(This is going to cure my desktop clutter problem.)Ģ. One of the folders will be “downloads,” a folder that will be a stack in the dock. The contents either fan out or pop up in a grid. The most whiz-bang new feature, though, is Stacks Stacks are folders in the dock that allow rapid access to their contents. (The new dock sort of sits on a translucent pane that’s got 3D perspective.) There will be a consistent window look in Leopard. (Is this a nod to the environmental sensitivity of this age?) There’s a new menu bar and a new dock, and tools to clean up the desktop – something called Stacks. The new desktop is green grass rather than the blue background. Jobs says he’s going to show 10 key features.ġ. Leopard will ship 21 months after Tiger did. “We think Leopard is going to set an even higher bar,” Jobs says. Twenty-three percent are running Panther, and 10 percent (2 million) are running something older. Two-thirds (15 million) of them are running Tiger. Jobs is back on stage, saying “Let’s move on to our big cats.” He reports 22 million active Mac OS X users. Amazing textures are covering this video game world, with realistic rock cliffs, metal objects, asphalt and fabrics. He’s showing off a next-generation technology they’ve been developing. John Carmack, owner and chief technical officer of Id is on stage, continuing the gaming theme. Beginning in August, Madden and Tiger Woods ’08 will show up simultaneously on the Mac. The lighting effects are pretty incredible inside Hogwarts, actually. It looks really smooth, and the graphics as sharp as you’d expect. They’re showing a demo of the Harry Potter game. “Starting in July we are going to bring four of our biggest titles to run on OS X.” They are Command and Conquer 3, Battlefield 2142, Need for Speed Carbon, and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Bing Gordon, co-founder and chief creative officer of EA, is talking about people moving to the Mac. Jobs signals that Electronic Arts (ERTS) is coming back to the Mac with games in a big way. Otellini is clearly surprised at the gesture, and says: “Working with Apple has been one of the best things that’s happened in my career …. Jobs: “Paul, I’ve got something for you.” Jony Ive made an award for Otellini, a custom-made plaque of polished stainless steel, shaped like a disc or a large hockey puck. Intel CEO Paul Otellini joins Jobs on stage. “They have come through every single time for us,” he says. Jobs thanks Intel for working closely with Apple, and for being so dedicated. He congratulates developers for working really hard at creating universal apps. Jobs hails it as a successful transition. Looking back a year to the last WWDC, Apple was talking about the switch to Intel (INTC). Jobs notes that there are more than 5,000 attendees, making this the biggest WWDC ever (and there are 950,000 Apple Developer Connection members, up by 200,000). Of course, neither is true, Mac guy comes in to chastise PC guy for telling fibs, and the crowd serves up the expected laughter. Why? Microsoft’s (MSFT) Windows Vista is doing so well that Apple has to give up, and the Zune is poised to kill the iPod. PC commercials is claiming to be Steve Jobs, announcing that he’s quitting and shutting down Apple. The WWDC keynote opens with a joke: In a video, PC guy from the Mac vs.
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