Apple to release Mac OS X 10.6?
5 June 2008, Hedi |
“Snow Leopard” is the code name of this upcoming version of OS X (according to many non official sources).
It seems Apple wants to get rid of the 32 bits processors to switch to a 64 bits kernel for OS X.
As a result, there will be no more supported PPC processors if this version of OS X gets released on 2009 (according to rumors).
Total support for 64 bits is also the best thing for the latest generations of Intel Processors that feels better when running 64 bits applications in a 64 bits environment.
To me, everything is possible, and I won’t be surprised if another scenario happens: a 64 bits version of Leopard to run on PC computers!
But I also do think, the fact Apple will release this OS for 64 bits processors only is not possible since the iPhone’s processors are 32 bits…
Who knows?
Posted in Mac OS X
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What has the iPhone OS got anything to do with it? That could still run at 32-bit and sync with a 64-bit machine.
I was confused to see Apple didn’t throw out PPC when releasing Leopard. Intel is the way forward and the primary reason I, and many of my colleagues, are going Mac.
About the iPhone’s OS I was thinking of Apple updating 2 different OS’s at the same time…
Apple didn’t throw out PPC because PPC’s has been sold only 2 years ago!
[...] Let’s go back MacAmouring (Loving our Mac) with some rumors first of all. As I said many times, I’m not pro rumors, but these ones are more likely than unlikely. iTunes 8.0, iPhone Firmware version 2.1 and maybe a new iPhone Nano. The September 9th Apple Event: “Let’s Rock” will be more based on the Apple devices (iPod and iPhone as we said) than on the Mac (Computers and OS). More audience as a result, that’s a sure thing, a Windows user will be interested with the latest iTunes version as well as the latest iPhone firmware’s version. It’s sad, I wanted to hear about a new iLife’09 and iWork’09, some more on the upcoming version of Leopard (Snow Leopard). [...]