the way of Windows Millenium Edition and be superceded by what was meant to be the proper version of Windows.

Guess you must be really enjoying those messages that UAC keeps throwing up. How much did you end up paying for your version of Vista, AND for the hardware to run it?

As to OS X leopard, well, Jobs only talked about ten features recently. That leaves 290 features that haven't been revealed yet. He always leaves the best surprises for later on.

Microsoft has lost the plot with Vista (no Wow, too many editions, too expensive, less friendly e.g. UAC, more restrictive licensing, DRM mayhem etc etc).

It would not surprise me in the slightest in OS X picks up the slack when Leopard is released on to the market. If Microsoft and Apple ever do have a real war, that is when you can expect to OS X opened up to run on hardware you choose yourself.

29 February 2008, 8:44 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Dan Warne:

> Didn't anyone tell you never to buy anything from Microsoft
> until it has been in the market at least a year?

Sadly, the same applies to Apple stuff... or most software-based products (like wireless routers) really. Unfortunately if you want to live on the edge functionality-wise, you have to live on the edge stability-wise as well :-\



29 February 2008, 8:44 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Craig:

The issues with those UAC messages have been way overblown on the net. They remind me a little of Zonealarm. When you first install it you get bugged constantly. But then it settles down. I rarely see them any more unless I'm installing something new or changing a system setting. The hype suggests I should be getting them constantly.



29 February 2008, 8:44 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

soto:

true, true... the UAC gives you hard time only during the first days because you are constatly installing your software and updated drivers, as well as moving data from your old drive to the new one... but after that you never actually get them unless you want to REALLY affect your system...

29 February 2008, 8:44 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Mark M:

After 20+ years in the IT industry I learned a long time ago to make up my own mind about software and hardware and not to believe everything that is said in the media and on forums and particularly not to listen to fanbois be they the Apple, Microsoft or the Linux type that would be like believing everything a used car salesperson tells you.
I havent had any issues with Vista stability wise or with the UAC. Sure the UAC show when you install new software but no more the apple equivalent when I installed software on the Mac Mini.
"How much did you end up paying for your version of Vista, AND for the hardware to run it?" As I said I had access to a whole range of hardware when selecting my laptop and building my PC I wasnt restricted to a single brand of hardware supplier unlike say if I had upgraded apple equipment.
I would welcome Apple opening up OSX to run on other hardware but realistically Apple isnt going to do it anytime soon so I am not holding my breath.

29 February 2008, 8:44 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

u752181:

I am sorry but your "article" is not the professional work of a journalist.

You have let your own prejudices and bias come out at the expense of being a "journalist".

Has Leopard outsold Vista? Apart from the fact that no one really cares, the answer is no. You are comparing accumulated pre-orders for an operating system that has yet to be released (ie actual sales equal zero) to the current sales of an operating system that has been on the market for 6 months. All of which is from one retail outlet.

Do you seriously suggest that Leopard will outsell Vista in any timeframe?

The answer is "Who cares?". Get over yourself and work and write about your chosen platform. Tha's fine just do it. This constant need to justify your choice of platform is pointless belittles yourself and no one cares.

Your "work" here is laughable. If you want to run a pro-Apple blog then be honest and do so but don't pretend to be a journalist writing news.

For goodness sake be professional about what you do. You words may then have some credibility. If everything you write turns into an excuse to bag Microsoft and/or Vista then your arguments have no credibility.

Think about what you are doing. You are supposed to be writing a journalist. Look it up.




29 February 2008, 8:31 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Al Fanning:

Leaving aside the disagreement, the next time you want to make a point, especially about someone's writing, you might want to rein in your temper and consider your own writing before you hit the 'post' button. Then your thinking might be taken more seriously by those who read your writing. Go back and read carefully what you wrote, preferably aloud. Consider omitted words, fractured and butchered syntax, misspellings, repetitions and clarity. Proofreading may take a few minutes longer, but otherwise your writing gets dismissed as just another angry rant.

29 February 2008, 8:44 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

u752181:

Thanks Al. I accept some of your points but then I am not a professional writer. Nonetheless I accept responibility for my writing.

However, leaving this aside your last sentence applies equally as well as the original article.

My point remains valid. The original article is not "news" and is too biased have any credibility.

29 February 2008, 8:44 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Johannes Rexx:

journalism is about serius research. You interview people. You dig out hard to find information. You take risks. You have multiple sources of information to cross check your facts. You become an authoritative source of information when you're a journalist.

Some journalists write blogs that set them apart.

Some blogs are opinion pieces even as are the columns written by Dvorak and Gringely. These guys just blab and don't do much real research.

This particular blog entry is really a rehash of well-known data sprinkled with opinion.

If you can't say anything nice about X, say nothing, because naysayers don't get much respect.

29 February 2008, 8:44 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous1978:

You must be a PC user... and perhaps you should look up Journalist, because from what I read Danny is in fact a journalist in the true sense of the word!!!

29 February 2008, 8:44 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Slippery Jim diGriz:

You are right, its a blog, which in my understanding is an expression of personal opinion rather than strict journalism, even if its written by a professional journalist, and it's specifically about Apple and Apple related products, which in itself should give you a clue as to its bias. Get over it!

29 February 2008, 8:44 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

u752181:

It's the APC News Page.

News is news not opinion

29 February 2008, 8:44 PM (2 years ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

meinrosebud:

I don't mind not having to use Microsoft Windows anymore, but don't try and justify your continued use to me... tell someone who cares.

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