not sure if this is true but thaught I would pass this along none the less. *** Report: Apple Will Delay Leopard Launch To Ensure Windows Vista Compatibility (TechWeb)
Published Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:50:00 GMT TechWeb - A Taiwanese electronics publication reports that Apple will push back the launch of Mac OS X 10.5 to September. Yahoo! News By Paul McDougall Fri Mar 23, 10:50 AM ET A Taiwanese electronics publication reported Friday that Apple will significantly delay the launch of its forthcoming "Leopard" operating system to ensure that PCs that run the software are also capable of running Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system. The publication, DigiTimes Systems, cited unnamed sources that Apple will push back the launch of Mac 10.5 to September in order to finish work on a Leopard version of its Boot Camp technology that is Windows Vista compatible. Boot Camp is an Apple utility that enables Mac users to launch and run Microsoft operating systems, enhancing the Mac's flexibility. Leopard was originally slated to launch in April. Apple officials couldn't immediately be reached for comment, and the report couldn't be immediately verified by InformationWeek. A number of major software makers are scrambling to update their products to ensure Windows Vista compatibility. Adobe Systems, for instance, has decided Windows Vista updates for current versions of its Photoshop, InDesign, and Dreamweaver products. Instead, Adobe will devote most of its developer time to ensuring that new versions of the products scheduled to ship this spring are Windows Vista friendly, according to a company spokesman. Similarly, a spokesman for IBM said the company has placed Vista certification efforts for its current Lotus Notes products on the back burner to ensure that the forthcoming Lotus Notes 8 Suite is fully compatible with Windows Vista. "It's a question of how we can best allocate our development resources," said the spokesman.
