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LEGO® video game Bionicle™ coming to MAC OSX
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Sun, 11 Jan 2004 13:56:13 GMT
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Mac OS X Users Approach 10 Million
More Than 10,000 Native Applications Now Available
MACWORLD EXPO, SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire--
Building on the already record breaking success of Mac OS® X version 10.3
“Panther,” Apple® today announced that there are now over 9 million active users
of Mac OS X and the company expects to cross the 10 million user mark later this
quarter. Additionally, there are now over 10,000 Mac OS X applications that run
natively on the platform.
“Panther is the fourth major release of Mac OS X in three years and we plan to
reach 10 million active Mac OS X users this quarter, which is 40 percent of our
entire installed base,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of
Worldwide Product Marketing. “This is a major milestone in the successful
adoption of the world’s most advanced operating system.”
Developers including Microsoft, Adobe and Macromedia announced second or third
generation products for Mac OS X at Macworld Expo, with many including
“Mac-first” and “Mac OS X-only” features, while other companies joined the Apple
developer community with new products supporting Mac OS X. “Microsoft is
thrilled to announce Office 2004, the most innovative version of Office yet, and
our second release of Office for Mac OS X,” said Roz Ho, Microsoft’s general
manager of the Macintosh Business Unit. “Office 2004 is packed with Mac-first
features -- some of which are not available on any other platform. We look
forward to continuing our 20 year tradition of developing innovative products
for the Mac with the upcoming release of Office 2004 and more in years to come.”
“Panther builds nicely on the fundamental strengths of stability and performance
that Apple has established with the Mac OS X platform,” said Jack Moran, vice
president of Product Development, Macromedia. “Macromedia delivers all of its
core development products in Mac OS X versions to ensure our Mac developers and
designers are running their development tools of choice on their platform of
choice.”
“Adobe and Apple kick-started the desktop publishing revolution and today Adobe
Creative Suite and Mac OS X are entrenched as mission critical platforms for
creative professionals worldwide,” said Jim Heeger, senior vice president of
Creative Professional Products at Adobe. “This week we announced InDesign CS
PageMaker Edition, designed to take advantage of Mac OS X Panther and Apple’s
latest Power Mac G5 Systems -- and simply the easiest way to upgrade to a
next-generation publishing platform.”
Apple CEO Steve Jobs announced today during his keynote address that a Mac
version of LEGO® Bionicle™ The Game will be available for the OS X. The game
will sport a mix of action/adventure with a surprisingly deep storyline:
In a time before time, in a world you’ve only imagined, a shadow has been
cast, six heroes have been chosen and the greatest of all challenges has been
laid down. With the awesome elemental powers of the Toa at your fingertips, it
has fallen to you to defeat Makuta and return the island of Mata Nui to light.
Be the Toa - Live out the Legend...
A specific release date or publisher has not been revealed as of yet.
“We are looking forward to seeing the next generation of LEGO Interactive games
appearing on the Mac platform,” said Garry Edwards, business development
director for LEGO® Interactive. “Macs offer a great gaming experience thanks to
Apple’s cutting edge technology, support of high end graphics cards and their
new Mac OS X Panther operating system.”
Mac OS X active user numbers are based on Apple estimates. Customers can search
and learn more about the applications and software available on Mac OS X by
using the online Macintosh Products Guide at http://guide.apple.com Apple
ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and
reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Apple is
committed to bringing the best personal computing experience to students,
educators, creative professionals and consumers around the world through its
innovative hardware, software and Internet offerings.
©2004 Apple. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, Mac and Mac
OS are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Apple. Other company and
product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE Apple
Web site: http://www.apple.com
http://www.prnewswire.com
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