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Apple Again References 'MacOS', This Time on Developer Website

Actually,Mac OS makes much more sense than OS X not to mention these new awkward geographical/natural add on names..so confusiong and pointless.
it's Macintosh after all,so Mac OS makes sense..OSX + el cupertino! etc sounds silly and unprofessional.
 
KALLT said:
But now iOS makes no sense anymore...



Because nobody ever said Mac OS X. Even Steve Jobs frequently called it just OS X on stage long before they changed it officially.
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1. iOS makes sense because the i stands for iDevices and everyone still equates i devices - iPod, iPhone, iPad with Apple. In fact, it's irritating for me when I hear it, but I know a lot of people that call the iPod Touch is the iTouch. So iOS is the OS of iDevices. (Side note, I don't really like the name tvOS because that too is generic, but not as important since it's mostly transparent to consumers).

2. Originally it was MacOS X. Yes, I understand that Steve Jobs was the one who dropped the MacOS guy and suffix but still made zero sense to me. OS X is the version, Mac OS describes why the OS is for.
 
Now, if Apple could clarify the naming of the Air and Pro lines for the iPads, because I am kind of confused.
 
0029937 said:
The whole California landmark thing always seemed a bit 'meh' (marketing team must have loved it), maybe I'm just bitter because I'm Canadian. I like macOS, looks good.
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I'd install OS X Regina. o_O
 
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KALLT said:
They purposefully chose the X, because it also refers to UNIX and NeXTStep. ‘Mac OS X’ was a reference to its dual heritage, as well as a clean break with the 10 major release version. ‘macOS’ destroys that connotation and the only obvious link to it is watchOS (and to a lesser extent also iOS).
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Exactly... thank you. It was an Xserve... not a 10 serve... I love the X, made me always think of Unix, or even XNU... X is not Unix. Regardless I will miss the X.
 
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Funny how this post assumes multiple times that this is a "gaffe" or "error." It is equally likely that it is intentional and reflects the new product name. Such a renaming isn't the type of secret that an unannounced product would be; I doubt Apple is particularly concerned about it.

On the name itself, it's a winner. It was "Mac OS" long before OS X, so this is a nice nod to the Mac's history, while the lowercase "m" fits Apple's new naming conventions. Plus, this change suggests that the OS itself is going to see some changes, which I think we're all ready for.
 
I'm all for "macOS" and "iOS". It makes things simpler and to me, that's the beauty of Apple products anyway - they are easy to use. I'm a tech expert but when it comes to personal devices I'd just as soon not have to fix them since I fix everyone else's Android and Windows stuff all the time.

The name just makes sense.
 
It's always been OS "ex" to me even though it is supposed to be pronounced "ten". I'm looking forward "macOS" again.
 
!!! said:
Nope. The no-space thing looks retarded. How about Mac OS 11? It fits with the normal naming conventions starting with Mac OS 8.

Actually, I just hope it isn't OS X 10.12. After OS X 10.9, it should've gone to Mac OS 11.


See, that just looks messed up.
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Another vote here for your sensibilities. Just revert it to Mac OS.

I'd really have liked them to get off the X/Ten thing a while ago though.
  • 10.0-10.4 : Mac OS X (Aqua UI)
  • 10.5-10.6: Mac OS 11 (Space-Aged UI)
  • 10.7-10.9: Mac OS 12 (Post-Modern UI)
  • 10.10-10.11: Mac OS 13 (Flat UI)
You can see the breaks/new directions in OS design and feature set pretty well, I think. But if we can't have "Mac OS," I'll take "macOS" because at least we are moving on/forward. Never really was a fan of "OS X."
 
Are you fine with:
appleWatch
appleCare
xCode
macBookPro
?
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I'd be fine with them if that's how Apple decided to name them. I'm even fine with "Apple," even though it refers to a fruit and has nothing to do with computers: It makes absolutely no sense.
 
I can definitely see OS X going to macOS.

1- most people say OS X instead of OS 10 anyway

2- the naming convention of cats, then California locations is quite dated. It's also easier for non-tech people to say version 1 or 2 or 3 vs panther, tiger, leopard, etc.

3- Apple calls each release a 'new' release and uses a minor version bump, i.e. 10.9 10.10 10.11 - a new release as big as what apple pushes, should be 10.x, 11.x, 12.x, etc.

4- it ties in with the existing naming schema, and maybe will have macOS 1.0 rebuild again, with hopefully better performance.

I'm looking forward to macOS - and hopefully tied in more with iOS, tvOS, and watchOS type layout/features. Better cross-platform syncing, etc.
 
2010mini said:
Then you should also agree to these:

I Phone nor iPhone
I OS not iOS

Etc.....
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Wasn't there a rumor xCode was going to be called AppleCode?

And yes, I hate the iPhone and iPad naming scheme - call it the ApplePhone ApplePad, etc.

And I really wish they would drop the iPhone 6, 6S naming as well. Just call it the ApplePhone 1st gen, 2nd gen, or the year of release etc. Just like with Mac Mini 2010, 2012, etc..

I'm hoping the iPhone SE is the start of a new naming thing.
 
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The fact that we've stuck with OS X for so long has seemed weird to be for years. I'd welcome the change to macOS. And iOS would still make sense to me, because it's referring to the "i" products - iPhone, iPad, iPod etc. A reach? Probably lol. mobileOS would also work but doesn't sound as catchy so I doubt it'd catch on.

They sort of shot themselves in the foot a bit though because numerical naming conventions get a little ridiculous after a while. We can't be using our iPhone 12 running iOS 15 (or whatever it would be, I'm not working it out), they're going to have to change it eventually.
 
I'm ok with macOS idea, it does lend a branding consistency to the iOS, watchOS, etc. But that seems to be a pretty empty reason to change, or at least a missed opportunity. By placing iOS, tvOS (blah blah) together, or on a level playing field, with the name macOS it seems that there's an implication that the OSs are becoming more unified.

While I don't believe that the OSs are converging completely, it does seem that a major name change would include some degree of software overlap. Perhaps, native iOS apps on macOS? but that would mean touch screens...

ok, enough of the blind speculation...
 
Definitely a controlled-leak. Complete with the correction later to warrant an article by MacRumors. :p
 
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