Apple (AAPL) To Ship New Operting System

October 16, 2007 by Douglas A. McIntyre

In a move to take more market share from the PC companies Apple (AAPL) has shipped its latest operating systems.

Leopard has more than 300 new features and introduces a brand new desktop with Stacks, a new way to easily access files from the Dock; a redesigned Finder that lets users quickly browse and share files between multiple Macs; Quick Look, a new way to instantly see files without opening an application; Spaces, an intuitive new feature used to create groups of applications and instantly switch between them; and Time Machine, an effortless way to automatically back up everything on a Mac

Mac OS X version 10.5 Leopard will be available on October 26 at Apple’s retail stores and through Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of $129 (US) for a single user license.

Douglas A. McIntyre

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