cabron Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I am wondering if Apple really stop producing any more upgrades to Leopard, it is definitely 10.5.8 the last one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NfoTech Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Why would they release 10.5.9 when 10.6 is already out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeley Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I'm pretty sure they will. They won't stop with security updates and the like just because Snow Leopard is out. They'll keep supporting Leopard for a while yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted October 16, 2009 Veteran Share Posted October 16, 2009 Why would they release 10.5.9 when 10.6 is already out? 10.4.11 came out after 10.5's release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ci7 Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 just a question came in my mind on the go how long does apple usually support there O/Ses[support life cycle] ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waruikoohii Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Why would they release 10.5.9 when 10.6 is already out? To support users of their slightly older operating system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 To support users of their slightly older operating system? or people with PowerPC macs :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyX Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I think if critical issues with Leopard are discovered (bugs, not security issues), they will release a new update. Security holes fixes will be included in those Security updates. As of 10.6.2, I'd definitely upgrade to Snow Leopard. People won't have a lot of reasons to stay to Leopard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I'm pretty sure they will. They won't stop with security updates and the like just because Snow Leopard is out. They'll keep supporting Leopard for a while yet. Security Updates aren't distributed by 10.x.x updates per se. 10.4.11 came out after 10.5's release. Wasn't that a bit of a unique situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 What's actually wrong with 10.5.8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[bear] Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 If you have an intel mac, do yourself a favor and just upgrade to Snow Leopard. It just works so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 If you have an intel mac, do yourself a favor and just upgrade to Snow Leopard. It just works so well. Agreed. Well worth the ?29 (I got it for ?9, but st:pl :p ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thealexweb Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 They defiantly should, Microsoft supports their older OSs for years releasing service packs and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 They defiantly should, Microsoft supports their older OSs for years releasing service packs and such. It's absolutely amazing how Microsoft kept Windows XP alive like they did. Apple doesn't want to be in the same situation where a large portion of their user base stays stuck in the past and simply refuses to upgrade. Apple normally drops the release of "service packs" after a major new Mac OS X version has been released. From what I remember Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger was a bit of an exception (probably because it was buggy as hell). They might make the same exception for Leopard seeing as PPC-users can't upgrade to Snow Leopard. However, I wouldn't hold my breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 They defiantly should, Microsoft supports their older OSs for years releasing service packs and such. Microsoft also had a very large install base on Windows XP that refused to move to Vista. We'll see if Windows 7 has the same problem. As for Apple, they like to keep people on the newest and greatest (and Snow Leopard has had an excellent adoption rate so far). I foresee only minor patches being released for Leopard (like the Performance Update released this week). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 They defiantly should, Microsoft supports their older OSs for years releasing service packs and such. They do, just like MS they still make security updates for older OS and just like MS they don't offer Service Packs (10.x.y upgrades are the equivalent of small service packs for Windows) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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