Several sources out there now are confirming an October 26th launch date for Apple’s newest operating system, OS X 10.5 “Leopard”. While expectations are always high for an Apple products – and especially in a post-iPhone launch world, Apple does have a real opportunity here as Microsoft’s Windows Vista is still receiving widely negative buzz nearly a year after its release.

What new feature are you most looking forward to? For myself, I think it has to be Spaces (but how will it work with dual monitors…8 areas?!).

And yes, when I went to write the headline I initially wrote “pownces“.

[UPDATE]: Here’s Apple’s official PR of the announcement. 6:00PM Friday, October 26th. 10 Days. Watch the countdown on Apple’s homepage.

[UPDATE 2]: Engadget has a list of the final noteworthy features as does AppleInsider. And here’s Apple’s full list of the 300+ new features.