Poll: How do you want us to cover Leopard?

Check it out: Leopard's been brewing in "public" beta (read: BitTorrent) for a fair amount of time and we'd be willing to bet that the majority of interested Engadget readers have already been either voraciously consuming every bit of available news about the new OS or straight up running the damn thing. Plus Apple's done the legwork for all the tech enthusiasts by posting walkthroughs and lengthy feature lists (not that our beleaguered-blogger selves are complaining about not having to handle it). When Vista launched we blew out the usual wall-to-wall coverage with hardware, software, and x-factor upgrade guides, live launch event coverage (not that Apple is having any big Leopard event), galleries, etc. -- but bear in mind, not only was Vista seven years in the making (compared to Leopard's 30 month release window), it was also fundamentally different from XP in ways that Leopard isn't different from Tiger. So we'll leave it up to you. What, exactly, does the Leopard-loving half of you reading Engadget want to see from us in terms of coverage of the new OS?

How do you want us to cover Leopard?

You did it for Vista you can do it for Leopard: blow it out!Eh, I've been following what's out there, keep it simple and give it the old Engadget twist.Just a simple review will do, no need to go crazy.Dude, I've already been running Leopard, focus your energy elsewhere.Even though I wasn't really asked, I think you write about Apple too much and wanted to take this opportunity to complain. Er, vote.Vote

[bob @ Oct 25th 2007 12:35PM]

i really dont mind either way. I will be getting it regardless eventually...

[shelterpaw @ Oct 25th 2007 1:13PM]

Bob.. If only you were a woman.

[bob @ Oct 25th 2007 1:47PM]

i know... if only i was...

[Kiteless @ Oct 25th 2007 12:36PM]

I voted for the blow out & wanted the same thing for Vista. Who cares of you think Engadget focuses too much on one computer type or another, they are all good for looking at pr0n and isn't that whats important?

- K

[HineyWipe @ Oct 25th 2007 12:40PM]

(x) I'm going to the Apple store tomorrow and getting some free swag!

[Zach G @ Oct 25th 2007 12:41PM]

I think you should have girls in bikinis for this one ;)

[Spyvie @ Oct 25th 2007 12:50PM]

Are you saying most of Engadget's MacTard audience is female?

Cause I'm pretty sure the majority of Apple users would enjoy more aternate lifestyle/same sex images.

[Danny @ Oct 25th 2007 2:03PM]

Spyvie: That might just be the worst trolling I have ever seen.

Anyway, I voted for the Mac Daddy all-singing coverage, in the same ay that TUAW and Digg will most likely handle it all.

[mia @ Oct 25th 2007 5:54PM]

how about engineers in bikinis?

[Galley @ Oct 26th 2007 12:35PM]

We've got a couple of damn fine female engineers at work, who would look spectacular in a bikini. We've got "blue jeans day" on Fridays, but no "bikini day"?

[almostinfamous @ Oct 25th 2007 12:45PM]

if anything, engadgeteers, some news on how the new cat does on older machines. i.e, does it do what tiger did (way faster/more reliable than jaguar) or not?

[Kizorblade @ Oct 25th 2007 1:46PM]

More reliable then Jaguar? I dear hope so.

[almostinfamous @ Oct 25th 2007 2:17PM]

LOL

i meant is leopard as big an improvement over tiger as tiger was over jaguar?

[Kizorblade @ Oct 25th 2007 3:46PM]

Depends on what you do, if you want to upgrade straight away and risk having some unknown bugs, ect. =)

[crescentdavid @ Oct 25th 2007 12:47PM]

I would like you folks to go into some of the differences between how the two systems handle similar tasks. An example which relatively few sites have ever mentioned, but ranks up there in my mind of the apple advantage is how programs install/uninstall. More attention to the differences would highlight the relative merits of either system.

[C Martin @ Oct 25th 2007 12:48PM]

I'd like to know how Leopard will affect the winner of the Trick My Entetainment center contest from September. Which of their prizes could use the leopard system, if the prizes were actually awarded?

[Ryan Block @ Oct 25th 2007 1:05PM]

We're still working on selecting a winner!

[mattbrown @ Oct 25th 2007 12:49PM]

Yeah, blow it out. You can cover all of Apple's 300 some odd addtions in 3 paragraphs.

[Constable Odo @ Oct 25th 2007 3:23PM]

Low-ranked Vista user, let a Leopard take a meaty chunk from your buttocks. TAKE THAT! Growl.....nice kitty.

[Jason @ Oct 25th 2007 12:50PM]

I say keep it simple unless there is something big, like someone getting trampled or something or maybe a big feature that hasn't been disclosed (hey, it could happen).

Each Leopard "review" that I have read today has basically covered the same thing (Time Machine, Spaces, Coverflow, Quicklook), so if anything beyond the basics or out of the ordinary comes up, let us know.

I'll be using the dang thing this weekend anyway, so I probably won't have time to read about it. ;)

[sean.boots @ Oct 25th 2007 12:52PM]

I'd just like to say that your poll options made my day.

[JJ @ Oct 25th 2007 12:56PM]

The thing is about the Apple complainers, is they don't realize the majority of the readers of Engadget WANT to hear about Steve Jobs cleaning his ear with Q-Tips.

I voted blow it out, and I would expect the same thing from Vista. As a gadget geek, the release of any major OS, whether it be Gutsy Gibbon, Leopard or Vista is a pretty big deal. And it warrants lots of coverage, even if there's gonna be kids in the comments saying "You guys kiss Steve's ass..." etc, well so be it guys!

Go for the Blowout!

[Tejas @ Oct 25th 2007 3:13PM]

Agreed with full support!

I'm just wondering whether there was a Gutsy Gibbon review by Engadget...! I'd love to see one of those... and maybe Fedora Core 7 too...! lol... no, I'm not a linux fanatic or a open source supporter, or a Mac Fan (I don't own a Mac, yet) or a MS sucker. I just like knowing about technology and how different companies approach the same problem or sometimes how innovative they can be! So bring it on! :-)

[trevor @ Oct 25th 2007 3:52PM]

I don't own an Apple computer (and probably never will), but I find reading about them interesting. Same with the iPhone, and the slew of lesser Apple releases, or new innovations from any other company out there. If a headline doesn't grab me in the RSS, I don't read it. Easy peasy.

So by all means, report! You can't please everyone, and some people refuse to be pleased!

[JJ @ Oct 25th 2007 12:56PM]

The thing is about the Apple complainers, is they don't realize the majority of the readers of Engadget WANT to hear about Steve Jobs cleaning his ear with Q-Tips.

I voted blow it out, and I would expect the same thing from Vista. As a gadget geek, the release of any major OS, whether it be Gutsy Gibbon, Leopard or Vista is a pretty big deal. And it warrants lots of coverage, even if there's gonna be kids in the comments saying "You guys kiss Steve's ass..." etc, well so be it guys!

Go for the Blowout!

[The Jerk @ Oct 25th 2007 1:05PM]

I completely agree. I'll be getting Leopard very soon. Not day 1, mind you, but soon.
I've been running Gutsy Gibbon via Fusion for a while and I'd like to hear more about that one, too...

[Ty @ Oct 25th 2007 1:09PM]

You mean consistently posting negative information about Vista and positive information about Leopard?

I'm just closing my ears and eyes about this release, unless Apple has come out with some revolutionary feature like: "Can install on third party hardware superior to Apple hardware."

[Alan Lau @ Oct 25th 2007 12:59PM]

Write a review AS MANY THING AS YOU CAN COVER!!!
It is really nice to know that it is coming out today!
Yo!
Just make it as big as you can!

[5lectro @ Oct 25th 2007 1:00PM]

Why do you bother asking? If OSX wins your OS war poll with 46.5%, you know who your readership is.

Are you out of iPhone news yet? Sorry if I sound bitter about it, but the iPhone coverage was annoying enough without the whole unlocking debacle going on for days.

I think Ubuntu could use some more in-depth loving from Engadget.

[mcatrage @ Oct 25th 2007 1:15PM]

I don't think any linux distro gets any real coverage here.

[aacouch @ Oct 25th 2007 1:01PM]

I don't understand why people say that Vista is to XP, as OSX 10.5 is to 10.4.

Shouldn't the jump from XP to Vista be equated to what a jump would be from Mac OS X to OS 11?

[nick @ Oct 25th 2007 4:38PM]

No…10.4 to 10.5 is along the lines of a Service Pack with a few additional features; if you want to compare it to Windows, it's more of an upgrade from Vista SP5 to SP6. Which, I'm aware, aren't out yet. OS X is that far ahead of the game, though, if not more.

[Scott @ Oct 25th 2007 1:03PM]

with a blanket

[Ty @ Oct 25th 2007 1:05PM]

Does it really matter? We're going to get five Leopard updates a day no matter what this stupid poll says.

[Pete Lacis @ Oct 25th 2007 1:06PM]

I'd like to know whether or not the new OS is really worth it. I'm over upgrading for the sake of upgrading. IMO, XP Pro still runs better than Vista pro for everyday stuff. I don't want to install something that's just going to make my year-old MacBook Pro run slower because it isn't the latest and greatest thing out there.

[hanshansen @ Oct 25th 2007 1:10PM]

Actually there's a lot more depth to Leopard than I'm seeing covered anywhere. Sure the consumer oriented features are what most folks want to hear about, but dig underneath — from a developer point of view — and Leopard is a big step up from Tiger. Why not write about how different Leopard really is fundamentally — that's your "Vista" angle. E.g. 64-bit, much more Intel-chip rich, it's layer kit (Core Animation), etc. These things are going to really shine over the next couple years — making Tiger look a lot more antiquated ala XP.

[Tehrab @ Oct 25th 2007 1:10PM]

People don't know what they want and never will. Do it how you want, Engadget.

[Rob @ Oct 25th 2007 1:14PM]

An Operating System is NOT a GADGET. Unless there's a feature that's related to gadgets. I don't want to know about VISTA or LEOPARD!

[TIB @ Oct 25th 2007 1:33PM]

Then don't read about it.

[xollox @ Oct 25th 2007 1:18PM]

It doesn't hurt to blow it out. If someone doesn't want to read about it, they can skip that article.

Also, more Ubuntu coverage, please!

[Bazza @ Oct 25th 2007 1:18PM]

Just leave the vista bashing out of it. We all know how the rival is and its capabilities. Just cover this on its own merits, of which I'm sure there are many. Leave MS out of it please.

Thanks

[Justin @ Oct 25th 2007 1:18PM]

It deserves to be covered the same way you covered XP SP2.

[Joe @ Oct 25th 2007 1:20PM]

Whats Leopard?

[grjohnston @ Oct 25th 2007 1:23PM]

@ the 2% of voters who already have it:

Why aren't you sharing with the other 98% of us?

[Jonathan Keim @ Oct 25th 2007 1:30PM]

Just a basic review would be fine.

[Steve Jobs @ Oct 25th 2007 1:31PM]

I'm already rockin it...Have been for awhile.

[shishyan @ Oct 25th 2007 1:32PM]

Wow! Simply Wow. I can't believe that Engadget has just given me a chance to say what I would like to read about an APPLE product.

Sure, please DO AS USUAL, but reduce the APPLE bias a little bit. It will do wonders! I promise.

Engadget FTW!!

[jerbils @ Oct 25th 2007 1:40PM]

Booth babes. There, I said it.

[Kizorblade @ Oct 25th 2007 1:49PM]

I'm with you too. Get us some booth babes Engadget!

[Dale @ Oct 25th 2007 1:46PM]

I say you permanently ban everyone who complains about your coverage of any OS - whether that OS is produced by Apple, Microsoft, Red Hat/Canonical/*insert Linux distro producer here*.

Whether these people like it or not, someone out there is interested in hearing the latest news about their chosen OS.