It is reported on ThinkSecret that Apple is making great progress on their next version of OS X, Leopard. It is rumored that Leopard was ship as early as March, 2007! Along with the release of Leopard, iLife 07 and iWork 07 should be available.
As late as mid-2006, Apple had planned to release iLife ‘07 and iWork ‘07 in January at Macworld Expo, as the company has done in previous years. But discontent over the quality of some of the new additions to the software, including Apple’s first standalone spreadsheet application, saw the release pushed back. At the same time, according to sources, Apple made the decision to wrap Leopard-specific features into the new iLife and iWork suites, originally planned for future releases of the software, possibly to further encourage sales of all three products.
On a personal note, the release of Leopard and iLife 07, will spark me to purchase a new Macbook Pro. As we get closer to the date, I will talk about that more.