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Historical Question...??
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The original Mac OS X 10.0 was Cheetah, Leopard will be the next, 10.5. As with most names like this, I think it just started as an internal product name and stuck, so they rolled with it.
mbopy22 said:Does anybody know why all Mac OSX have feline names???
Jaguar, Panther, Tiger.... what's next LION??? KING OF THE JUNGLE yeah..
I don't know exactly why, but I am sure it was based on market research and an over marketing and branding plan for Apple.
Might as well ask yourself, why was Vista codenamed Longhorn? At least cats can be ferocious. The only thing ferocious about a Longhorn is the **** I take after I eat that mother****er. MMmmmmm beef.
Hmm.. a vegetarian burger..?
BTW, I really like the big-cat names!
"Do you run XP?"
"Nope.. I run TIGERRRRRRRR!!!"
BTW, I really like the big-cat names!
"Do you run XP?"
"Nope.. I run TIGERRRRRRRR!!!"
mkrishnan said:
LOL! Those are funny!
It was really only with the release of 10.2 that Apple started to really emphasise the feline code names of the OS. Jaguar had the animal skin "X," Panther brought a bit of maturity to the OS with the brushed metal and Tiger was the first to be marketed almost exclusively using the cat code name.
I really have high hopes for 10.5. Tiger was really a massive "behind the scenes" overhaul. Most of the work was in the code with but a few new visible features. Hopefully Leopard will be able to make full use of that code and really take the fight to MS's Vista (which WILL be a good OS, don't go kidding yourselves, this will be a tough fight) and really bring the Mac platform into the public eye.
I really have high hopes for 10.5. Tiger was really a massive "behind the scenes" overhaul. Most of the work was in the code with but a few new visible features. Hopefully Leopard will be able to make full use of that code and really take the fight to MS's Vista (which WILL be a good OS, don't go kidding yourselves, this will be a tough fight) and really bring the Mac platform into the public eye.
yellow said:
Yeah! I always wondered why it wasn't called Windows Cow in the first place. Or maybe Windows Soja for the vegetarians among us.
Chundles said:
about Vista, I've heard that the requirements will for it will basically mean BUYING a new computer... so a lot of PC users will be very pissed...
that's one of the reasons I changed... I was tired of upgrading my PC and see that the "upgrade" was old a month later...
You think the next OSX will be called Leopard??? I really want to see a LION OSX... that ROOOOOAAAAAARRRRRSSSS for its power... LOL
mad jew said:The name Leopard is confirmed, Vista's competency is not.
I think this post needs to be followed by the phrase, "Wham, bam, thank you ma'am!" and/or a victory dance. I'm happy to oblige on both counts. *dances*
mbopy22 said:Are there any dates or details on when Leopard is coming out?? what is going to look like???
I wouldn't expect it until the first x86 Macs are released.
For the moment, Tiger is still the defacto version of OS X.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/
I don't think it'll be a huge departure from Tiger..
mbopy22 said:Are there any dates or details on when Leopard is coming out?? what is going to look like???
Last year, Apple announced that it would come out approximately in line with the release of the main bolus of Mactels, in late 2006 or perhaps early 2007. But there haven't been any real details on what it will contain, I don't think it is anywhere near developer betas, and the rumor mill is suggesting that the first Mactels will ship with Intel binaries for Tiger.
What rumors have gone around have primarily been things that have been on the rumor boilerplate for some time...resolution-independent UI, QuartzExtreme 2D, general refinements, etc, etc....
