14 DAY TRIAL // A concerned customer emailed Steve Jobs and suggested that Apple could begin to lose credibility and become known for announcing "vaporware," should recent rumors about cancelled AirPrint support be true.
A MacRumors forum member reportedly sent the following message to Apple’s chief executive officer:
“As a release-day purchaser of an iPad, I was elated when you revealed iOS 4.2 would support AirPrint. Now comes reports AirPrint support has been pulled from 4.2. Between announcements/assurances of the white iPhone, and now the pulling of AirPrint, is Apple going to lose credibility and become known for announcing ‘vaporware’?”
Steve Jobs’ reply reportedly was:
"AirPrint has not been pulled. Don't believe everything you read."
Needless to point out, Steve Jobs’ answer doesn’t actually confirm whether support for Mac and PC has been dropped, as originally rumored. Pretty much everyone knew that AirPrint, as a feature, was not actually cancelled.
Surely the MacRumors reader regrets having phrased his question using the word “pulled.”
In related news, some have managed to get AirPrint up and running on Macs running the latest version of Mac OS X (10.6.5).
Users basically need to migrate some files from Mac OS X 10.6.5 test builds (betas seeded to developers internally), and then remove and re-add their printer in the Print & Fax preferences pane.
According to various reports, the files needed for migration are:
/usr/libexec/cups/filter/urftopdf /usr/share/cups/mime/apple.convs /usr/share/cups/mime/apple.types
Reportedly, they can be found floating around on torrent sites. Softpedia will not aid readers in obtaining these files, but we believe it’s fair that everyone stays informed.
AirPrint, for those who are not in the loop, is a new wireless printing feature included by Apple in iOS 4.2, the next software update for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
Word on the street is that iOS 4.2 will drop on Friday.