Apple likely to launch iOS 12 in three weeks, macOS Mojave in four

From ComputerWorld: Apple will probably release the next versions of iOS and macOS to users within the next four weeks, according to past practices of the Cupertino, Calif. company.

The new operating systems — iOS 12 and macOS 10.14, the latter also known as "Mojave" — have been circulating as betas for developers since early June and for the general public since the tail end of that month. Unless Apple upends the cadence it's established the last three years — the last two in particular — it will soon wrap up those previews, then deliver iOS 12 in three weeks and macOS Mojave in four.

Apple has long used its annual iPhone introductory event not only to trumpet the new smartphones, but also to schedule the subsequent launch of the next version of iOS. Meanwhile, macOS — for years the lesser OS on the company's bottom line — has been slated for release after iOS's debut.

In 2016, Apple held its iPhone 7 introduction on September 7, a Wednesday, at which time it announced that iOS 10 would be available for download in six days, or on September 13, a Tuesday. macOS 10.12, a.k.a. "Sierra," hit the Mac App Store on Tuesday, September 20, seven days after iOS 10.

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