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a short guide to Mac user responses to the Leopard slip

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In case you haven't heard this yet [1], Apple announced late yesterday that Leopard won't ship until October. The immediate responses from Mac users have been pretty amusing. I'll provide a community service today by giving you a shot guide to Mac user responses to the Leopard slip. This means that you won't really have to read the comments threads on the various Mac sites. Trust me, you don't want to do it. The MacRumors thread about this is now up to 42 pages of comments.

Chicken Little: The sky is falling! The sky is falling! I’ve been waiting years for this!!!!! These users might also claim to have shed real tears when they heard the news. Terry Pratchett fans know that these users have a diseased mind, the visible symptom being their multiple exclamation points.

wrist.staple.forehead: Steve Jobs has personally let me down. They're alienating their user base! These users might also have shed tears. These users differ from Chicken Little in that they take this news very personally.

Nostradamus enthuiasists: There is some deep meaning to be found in this. Some say that Apple doesn't care about its computer business anymore, and we all should have seen this coming when Apple announced that they had dropped Computer from their name at MWSF. Others say that the delay of the AppleTV and Leopard signal deep problems at the company.

Reality is for other people: No, no, Apple announced this now so that Leopard can be the 'one more thing ...' at WWDC. (Alternate form: This is an elaborate, but late, April Fool's Day joke.)

Mac developers: Schedule slips happen. This is why companies don't like to commit to release dates unless the release date is tomorrow.

Everyone else: Umm, why do I care?

[1] Which probably means that this is the only tech blog that you read. If this is the only tech blog that you read, you're probably my mom. Hi mom!

Comments

  • Anonymous
    April 13, 2007
    lol =)

  • Anonymous
    April 13, 2007
    Totally brilliant analysis. Thanks for a breath of fresh air on the subject.

  • Anonymous
    April 13, 2007
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  • Anonymous
    April 13, 2007
    People from where I am: Isn't Leopard that tiger like cat with spots instead of stripes?