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BY: MALLORY PERRYMAN
ANCHOR: CHRISTINA HARTMAN
Will Lion finally roar on July 20th?
The release date of Apple’s latest overhaul of the Mac operating system has been churning in the rumor mill for weeks. (Video: Apple)
First-- tech insiders believed it was coming out July 6th.
When that proved to be wishful thinking-- July 14th became the new date.
And now?
All signs point to a launch-- sometime this week.
Apple Insider has this prediction.
“According to people with proven track records who would be in a position to know, the new product launches are set to occur later this week. Specifically, one person said the products would be released on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. Eastern.”
Since--according to Apple-- Lion is coming out in July.
And since-- we’re running out of July days--
It makes sense that Lion will pounce sooner rather than later.
A Geek.com blogger says...
“The whole date-change thing is making our heads spin...However, we can breathe easy – we think....Wednesday will...allow us to move on to the next Apple rumor: the iPhone 5, of course.”
Apple has become notorious for its super-secret launch dates. A blogger over at Three Guys and Podcast says-- in this case-- the tech giant got away with it because...
“...Lion is a total software launch. There is no external distribution, no shipping, no warehousing and no delivery to stores...A couple of us here ...have said semi-jokingly that Steve Jobs can change the date anytime he wants.”
There have also been reports -- or, well-- rumors, that Apple will launch new hardware alongside Lion.
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