Apple has said very little about Leopard, beyond its ship date, but writer John Rizzo notes that it “will need to be a compelling alternative to Vista,” if the company wants to maintain the momentum of its recent market share wins. Among the things Mr. Rizzo believes Apple needs to do are add “some of Vistais user interface features, such as thumbnails in document and folder icons,” and “increase [the] use of RSS and Internet access within the OS.”
In addition, he thinks Apple “will need a further move away from the desktop and folder metaphor with further development of Spotlight and possibly new file management techniques. Leopard will also need to continue Mac OS Xis trend of increasingly better compatibility with Windows networks.”