{"id":747,"date":"2007-10-21T19:30:08","date_gmt":"2007-10-22T02:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macnightowl.com\/2007\/10\/21\/newsletter-412-preview-waiting-for-leopard-book-iii-just-a-point-one-upgrade\/"},"modified":"2008-03-25T10:13:50","modified_gmt":"2008-03-25T17:13:50","slug":"newsletter-412-preview-waiting-for-leopard-book-iii-just-a-point-one-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2007\/10\/newsletter-412-preview-waiting-for-leopard-book-iii-just-a-point-one-upgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter 412 Preview: Waiting for Leopard Book III: Just a Point-One Upgrade?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As Leopard approaches, you have to wonder whether even 300-plus new features and enhancements will be sufficient to sway the skeptics about its potential. 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