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10.6 Referenced in iPhone SDK Installer

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Why not Mac OS X and then a cool name after that, like Mac OS X Touch or Advanced and start the numbers all over again?
 
rspeed said:
Apple has said on multiple occasions that by the time a version of one OS is in beta, they're already planning the next version. That means Mac OS X 10.6 has been in some stage of development for quite some time.

As far as the next major version number, why couldn't they just call it Mac OS X 11? The roman numeral isn't THAT important. Alternatively, couldn't they simply call it something other than Mac OS X?
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They will not call it "Mac OS X 11." Version 10-11? It makes no sense. I know "About My Mac" says "Mac OS X 10.5.3," but officially speaking, it's System 10.5.3. That means it will be Mac OS 11, or XI, or Eleven.
 
rspeed said:
Apple has said on multiple occasions that by the time a version of one OS is in beta, they're already planning the next version. That means Mac OS X 10.6 has been in some stage of development for quite some time.

As far as the next major version number, why couldn't they just call it Mac OS X 11? The roman numeral isn't THAT important. Alternatively, couldn't they simply call it something other than Mac OS X?
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yeah duh everyone knows anything tech is obsolete before it comes out and just like any other company apple has another devices/software/OS or an idea/concept of a new generation of that item.
 
madman365 said:
I this what we are debating? A "number"? Does anybody want to get excited and delve a little deper about what changes an innovations might come along with a new OS, what with all the multi-touch stuff happening with Windows 7 and the future of user interface reaching new levels daily?

Really?

We're arguing about a roman numeral?
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Believe it or not, arguing over version numbers is nothing new. Happened a lot in the early days of Linux, and even now, people are arguing over the recent version scheme that was adopted for Linux.

Anyway, I think 10.6 will be called "Cougar." Has a nice ring to it, more so than Lynx. And Bobcat.
 
Why would they need to relate to 10.6 if the iphone sdk out now is not the final version? Based on this information 10.6 must come out sometime in the life of the sdk out now! It could come out at WWDC and it will be the version of leopard with multi touch capabilities!!!!!! TALK ABOUT BLOWING YOUR MIND
 
rdrr said:
10.0 was Cheetah
10.1 was Puma
10.2 was Jaguar
10.3 was Panther
10.4 was Tiger
10.5 is Leopard

Lion, Lynx, and Cougar haven't been used... And I thought I read somewhere that Cougar and Lynx are already trademarked by Apple.
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Cougar won't end up happening. Who wants their computer to be akin to middle aged women chasing after 20 year old men? :p
 
Spock said:
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Why not Mac OS X and then a cool name after that, like Mac OS X Touch or Advanced and start the numbers all over again?
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I've thought the name Mac OS X touch would be a great name for the next OS, yet I have this sneaky feeling that we may see 2 or 3 versions of OS X in the coming years....

Mac OS Touch: For use on all touch enabled Macs and MacBooks.
Mac OS iTouch: For use on all iPhones, iPod touches, and tablets.
Mac OS X or 11: For use on all current gen Macs that do not have touch capabilities.

My thought is that Mac OS Touch would then become the core version of the OS when Apple drops support for the last non-touch enabled Macs.

But hey, just day dreaming the possibilities....
 
Quillz said:
Believe it or not, arguing over version numbers is nothing new. Happened a lot in the early days of Linux, and even now, people are arguing over the recent version scheme that was adopted for Linux.

Anyway, I think 10.6 will be called "Cougar." Has a nice ring to it, more so than Lynx. And Bobcat.
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Remember Microsoft jumping from Word 2.0 to 6.0 because they needed it to be "bigger" than Word Perfect?

And yes, I think that Cougar sounds good. Lion isn't too bad. Bobcat is silly. Lynx is a web browser.

From a marketing standpoint, Tiger had stripes, Leopard has spots. That pretty much runs the gamut of possible wallpapers. Maybe they'll switch to Dalmatian or Zebra. :)
 
Why would there even be an 11? Since 10 represents a completely, 100% different OS than 1-9 did, and every variation of that OS has had a 10.x number, you'd expect they wouldn't number anything as '11' until that OS is itself replaced by something completely new. Which Jobs has said won't be for another what, 15, 20 years? I doubt we'll see a number past 10 before 2015. And even then, it'll probably just be an internal version number; most companies seem to abandon version numbers by the time they hit double digits anyway.
 
scaredpoet said:
Who said there won't be a 10.10? It would be perfectly valid based on the current version scheme (10.4.10, 10.4.11 anyone?).
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Just say it: "Mac OS X point 10"? That sounds just awful. The reason for 10.4.10 and .11 was because Leopard got delayed.


scaredpoet said:
Given the significant changes in the 10.x releases, a switch to 11 would have to involve a HUGE change. Maybe even at the kernel level (or maybe even to a complete different platform).
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Dude, it's just a naming scheme; not really that big of a deal. Besides, Apple already moved to Intel and didn't change anything - 10.4 was still 10.4 for intel. It wasn't Mac OS X eXTREME intEl eDITION!!! or any such crap. Thankfully.
 
deathshrub said:
Dude, it's just a naming scheme; not really that big of a deal. Besides, Apple already moved to Intel and didn't change anything - 10.4 was still 10.4 for intel. It wasn't Mac OS X eXTREME intEl eDITION!!! or any such crap. Thankfully.
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If Apple did that they would be following suit with Microsoft. Force users to determine which software they needed. Apple will keep all versions (by this I mean touch vs. non-touch, etc) in one copy. I don't see us ever seeing OSX Touch, OSX Non-Touch(or whatever).

EDIT: I do like this 10.10 Sphinks
 
crees! said:
I figured this would be of interest because from what I recall, this is the first mention of 10.6 in a publicly available product. Everyone is talking 3G but nothing about 10.6. Here's hoping even a minor mention surfaces at WWDC in the coming weeks.
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Don't want to burst anyone's bubble, but 5 and 6 are neighbors. very easily a typo.
 
I love how people skipped over the 3 important bits of news in the this thread and diverge to the usual naming convention arguments.

  • 10.6 is reference in the iPhone SDK
  • Work has begun on the next OS
  • Multitouch is coming to OSX

These points were pretty obvious however the combination of them adds up to be more important than OMG 10.6 Ocelot is a stupid name I want it to be 10.6 Geoffroy's Cat

GutBomb said:
I don't know of any law forbidding it and wouldn't want to live in a country that would. :confused:

I think they can name a product whatever the hell they want.
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There is copyright law and issue relating to such with X11 open source

I doubt they could call it Vista, XP or anything like that ;)
 
Michael73 said:
As I sitting waiting for my 490MB downloaded of 10.5.3 last night I was just thinking about how long it was going to take to get to 10.6.

So far it seems like 10.5.x releases have been coming every couple months. So, with 7 more releases to get to 10.5.10, could we see 10.6 by mid to late-2009?

Anyone willing to venture a guess?
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I say in 2010 at the earliest. Remember WWDC 2006 Keynote (or was it Macworld 2007 Keynote?). Steve Jobs had mentioned the slow down of Apple turning out OS's as fast as they were (Jaguar to Tiger and Tiger to Leopard), 3 OS's in 4 years.

Does it matter? They could wait and purrfect :D the next OS over the next 3 years and it would still beat the release of "Windows 7".
 
Multi-touch on the Mini/Mac Pro

Since there are some features of it on the MBP and MBA, we know that Leopard itself can handle it.

I would guess that Apple isn't going to release an external pad that could be used on the Mini and Mac Pro since it could compete with the graphics tablet market.

So, hopefully the Wacoms of the world are just working on a tablet like that right now. A little bluetooth device that you could use for multi-touch features would be killer.

I'm sure by the time that 10.6 rolls around, they will have so much more functionality available. But for right now, minimal stuff is there. It just needs a little hardware for us Mini or Mac Pro users.

I've heard people say that it might be possible to use the iPhone for that, which would be fine with me.

I bought this Mini on the release date for Tiger. I bought Leopard to put on it when it came out since this Mini is working great. HOPEFULLY I will have a newer, much faster Mini by the time 10.6 comes out. :)
 
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KindredMAC said:
I've thought the name Mac OS X touch would be a great name for the next OS, yet I have this sneaky feeling that we may see 2 or 3 versions of OS X in the coming years....

Mac OS Touch: For use on all touch enabled Macs and MacBooks.
Mac OS iTouch: For use on all iPhones, iPod touches, and tablets.
Mac OS X or 11: For use on all current gen Macs that do not have touch capabilities.

My thought is that Mac OS Touch would then become the core version of the OS when Apple drops support for the last non-touch enabled Macs.

But hey, just day dreaming the possibilities....
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I say no way to this. When Steve introduced OS X for the first time in 2000, he specifically mentioned that Apple would be moving forward with a single OS strategy and not a multiple OS strategy. While I understand the field is much different now than it was 8 years ago, I believe the underlying rationale for a single OS strategy remains and Apple will keep with it. After all, at WWDC last year, Steve made a joke about the multiple versions of Leopard that would be available (Business, Enterprise, Ultimate, etc.) all for $129 in a clear swipe at M$ & Vista. Methinks he doesn't make that crack if he is planning to roll out a similar strategy 18-24 months later.

I say single OS. I say it comes in the first half of 2009. I say it is called Lynx (though Bobcat or Cougar also work - Ocelot, not so much...). I also say Lion will be the last release of OS X, whichever release that ends up being, so it can be marketed as the "King" of the OS X series.
 
How about:

"T3h SO 4 t3h lun1x dna W1nd0z3 H4tre 1337"? :p

OMG - if that happened I think I would cry laughing
 
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