Could there possibly be any company willing to step up on August 28, 2009, the official release date for Apple’s [AAPL] new version of their popular operating system, OS X. This new version, codenamed Snow Leopard, is 10.6, but it seems to provide quite a few new features and revisions for existing capabilities.
What is quite intriguing is the server OS release, timed to be simultaneous with the “regular” client version: the Mobility Access Server and the Podcast Producer packages, incorporated with the new version, may be quite the darlings of the SMB and creative designer crowds (which may experience quite a bit of convergence as a result of this).
And while rival Microsoft [MSFT] has been keeping their OS prices relatively steep for the anticipated Windows 7, Apple is clearly aiming to keep the OS upgrade affordable for the masses, at a paltry $29.99 USD. In addition to just a single-user license, it will also be available in its multi-user family pack version; and the newer “boxed set” version of OS X bundled with iLife and iWork will also be available (although there is some question as to whether the boxed set represents a multi-user licensing scheme or not).
And even more fierce: OS X Server Edition is also discounted, down to $499 USD for its unlimited user edition, which is a dramatic 50% price discount.
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