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Hmm... Metal Finder? You mean 'Detector 1.0'? ;) If the past shows us the pace of the big Mac OS X version numbers between the first (public) developer release and the Golden Master, we'll see Panther in September. Of course this depends on the feature set and whether parts of its set have already been in development longer (no integral parts, rather new versions of iChat,...

'i'-Apps are consumer, digital lifestyle/hub apps. The apps you are discussing here are for pro use, not really consumer apps. Safari, iChat (which shouldn't be an i-app IMHO), Mail, and Address Book are key components to the OS. Key in the sense that every OS should have a web browser, em@il client, and contact management software, not in the sense that you can't replace them...

How about consistent keyboard shortcuts across the Apple software? Specifically, have you checked out the keyboard shortcut for Preferences..." Safari cmd-, Mail cmd-opt-; iChat no shortcut Address Book no shortcut iCal cmd-Y iTunes cmd-Y Sherlock no shortcut Finder no shortcut