Apple just released an intriguing statement involving the Apple iPhone and Leopard - their next operating system. In a statement, Apple said, "We can't wait until customers get their hands (and fingers) on it and experience what a revolutionary and magical product it is. However, iPhone contains the most sophisticated software ever shipped on a mobile device, and finishing it on time has not come without a price -- we had to borrow some key software engineering and QA resources from our Mac OS® X team, and as a result we will not be able to release Leopard at our Worldwide Developers Conference in early June as planned."Wow. So Apple announced a major delay and places the blame squarely on the much-anticipated Apple iPhone as the reason why their next operating system is delayed. I have to wonder, is this just a PR move so Apple doesn't suffer the same criticisms that Microsoft faced when they delayed Vista. I can just see the Apple fans reading this and saying "Ok, I can live with a little delay in Leopard since I can't wait for the Apple iPhone. A worthy sacrifice to give up some resources to the iPhone team."
While I don't doubt Apple's sincerity that they did move resources around, I have to wonder if they knew they weren't going to meet the target date and then moved resources around so they'd have a good excuse. So far all the reports I have been reading have given Apple a "pass" on their announced O/S delay or very minimal criticism. I guess there is a double standard between the media coverage Microsoft receives vs. what Apple receives.
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I do agree that there is a little bit of double standard when it comes to comparing the delays of Microsoft and Apple, however it is much easier to be critical of Microsoft as the time gap between their OS refresh is greatly larger.
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