Latest Mac OS X Leopard Build Extends Outer Space Theme
The latest build of Leopard (build 9A527) has a default desktop that looks like some kind of Star Trek supernova in outer space, according to a leaked screenshot.
Here’s what it looks like in use. The outer space theme is used at least twice in Leopard: the Time Machine backup app also has a spacey UI.
As Phil Ryu notes, with the cosmic backdrop, Leopards’ interface looks like the control deck of a futuristic spaceship looking out into void.
Could Apple be trying to imply that Leopard is so advanced it’s positively science fiction?
Leander Kahney is the editor and publisher of Cult of Mac, and author of three books about technology culture: 
