On 8.10.2003 11:22, "John Griffin" <jwegriffin at mac.com> wrote: > So, if Panther was all set to roar on Oct. 24th, why did Apple even bother > to release 10.2.8? It just doesn't make sense to me, especially after all > the problems with the first release. > > I'll stick with 10.2.6 until October 24th, thank you. > > jg Because many folks may not automatically go out and buy Panther, but still want to use 10.2 and that 10.2.8 update did include some useful updates once they got one that worked properly.