Gadget Metro

Such a scene was reminiscent of how people anticipated the arrival of Godzilla. Only this time, it was not a monster. Rather, it was Leopard. No, it was not going to devour the consumers who lined up and queued in front of the stores. Rather, all it was trying to offer was the chance to make things easier for them.

Leopard, The update to Apple’s Mac OS X operating system, began its worldwide debut in Tokyo, Japan last week and kicked off the planned global launch within that 24-hour time period. The Tokyo stop marked the first launch of the OS, also called Mac OS X 10.5, at an official Apple Store. About 200 people queued in light rain in Tokyo’s Ginza district for the start of sales, a safe bet that teh Leopard is as anticipated as other gadgets in Apple Corp.’s lineup.

Leopard is actually the fifth major upgrade that Apple has made to its operating system. In addition. it is its first in two and a half years. The software will be installed on all new Apple computers.

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