Josh OngMac OS X 10.6.6 build 10J521 was released to developers Thursday, suggesting that the 10.6.5 update could arrive any day now.
The changelog for Mac OS X 10.6.6 notes that the beta "contains developer support for fetching and renewing App Store receipts." App Store receipts could be a reference to the recently announced Mac App Store that is coming to Snow Leopard in the next three months.
Taking a cue from the success of the iOS App Store, Apple will begin offering Mac applications through a digital storefront, keeping a 30 percent cut of sales. Developers began submitting the first Mac App Store apps to Apple on Wednesday.
The trio of iOS 4.2, Mac OS X 10.6.5 and iTunes 10.1 are expected to be released shortly, as the new AirPrint feature on iOS 4.2 requires iTunes 10.1 or Mac OS X 10.6.5. The golden master for iOS 4.2 was released to developers earlier this week. Apple has promised that iOS 4.2 will come sometime in November.
The last update to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard came in the form of 10.6.4 in June. Mac OS X 10.6.4 resolved issues with the trackpad and Adobe's Creative Suite 3.
On Oct. 20, Apple revealed Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, which will bring a number of iOS features back to the Mac. Drawing inspiration from the iPad, Mac OS X 10.7 will feature a LaunchPad for finding and launching apps and full screen applications.
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Does this mean that 10.6.6 will be required for the Mac App Store, which means it’ll be released within the next 3 months? That’s pretty fast considering we’ve had 10.6.4 for nearly 4 months now.
Does this mean that 10.6.6 will be required for the Mac App Store, which means it?ll be released within the next 3 months? That?s pretty fast considering we?ve had 10.6.4 for nearly 4 months now.
Well if this is the only thing it updates then it should be a fairly quick thing to ad (spelling error for pun).
Any second now.
Any second now.
Well.....more like any hour.
Well.....more like any hour.
I'm betting on Friday night. I'm not an expert however, just following the news and throwing in logic.