Steve Jobs Shows Off More of Leopard
WWDC 2007 - At its annual Worldwide Developer Conference Monday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs provided the final look at Mac OS X 10.5, code-named "Leopard," before the new operating system ships in October. He demoed 10 out of what he says are 300 new features.
22 million people are currently using Mac OS X, Jobs said, with two-thirds of that number running Tiger. Leopard will be the next major upgrade to Apple's platform, bringing a number of new and innovative features. WWDC is the first chance for developers to really sink their teeth into those changes.
Jobs to Keynote Apple WWDC 2007
Apple confirmed the appearance of Steve Jobs at the Worldwide Developers Conference on June 11, Tuesday, saying he will be the keynote speaker at the event. Although it typically keeps the subject matter of his keynotes under wraps, the Cupertino, California company said developers will be shown a feature-complete version of Mac OS X Leopard and attendees will be given a beta copy to take home for final testing.
The WWDC runs from June 11-15 and includes some 150 sessions on various topics on Mac OS X software development. While Apple has traditionally also used the event to launch hardware products, Apple rumor sites have thus far not reported any possible hardware announcements.
Apple's Steve Jobs Calls for End of DRM
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has made a surprise call for the end of digital rights management technology, which is designed to stop copyrighted music from being shared illicitly. Jobs says Apple would sell only DRM-free music on iTunes if it could.
The revelation came in an open letter published on Apple's Web site, which largely responds to concerns over DRM that have come from European countries such as Norway and France. Jobs offers three possible outcomes for the future, but highlights the abandonment of DRM by record companies as the best possible solution for consumers.