question for Mac owners

[cellio]

I've searched Apple's site for this and done some googling, and near as I can tell Apple hasn't published an answer to my question and it's all speculation. But I might not be looking in the right places -- and certainly don't know the relevant history -- so I'll appeal to my friends for insight.

A relative has Jaguar and is eyeing Panther. He's also eyeing Tiger, which (officially) is being released in the first half of 2005 (but some people seem to be skeptical about that). It costs $129 to upgrade from Jaguar to Panther. No Panther-to-Tiger price has been published.

My question: would an upgrade path that goes through Panther cost appreciably more than a direct upgrade from Jaguar to Tiger when it comes out? Or, by buying Panther, does one get a better price toward Tiger later? If we spend $129 to get him an upgrade now, are we just buying six months' worth of joy or are we doing more for him?

Comments

[lyev.livejournal.com]

It costs $129 to upgrade from Jaguar to Panther

My first thought was, "Wow!" This is what I get for skimming entries without reading the subject lines first, and doing this right after doing a literature search on genitically engineering animals.

[cellio]

*laugh* If you can turn a physical jaguar into a physical panther for $129, you can probably make a lot of money. I'm not sure exactly how, but I'm confident you could do it. :-)