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1. Comment - Apple Can't Face The Truth

   (Apr 14, 2007 - 3:32 AM)

   The reason for delaying Desktop OS X in order to get the iPhone out is simple.
   
   Contracts.
   
   When you deal with a provider like Cingular, you sign on to ship by a certain date. Miss the date, pay stiff penalties for every week you miss by.
   
   Delaying desktop Leopard is a lot cheaper. It might lose a few sales, it will probably delay a whole bunch of sales -- so the quarter numbers take a hit, but it should still boost FY07.
   
   For those suggesting the iPhone's OS will be incomplete because it's Leopard-based -- chances are the stuff that won't be polished by June is the desktop components -- the stuff that Leopard won't need.
   
   Remember, the iPhone is a closed system, so QA is a LOT easier than on the many and varied Mac systems -- and no, it's not "just 6 models" -- there's far more Intel systems been launched than that and a hell of a lot of PPC-based G4 systems that it will also support).
   
   Beyond that, the iPhone might be unproven, but look at the hype it's generated. It's been front-paged on every mainstream news site you can think of. Delaying it would hurt far more than that of the relatively small Mac userbase.
   
   Of course, that's assuming that Apple told the truth about the delay... but that's a whole other can of worms.