Apple's Future OS X Names May Include Yosemite, Mammoth, Big Sur, Redwood, Pacific, and More

[nikicampos]

The names aren't that bad, but are they really about to make a mockery of the decimal system? 10.10 is mathematically identical to 10.1...

Here we go again with a statement like this, do you have any idea about software versions??

Right now we are on 10.9.2 version software has nothing to do with the decimal system.

 

[mojolicious]

OS X 10.10 Mammoth

OS X 10.10 Tennant?

 

[mangomind]

The cats had nine lives: 10.0-10.8. Now it's time for California-themed names. And I think Apple should number the next OS 11.0, not 10.10, especially since it might include the first major redesign since OS 10.0.

 

[BornAgainMac]

I still liked Sea Lion from last year. But all those California names are fine.

 

[Jacksonc]

I think OS X Mojave sounds cool.

 

[n-evo]

No, 10.10 = 10.10.0 software versions don't apply

Bit tiresome people need to keep explaining that. Even more so than people's obsession with "OS 11".

 

[GreenWater]

Don't worry, that whole chunk of coastal California is going to fall off into the ocean when the big one hits...you couldn't pay me to live there!

I thought you got earthquakes in North Mexico too.

 

[Renzatic]

Don't worry, that whole chunk of coastal California is going to fall off into the ocean when the big one hits...you couldn't pay me to live there!

Nup! The San Andreas fault is moving inland. That means that when the big one hits, you're not gonna have a chunk of California float off into the Pacific, you're gonna have a new, huge ass mountain range extending from Santa Cruz to Palm Springs.

FUN FACTS!

 

[markcres]

How about 'XP' ?

Apple XP

sounds good.

 

[cppguy]

10.10 is mathematically identical to 10.1...

No it isn't. There's nothing mathematical about this. It's MajorVersion.MinorVersion. Two independent number. After 10.9 comes 10.10. And after 10.99 comes 10.100. It's really not that hard to understand.

 

[Jacksonc]

How about 'XP' ?

Apple XP

sounds good.

No. Support for XP has ended.

 

[Sky Blue]

OS X 10.10 Tennant?

OS X Eccleston

 

[Jacksonc]

Maybe they'll just skip to Mac OS 12...

 

[iVoid]

What, no "Golden Gate"?

 

[Macist]

I'm still waiting for Mac OS X Cougar

 

[parish]

Queue the song 'Take California' from the Propellerheads.

Cue, not queue.

Could be 'queue', as in Up Next in iTunes

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OS X Alcatraz as you're locked in (to the Apple eco-system)?

 

[rablat]

Don't worry, that whole chunk of coastal California is going to fall off into the ocean when the big one hits...you couldn't pay me to live there!

California is the best overall state in the union.
Born and raised there. I've lived in other states. All others pale in comparison. Anyone who actually says different is really just showing their envy.

 

[Sandstorm]

I still think they should've started using constellations. At least it would've matched the last couple desktop backgrounds (apart from Mav)

D.

Agree. Something more universal. Constellations would be awesome.

 

[parish]

No it isn't. There's nothing mathematical about this. It's MajorVersion.MinorVersion. Two independent number. After 10.9 comes 10.10. And after 10.99 comes 10.100. It's really not that hard to understand.

Why is that those - and there seems to be plenty of them - who complain about 10.10 being (mathematically) the same as 10.1 appear to be quite happy with 10.9.2. Unless the rules of maths have changed recently, you can't have 2 decimal points in a number

 

[flat five]

Agree. Something more universal. Constellations would be awesome.

OSX Mountain Leo

 

[7thson]

OS X Sequoia? Perhaps too obscure. OS X Catalina.

 

[ibphd]

naming names

My fav California names for the os are

1 Compton
2 East LA or East LA interchange
3 Fresno
4 Bakersfield
5 Pomona
6 Reseda
7 PCH
8 Parlier
9 Redlands
10 Simi Valley

Presently I'm rushing to trademark the aforementioned names.

 

[Gasu E.]

I'm still waiting for Mac OS X Cougar

That release will be for the older hardware running with newer software.

 

[bpcookson]

The names aren't that bad, but are they really about to make a mockery of the decimal system? 10.10 is mathematically identical to 10.1...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_versioning#Incrementing_sequences

While this Wikipedia article describes two methods for software versioning, the second of which conforms to your limited view of how numbers can be used, the first method is a widely accepted convention.

 

[MacVault]

OS X Life Expectancy? 10-15 Years?

When OS X was first released didn't Phil Schiller say it would be the OS for the next 10-15 years? With an initial release of March 24, 2001 we're nearing the 15 year mark. So what's next? Is there much life left in OS X? I'm a big Apple fan and not trolling at all.