Apple Unix Director: Snow Leopard Coming Q1 2009

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Jordan Hubbard, Appleis director of engineering for Unix Technologies, revealed that Mac OS X 10.6, or Snow Leopard, is scheduled to ship during the first quarter of 2009. He shared that info during a presentation at the LISA i08 conference last week, according to Mac Rumors.

Mr. Hubbard was at the Large Installation System Administration, or LISA, Conference to talk about the Mac OS X path from servers to embedded platforms. During that talk, he discussed the release cycle for Mac OS X, and specifically mentioned the pending first quarter launch for Mac OS X 10.6.

Snow Leopard wonit add as many new features as other versions of the operating system have. Instead, Apple claims it is focusing on performance improvements and refinements.

A release earlier in the year also means thereis a chance that Apple could show off the operating system update during Macworld Expo 2009 at the beginning of January. Apple has historically used its keynote presentation to introduce new and updated products, typically with a special Steve Jobs flair.

Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet

Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also co-hosts the We Have Communicators podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.

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