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Mac OS X Naming Scheme/What comes after Mountain Lion etc. [Threads Merged]
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Gryphon might actually make a bit of symbolic sense, although it's a mythical creature. This would be particularly true if they switch to bird names next.
Lynx would be a safe choice, it's a real animal and sounds intimidating enough.
Cougar...with the way that one is used in pop culture it would be like Apple saying "Our OS might be old, but it's still hot". Really lame--though a few years ago it would have made some sense.
Ocelot, Maru or any of the other lesser-known cats wouldn't make much sense for a mass market product from Apple, I just don't see them going that way.
I doubt the mythical angle happens. Maybe Lynx, but that sounds an awful lot like Linux. We'll see.
Lynx would be a safe choice, it's a real animal and sounds intimidating enough.
Cougar...with the way that one is used in pop culture it would be like Apple saying "Our OS might be old, but it's still hot". Really lame--though a few years ago it would have made some sense.
Ocelot, Maru or any of the other lesser-known cats wouldn't make much sense for a mass market product from Apple, I just don't see them going that way.
I doubt the mythical angle happens. Maybe Lynx, but that sounds an awful lot like Linux. We'll see.
I've long said that when/if they decide to move on to a new naming convention that ocean animals are probably their best bet from a marketing standpoint. There is an abundance of names that will sound very soft, nature-esque, eco-friendly, and organic - things that Apple cares about as part of their brand.
Dolphin, Orca, Sea Lion, Ray...
<insert marketing slogans with puns about pods here>
Dolphin, Orca, Sea Lion, Ray...
<insert marketing slogans with puns about pods here>
Some big cats are still left.... However, they are found on the internet:
Maru
NyanCat
LolCat
Cougar = Puma = Panther = Mountain Lion
Although since the previous use of Puma AND Panther didn't stop Apple from using Mountain Lion, so perhaps Cougar is still valid and for 10.9?
From Wikipedia: "The cougar (Puma concolor), also known as puma, mountain lion, mountain cat, catamount or panther."
Also from Wikipedia: "Extant felids belong to one of two subfamilies: Pantherinae (which includes the tiger, the lion, the jaguar, and the leopard), and Felinae (which includes the cougar, the cheetah, the lynxes, the ocelot, and the domestic cat)."
With this in mind, personally I think only Lynx and Ocelot are the only available cat families available for 10.9, but they seem a bit wimpy for the las X release... They should have saved Lion or Tiger for the last release imo...
Smilodon (Saber-toothed cat) maybe?
Although since the previous use of Puma AND Panther didn't stop Apple from using Mountain Lion, so perhaps Cougar is still valid and for 10.9?
From Wikipedia: "The cougar (Puma concolor), also known as puma, mountain lion, mountain cat, catamount or panther."
Also from Wikipedia: "Extant felids belong to one of two subfamilies: Pantherinae (which includes the tiger, the lion, the jaguar, and the leopard), and Felinae (which includes the cougar, the cheetah, the lynxes, the ocelot, and the domestic cat)."
With this in mind, personally I think only Lynx and Ocelot are the only available cat families available for 10.9, but they seem a bit wimpy for the las X release... They should have saved Lion or Tiger for the last release imo...
Smilodon (Saber-toothed cat) maybe?
What animal comes next?
What animal comes next after Mountain Lion? Any other member of cat family or completely new one?
What animal comes next after Mountain Lion? Any other member of cat family or completely new one?
This topic has been beat to death in dozens of threads, including:
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