Screen flicker stops after Leopard upgrade...

I have been suffering from the dreaded screen flicker affliction for about 3 months now on my Nov. 07 MB c2d. I upgraded to Leopard yesterday, without any issues at all by the way, and my screen appears completely normal with no flicker at all. Hopefully this will last.
Is it possible Tiger was the cause of the flicker and not the inverter like so many had theorized?
In any case, there may be hope for all those afflicted with that annoying problem...:)

Brand new MacBook Pro with Leopard and brand new 23 inch cinema display… I just saw some very noticeable screen flicker on the desktop picture. It was most noticeable when I had lots of windows open and could only see about an inch or so of the desktop at the top. It lasted maybe 5–10 minutes and stopped.

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