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

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Because iOS, watchOS, and tvOS all share a common naming scheme, there's been some speculation that OS X, the operating system for Macs, could see a name change to "MacOS" at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference.

Earlier this year, Apple referenced "MacOS" in an environmental website update, and today the company has made the same gaffe on a developer FAQ page outlining new App Store revenue sharing policies, again raising the question of whether a name change is on the horizon.

In a section on when the new revenue split goes into effect, Apple references the types of apps that are eligible, listing iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS.

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Unlike the first time "MacOS" was spotted on the Apple website, the iTunes Connect mention uses "macOS" with a lowercase "m" that better fits with the lower case letters used in iOS, watchOS, and tvOS.

It continues to be unknown if the macOS mention is a mistake made because of the naming of Apple's other operating systems or an error made because of an imminent name change planned for OS X.

If Apple is planning to switch from "OS X" to "macOS" or "MacOS," it is not clear if the company will continue on with naming each iteration after California landmarks, a tradition that started with OS X Mavericks in 2013. tvOS, watchOS, and iOS operating system upgrades follow a number-based naming scheme.

We don't have long to wait to find out if there's a naming change in store for Apple's Mac-based operating system. The Worldwide Developers Conference is set to kick off next Monday with a keynote event that will take place at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

Update: Apple has updated the page to change "macOS" to "OS X."

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Jeremy1026 said:
I doubt we are getting enough of a rewrite for them to bump to 11.
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"X" isn't really relevant branding anymore. It made sense to go from Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X, because it was a truly a new OS for the Mac and the roman numeral X also suggeted the letter X and its NeXT origin. They have stayed at version 10 all these years but the decimal after that has represented changes as significant as Mac OS 7-9.

If it was up to me, I'd take MacOS to version 16 on the next release, which would be consistent with the build number and Darwin version. The "missing" four versions represent NeXTSTEP 1-4. Microsoft skipped over Window 9 so why not?
 
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I don't care what the name is for the operating system. As long as they update it and make rock solid that's what is important. Also, I hope Apple will give the Mac hardware big love at WWDC. It's pretty annoying how outdated it is.
 
I always called it "Oh Es ix" + the number 10.x.x. (in German) because "Oh Es zehn zehn Punk elf Punk sechs" (OS X 10.11.6) sounds really strange. :rolleyes:

And almost never used those other names like the cats and places.
 
MacRumors said:



Because iOS, watchOS, and tvOS all share a common naming scheme, there's been some speculation that OS X, the operating system for Macs, could see a name change to "MacOS" at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference.

Earlier this year, Apple referenced "MacOS" in an environmental website update, and today the company has made the same gaffe on a developer FAQ page outlining new App Store revenue sharing policies, again raising the question of whether a name change is on the horizon.

In a section on when the new revenue split goes into effect, Apple references the types of apps that are eligible, listing iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS.

applemacosmention-800x220.jpg

Unlike the first time "MacOS" was spotted on the Apple website, the iTunes Connect mention uses "macOS" with a lowercase "m" that better fits with the lower case letters used in iOS, watchOS, and tvOS.

It continues to be unknown if the macOS mention is a mistake made because of the naming of Apple's other operating systems or an error made because of an imminent name change planned for OS X.

If Apple is planning to switch from "OS X" to "macOS" or "MacOS," it is not clear if the company will continue on with naming each iteration after California landmarks, a tradition that started with OS X Mavericks in 2013. tvOS, watchOS, and iOS operating system upgrades follow a number-based naming scheme.

We don't have long to wait to find out if there's a naming change in store for Apple's Mac-based operating system. The Worldwide Developers Conference is set to kick off next Monday with a keynote event that will take place at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time.

Update: Apple has updated the page to change "macOS" to "OS X."

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thisisnotmyname said:
I'd expect we'll find out Monday
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A simple google dork shows this:

https://support.apple.com/downloads/macos

That page seems identical to just the /download URI. Is this /macos the same macOS under discussion?
 
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Benjamin Frost said:
I have a bad feeling about WWDC this year.

Almost every single news or rumour to come from Apple in the past year has been bad. The latest include app subscriptions and ads in the App Store. No thanks; I hate subscriptions with a vengeance and the same with ads.

The end of iTunes downloads? Two rumours suggests there's a fire. I'd use a mix of Amazon and CDs if iTunes shut down.

The whole approach Apple is taking under Cook is encouraging me to look at alternatives to Apple and technology in general. I have fallen out of love with the tech world. It is obsessed with ripping people off with IAPs and subscriptions, and there is nothing exciting anymore. Everything is static. Music has died; culture has died; hardware and software have atrophied. The world is running madly and going nowhere.
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Im with ya pal. A post that sounds like the woeful rant of a forlorn man after a few glasses of wine. True poetry.

You never know tho, they may actully stun us with something that isnt all about thiness and/or fashion. I doubt it, but we can always hope.
 
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MarsViolet said:
It's an appalling notion. Having used Macs since 1988, I've had my fill of architecture changes. But I know ARM is coming. Oh god, it's coming.
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Are USB-C and TB3 even able to be implemented on an ARM chipset? If not, I would not worry about ARM-based Macs--at least not yet.
 
!!! said:
I know that version numbers aren't decimals. I just wished Apple would've done a major update, from OS X to a new naming scheme.
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And why the frick does it matter what they call it? Thats not going to change how it functions or what it does. Call it 'zanzabar' for all I care as long as its a decent os.
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Shaun said:
How will it change things? I thought it was just a simple name change.
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pretty sure he was being sarcastic. The name they give it meaningless, we all know that.
 
Val-kyrie said:
Are USB-C and TB3 even able to be implemented on an ARM chipset? If not, I would not worry about ARM-based Macs--at least not yet.
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This is how Apple rolls. When they announce ARM-based Macs we'll learn that ARM now supports USB-C and Thunderbolt 3. Could be next week. Could be next year. We already know the OS runs on ARM, and that the iPad Pro out-benchmarks the new MacBook in some ways.
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daftpunker909 said:
I loved it, but I live in CA. Bit of jealousy?;)
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I also live in California, and I'd never heard of "Mavericks". All I could think of was McCain/Palin 2008.
 
ignatius345 said:
I suppose they're rightly keeping a firewall still between cursor-based and touch-based interfaces, which makes sense, but damn, it sure would be convenient to be able to run at least some iOS apps on OS X.
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It genuinely surprises me that they haven't got a clear dev story for easy deployment of iOS games to Mac with the same code base. There are plenty of game/entertainment app genres where touch and mouse interaction cues would be identical. If they can do it for tvOS, they can do it for Mac.

It's almost so obvious that I'll be more surprised if the dev story doesn't change by WWDC 2017.
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MarsViolet said:
This is how Apple rolls. When they announce ARM-based Macs we'll learn that ARM now supports USB-C and Thunderbolt 3. Could be next week. Could be next year. We already know the OS runs on ARM, and that the iPad Pro out-benchmarks the new MacBook in some ways.
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The one big thing stopping this rumour from sounding plausible is that an ARM-based Mac only makes sense for something like the MacBook. There's no possibility of the power devices (iMac 5K, MacBook Pro Retina, Mac Pro) being able to abandon Intel. Certainly not in the foreseeable future; perhaps in five years. Even then there's incredible value in being part of the x86 ecosystem that can't be discounted.

But that doesn't stop Apple from experimenting. I have absolutely no doubt that Apple has engineered experimental MacBooks with ARM processors and a fully ARM-compiled version of OS X. Any validity to these rumours may have come from suppliers tasked with making these engineering experiments happen. Just like the OLED function bar – it could be real and released next week, it could be an internal experiment, or it could be entirely fictional. We don't know.

It's interesting to speculate, but not if half the speculation ultimately comes from fanboys with Photoshop.
 
KALLT said:
‘macOS’... I cannot believe it. Looks really cheesy.
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It goes well with everything else since Tim Cook + Jony Ive took over Apple (funky colors, flat look, dumb naming conventions, huge slowdowns, tons of bugs, awful hardware offerings for Macs with even less accessibility, etc. etc.) You could rename Apple "Cheese" and make it cheeseOS and it wouldn't be any less accurate. I don't agree with removing the "X" though unless the new version of the operating system is no longer based on a variation of UNIX. That IS why it was changed from MacOS9 into Mac OSX, after all. Frankly, I'd rather call it "OS 'EX" (as in pronouncing the X as an X instead of 10) than start spelling it lowercase like everything else. iMac was one thing. Full words "macOS" "tvOS" etc. just looks cheesy (again OS Cheese or is it Cheese OS?)

radiology said:
That's going to be huge.
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You sure it's not going to be YUUUUGGGGE? We need to make Apple "great again" and while we're at it get them to bring production back to the USA and make our neighboring countries pay for it! :D
 
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