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Mac OS X 10.4: Tiger

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According to MacMagazine.com.br (Portuguese), the upcoming Mac OS X update (10.4) will be known as "Tiger".

Apple has used similar feline names for previous versions of Mac OS X: 10.3 (Panther), 10.2 (Jaguar). In July, Apple registered a number of related trademarks: Lynx, Cougar, Leopard, and Tiger.

MacMagazine.com.br also reports that up until this point, 10.4 was known as "Merlot" internally. This is consistent with information available from MacRumors' sources.
 
Article Link
https://www.macrumors.com/2004/03/30/mac-os-x-10-4-tiger/
I think calling it Tiger is just a bad idea... Tigers are far to generic and... immature sounding, in my opinion
 
I just wanted to say that I predict within a year Paul Thurrott will say;
"It look's like Apple's operating system is more like Tigger than Tiger"
He's my hero :cool:

Also, that article claims Apple have got Safari upto v133 (in the A85 build of Tiger), compared to 125.1 that was included with 10.3.3

AppleMatt
 
Rumors at the present time seem pretty lame considering that this made the front page. Who really cares what cat name they use? How about some features in it or something exciting?
 
I would guess - $$$

Shame it didn't mention any new features...

Tiger - not very inventive. Panther was an excellent name for 10.3
chicagoboy said:
Will this update, 10.4, cost users $$$ or is it free?
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Chaszmyr said:
I think calling it Tiger is just a bad idea... Tigers are far to generic and... immature sounding, in my opinion
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I disagree, tigers are the largest cats there are (excluding cross breeds which can't have young). They're also considered by many people to be one of the most visually striking cats. I would rather have my OS named after a huge, solitary, and powerful stalker than a bobcat, lion, ocelot, or any of the other non domesticated cats.
 
chicagoboy said:
Will this update, 10.4, cost users $$$ or is it free?
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It will almost certainly cost $129 for a single license just like the previous OSX releases
 
Apple have been cranking out yearly osx for a while now.. but yes, I think it sucks, there should be more of an interval.

However, Not wanting to start a flame war or anything... Apple does not force us to upgrade, 10.3 will not cripple itself and refuse to operate. I know a few people still on Jaquar, and they are quite happy.

GetSome681 said:
looks like apple is turning into microsoft with the yearly $129 OS upgrade...
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GetSome681 said:
looks like apple is turning into microsoft with the yearly $129 OS upgrade...
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Except Apple upgrades actually do things and are worth it.

And Microsoft hasn't been releasing yearly OS updates.
 
Cyberian Tiger

Tiger is right! They will have a 64 bit OS (close at least) that should worthy of pride! They should name it Cyberian Tiger and it will be a great contrast to Pahther.
 
Stella said:
Apple have been cranking out yearly osx for a while now.. but yes, I think it sucks, there should be more of an interval.

However, Not wanting to start a flame war or anything... Apple does not force us to upgrade, 10.3 will not cripple itself and refuse to operate. I know a few people still on Jaquar, and they are quite happy.
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Yes, no one is forcing you to update. I am one of the people quite happy on Jaguar, though I admit I'm going to update soon, $25 for an update is just too good :D. If you are wondering what I'm talking about and are a student at a university, check with whoever handles all of your computing problems. Over here at the U of Illinois, they have a deal going on where, if you have Panther, you pay $65 and they will give you any update that comes out between now and 2006 for free, doesn't matter if its 10.4, 10.5, 11, or 12. If you don't have Panther, you have to upgrade to it, but they let you do that for $25. Pretty sweet deal, if you ask me.
 
Chaszmyr said:
It will almost certainly cost $129 for a single license just like the previous OSX releases
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in this case, my only option is to wait for the "tiger" pre-installed G5 PowerBook! :p
 
notmenotyou said:
in this case, my only option is to wait for the "tiger" pre-installed G5 PowerBook! :p
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By the time they ship a G5 PB, we'll be on a new cat.
 
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