{"id":3297,"date":"2009-08-23T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2009-08-23T13:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/37prime.wordpress.com\/?p=3297"},"modified":"2009-08-23T06:00:38","modified_gmt":"2009-08-23T13:00:38","slug":"anticipating-mac-os-x-snow-leopard-and-windows-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/37prime.com\/news\/2009\/08\/23\/anticipating-mac-os-x-snow-leopard-and-windows-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Anticipating Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Windows 7."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am currently running Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard build 10A432 on my 15-inch MacBook Pro Core Duo. I also have just received Windows 7 RTM a few days ago.<\/p>\n<p>At a glance, both Operating Systems are completely functional and ready for release despite of some of the promised features missing on the current builds. There&#8217;s no biggie because those features are not as critical as I thought they would be.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Now, a lot of people are talking about the possibility of Snow Leopard ship date to be August 28th, 2009. That&#8217;s only a few days away from the time-stamp of this post. Apple still says that Snow Leopard will ship sometimes in September 2009. We will all find out if the August 28th date is just a pure speculation. In the meantime, you can still order Snow Leopard direct from Apple and your favorite retailers.<\/p>\n<p>To get Snow Leopard direct from Apple:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/macosx\/uptodate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mac OS X Snow Leopard Up-to-Date Program<\/a><br \/>\nQualifying purchase of computer or Xserve on or after June 8, 2009 that does not include Mac OS X Snow Leopard, you can upgrade to Mac OS X Snow Leopard for $9.95 (Covers product plus shipping and handing fee. U.S. customers add appropriate sales tax).<br \/>\nThis program ends December 26, 2009. The completed order form must be postmarked or faxed within 90 days of the date of the qualifying purchase.<\/li>\n<li>Mac OS X Snow Leopard from Apple Store<a href=\"http:\/\/store.apple.com\/us\/product\/MC223Z\/A?mco=Nzg3MzAxNQ\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nMac OS X Snow Leopard | $29<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/store.apple.com\/us\/product\/MC224Z\/A?mco=Nzg3Mjk4NQ\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nMac OS X Snow Leopard Family Pack (5-user) | $49<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/store.apple.com\/us\/product\/MC209Z\/A?mco=NzgzODkzOA\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nMac Box Set | $169<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/store.apple.com\/us\/product\/MC210Z\/A?mco=NzgzODkyOQ\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nMac Box Set Family Pack| $229<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/store.apple.com\/us\/product\/MACBOX-101801\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nMac OS X Server v10.6 Snow Leopard \u2014 Unlimited Client License<\/a><br \/>\n(U.S. Apple Store Link)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To get Snow Leopard from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/redirect-home\/37prime-20\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B001AMHWP8\/?tag=37prime-20\" target=\"_blank\">Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard | $29<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B001AMPP0W\/?tag=37prime-20\" target=\"_blank\">Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Family Pack (5-user) | $49<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B002I0JKE2\/?tag=37prime-20\" target=\"_blank\">Mac Box Set with Snow Leopard | $169<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B002I0HK9Y\/?tag=37prime-20\" target=\"_blank\">Mac Box Set with Snow Leopard Family Pack (5-user) | $229<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B001AMPORG\/?tag=37prime-20\" target=\"_blank\">Mac OS X Server 10.6 Snow Leopard | $499<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Windows 7 is scheduled to be released on October 22nd, 2009. There are plethora of Windows 7 retail packages you can get. For informational purpose <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/redirect-home\/37prime-20\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon.com<\/a> links are used to list available retail versions of Windows 7 SKU&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B002DHLUWK\/?tag=37prime-20\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade | $119<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B002DHGM50\/?tag=37prime-20\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Upgrade | 199<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B002DHLV8S\/?tag=37prime-20\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade | $219<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B002DHGMK0\/?tag=37prime-20\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium | $199<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B002DHLVII\/?tag=37prime-20\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Windows 7 Home Professional | $299<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B002DHGMVY\/?tag=37prime-20\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate | $319<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;ll write more about the Windows 7 RTM if time permits.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer:<\/p>\n<p>If you bought anything through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/redirect-home\/37prime-20\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon link above<\/a>, and I get some kickbacks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you buy Mac OS X Snow Leopard or Windows 7, I can buy this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001OI2Z4Q\/?tag=37prime-20\" target=\"_blank\">Canon Vixia HV40 HDV Camcorder<\/a> or the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B001OI2YZQ\/?tag=37prime-20\" target=\"_blank\">Canon Vixia HFS100<\/a>&#8221; to paraphrase the great <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/You-Buy-This-Can-Get\/dp\/B00000DD1Z\/?tag=37prime-20\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Schimmel<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am currently running Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard build 10A432 on my 15-inch MacBook Pro Core Duo. I also have just received Windows 7 RTM a few days ago. At a glance, both Operating Systems are completely functional and ready for release despite of some of the promised features missing on the current &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/37prime.com\/news\/2009\/08\/23\/anticipating-mac-os-x-snow-leopard-and-windows-7\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Anticipating Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Windows 7.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[946,4],"tags":[41,403,404,1851,1931,2009,934,2511,2736,936,3131,3216,3218],"class_list":["post-3297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-news","tag-10a432","tag-applications","tag-apps","tag-leopard","tag-mac-os-x","tag-media","tag-microsoft","tag-resources","tag-snow-leopard","tag-tech","tag-vista","tag-windows","tag-windows-7"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcNtU-Rb","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/37prime.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/37prime.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/37prime.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/37prime.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/37prime.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/37prime.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3297\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/37prime.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/37prime.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/37prime.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}