What if they named them after past Apple execs?
MacOS 14 Jony Ive: 3 steps back from where we are now; elegant UI that emphasizes form over function
MacOS 15 Scott Forstall: Full-on skeuomorphism.
- When the weather app is opened during a storm, it actually rains in the room you're currently in.
- When new mail is sent, an animation of a carrier pigeon appears on your screen and flies away
- When new mail is received, an animation of that same carrier pigeon appears and drops a letter into your inbox
- Photos app icon is replaced with an icon of a 1970s polaroid camera
MacOS 16 Phil Schiller: Removal of certain popular features in the name of courage
And the final iteration...
MacOS Steve Jobs: MacOS fully realized...fully-featured, intuitive, and easy-to-use