Originally posted by dividend:
how about this being so not because of new hardware, but because iLife needs 10.2.4 to work really properly, and 10.2.4 is still not really ready?
Nope, it doesn't require 10.2.4. Apple says :
System Requirements
* Macintosh computer with PowerPC G3 or G4 processor.
* 256MB of physical RAM.
* Mac OS X v10.1.5 or later (Mac OS X v10.2.2 or later recommended).
* 2GB disk space required to install iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, and iDVD (Apple SuperDrive required for iDVD) or 250MB disk space to install iTunes, iPhoto, and iMovie only.