Apple to Slow Mac OS X Updates
Apple will halt its steady succession of upgrades to Mac OS X and take up a slower, more sustainable pace. According to reports, Apple Chief Software Technology Officer Avie Tevanian made such remarks during his talk at the SIIA Enterprise Software Summit 2004.
Since its inception, three major revisions have been issued for OS X with yet another on the way code-named "Tiger." Apple has announced that CEO Steve Jobs will kick off the Worldwide Developers Conference with a keynote address on June 28 at 10:00 AM PST. In his keynote, Jobs will reveal Tiger's stripes with a preview of the operating system.
No further information on Tiger is available at this time.
The operating system's latest rendition, version 10.3.3, addressed some of networking sore spots, improved hardware support and enhanced native applications.
In related news, Apple has updated its .Mac service -- an online extension of OS X -- with: new publishing options for HomePage; integrated iCards with the .Mac Address Book; over 200 new iCards to the .Mac e-greetings site; new Parental Control software from Norton and new site navigation features including a new UI; and better page-loading performance.