Apple announces Panther launch date

Apple has announced the launch date of the next version of its OSX operating system, code-named Panther. It will be available from 7pm (UK time) on Friday October 24, for £99. And while I wouldn't say the new version is important enough to spoil your normal Friday night plans, the previews we've seen suggest it will be worth popping out for - say - the following morning. Best bits include fast user switching for those of us who have multiple users of one computer, and Expose - a new system to make it easier to locate open application windows. With this being the third major revision in as many years of OSX, we've got to hope the system is now mature enough to need only (cheaper) incremental revision for a little while now...