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Historical Question...??
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superbovine
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mbopy22 said:
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.
superbovine
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mkrishnan
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Chundles
macrumors G5
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.
chaosbunny
macrumors 68020
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 😀 😀
yellow
Moderator emeritus
mbopy22 said:
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..
mkrishnan
Moderator emeritus
mbopy22 said:
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....
