Apple reveals Leopard's new desktop design

 

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By Simon Aughton

Posted on 12 Jun 2007 at 10:07

In fact, the keynote had two big surprises: third-party software for iPhones and Safari for Windows - plus the power of 64-bit functionality. Other news was that EA, the world's biggest games developer, will soon begin releasing games for Mac and PC simultaneously.

Pricing and availability

OS X 10.5 will ship in October for £89 ($129). Jobs had the audience worried for a moment when he said the 'basic version of Leopard' would cost $129. But it soon cottoned on to the joke at Microsoft's expense as Jobs continued to ever-louder cheers: 'we've got a Premium version that's gonna cost $129, we have a Business version that's gonna cost $129, we have an Enterprise version that's gonna cost $129, and we have the Ultimate version - we're throwing everything into it - it's $129'.

Jobs' WWDC keynote can be seen in full, in QuickTime at apple.com/quicktime/qtv/keynote. Worth watching for the iChat effects alone and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer telling the audience 'I love my Mac'.