OzHub, the Macquarie Telecom-led cloud computing alliance, has come down firmly on the side of Optus over the copyright controversy surrounding Optus TV Now, warning that any moves to change the law "risk branding Australia a global luddite state."
According to Apple's chief operating officer Timothy Cook, the answer is around 21 million.
"The vast majority of Macs shipped in the last four years are able to run Leopard," he told financial analysts. "Specifically, this number is about 21 million."
What we don't yet know is how well Leopard runs on low end (867MHz PowerPC G4) Macs. Presumably it gives a reasonable experience or Apple would have set the bar higher, but whether the market agrees with what Apple considers acceptable remains to be seen. In the past, Apple has tended to ship Macs with less memory than most experienced users would recommend, so there is room for contention.
Some features of Mac OS X 10.5 require a more recent Mac. Most obviously, Boot Camp, which allows the installation of Windows XP or Vista in a dual-boot configuration, calls for an Intel processor. The new version of PhotoBooth needs an Intel or G5 CPU - and you must make that a Core Duo or better to use the backdrop effect to change the background in PhotoBooth or iChat.
Talking of iChat, the requirements for different conferencing modes vary significantly, so check this Apple tech note to see what your Mac and Internet connection will be able to do for you.
You'll also need a 1.6GHz or faster CPU to take advantage of the improved de-interlacing provided by the new DVD Player software.
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