Well, this really did start with the announcement of the iPhone, where they referred to its OS as "OS X", sans "Mac".
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Apple Officially Drops 'Mac' Name from OS X Mountain Lion
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Maybe they'll start calling them iBooks..oh wait, nevermind.
Was going to say exactly the same thing, this could be the end of the Mac as we know it, and the beginning of a new era. I just hope that we will still be able to run large/heavy programs like Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator ect.
But still it's just a change in name.. yet
Well, dropping "Mac" I guess is better, than, say...
"Mac OS X Home Premium Edition 64 bit"
Oh geez, editions. In Windows 7 Starter Edition, you can't change the wallpaper (of course you can just change the image file in the system manually).
I wouldn't think so. In my opinion, they will stick to device-specific OSes with shared components to increase consistency.
I think people are reading too much into the drop of "Mac."
It seems the motivation is remove redundancy. "Hey here is my Mac running Mac OS X." It sounds better as "Hey here is my Mac running OS X."
I agree 100%... I always call the operating system OS X anyway. I don't know anyone who calls it Mac OS X.
That seems to be the direction of Windows 8; the same OS across all platforms.
Ha. Remember when Apple nixed the Happy Mac face from the startup screen. I'm sure we'll get over this change too. But don't be too concerned yet. When Apple nixes the Mac from MacBook Pro/Air and iMac and Mac Pro then you may start cowering in fear or going into a depression funk. Of course they might have something even better by then but who needs a motorized buggy when you have a perfectly good horse and whip.
Especially because the "X" really has no meaning at this point. Just call it Mac OS.
Mac OS / Mountain Lion
Perfectly said. For some reason, small changes to OS X trigger the fight-or-flight reflex in some people. Times change. Apple moves forward.
Exactly. They need to decide whether X is a letter or the number 10. I think most people think of it as a letter now.
I disagree only because I think they're trying to open an avenue to run OSX on something that isn't a Mac the same way they used iOS to run on phones, iPads, and iPods (touches and a subset on the nanos). Maybe an Apple TV (hate the rumors but stay with me) will run OSX instead of iOS...
Nah they would have released the product then changed the name like with iPhone OS to iOS.
I wont post the Big Brother pic but...really this is the future Apple is heading toward:
OSX? Meaning OS 10? "Hi, I'm using Operating System number 10"...? What does this even mean ?
iCal is "Calendar", iChat is "Message", adresses is "Contact" (ok this one doesn't change much) but can it be more stupid?
Gatekeeper is a closed ecosystem that will prevent all basic users to download plugins, apps, packages, outside of the Appstore by default ?
And where is the innovation or new functions, possibilities etc...knowing that Apple has even removed some useful functions from Snow Leopard to Lion ?
I've never seen such a dumbing down of any OS ever.
OSX? Meaning OS 10? "Hi, I'm using Operating System number 10"...? What does this even mean ?
iCal is "Calendar", iChat is "Message", adresses is "Contact" (ok this one doesn't change much) but can it be more stupid?
Gatekeeper is a closed ecosystem that will prevent all basic users to download plugins, apps, packages, outside of the Appstore by default ?
And where is the innovation or new functions, possibilities etc...knowing that Apple has even removed some useful functions from Snow Leopard to Lion ?
I've never seen such a dumbing down of any OS ever.
Dropping "Mac" from the OS name opens up the possibilities for licensing. Only a Mac would be a Mac.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
I agree that the amazing thing about the Apple TV won't be Siri. It won't be a gesture based keyboard. It won't just be a TV. It will be a fully functioning computer. It can become the new "hub" of our digital life. And it can evolve as technology grows.
Maybe it will be called MacTV? Who knows.
The "dumbing down" of OS's began after they coded the first GUI. And we are loving every minute of it.
(Removing Mac from Mac OS X)
Could this also mean that we could expect other devices other than Macs that could run OS X?
Wouldn't that be nice?
Could this also mean that we could expect other devices other than Macs that could run OS X?
Wouldn't that be nice?
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I like this. Apple is making a very good move here.
I like this. Apple is making a very good move here.
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Can we all stop with the licensing idea now please.
NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. End of discussion.
Can we all stop with the licensing idea now please.
NEVER GOING TO HAPPEN. End of discussion.