Mac OS X Leopard Available On Oct 26

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Apple fans have reason to celebrate, as Leopard has been announced for release on Oct 26, which happens to the be the last Friday of the month. Both the desktop and server versions will be released on the same day, with the desktop version retailing for $129. New features include the redesigned 3D dock with Stacks, updated Finder with Cover Flow, the organizational tool Spaces, file backup-er Time Machine and more.

Upset that you just purchased a Mac last week? No worries, as Apple has also announced their Up-To-Date program which allows a free upgrade if the machine was purchased after October 1, 2007. You can view the full press release below.

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CUPERTINO, Calif., Oct. 16
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) today announced that Mac OS(R) X Leopard will go on sale Friday, October 26 at 6:00 p.m. at Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers, and that Apple's online store is now accepting pre-orders. Leopard is packed with 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(R).

Source: Apple Press Release
 
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