AppleInsider ran an article explaining Snow Leopard still needs a bit of work under the hood.

Although there’s been some evidence to suggest Snow Leopard could hit the market several months ahead of expectations, new information reveals that Apple remains heavily engaged in building out some of the features first previewed back in June.

There were some rumors that it could release as early as January 2009 but I always considered that unrealistic. When it comes to OS software, I’ll take quality over speed every day.