Mac OS X 10.4: Tiger

[PretendPCuser]

Code name for OS X.5 Spoiler

Tabby!!

 

[jsw]

screw Tiger, I want OSX Liger

Now, that's a big effing cat

You know, every picture I've seen of Ligers shows them to have lots of excess fat.

So, perhaps, "Liger" would be a better name for the next version of Windows.

 

[macdong]

like a guy once said, M$ is good at making average software and excellent at selling them.

I don't hate them "just because they are Microsoft" or "just because they are successful." I develop software for a living. I do not mind that they are financially successful, I mind that they got there by selling sub-standard software and using dirty tactics to beat their competitors down. The fact that they have been so successful, has had other implications in the area of user expectations of software, and consequently, in the overall quality of software produced by those in my industry. The average PC user today truly believes that having an application (or OS) crash and/or lose your work once in a while is "OK" and that it is "just the way it is." A large part of the software industry out there seems quite happy to "oblige" and provide the users with everything from unintuitive user experiences right down to unreliable operation of applications.

I'm not saying that a sizeable, complex piece of software can be 100% bug free, but I know I have had a hand in developing critical control/management software that is expected to run 24/7 without crashing and without leaking memory like a sieve. That stuff was far more complex than a word processor, spreadsheet, email client, messenger client, photo app., or music app. will ever be. It's not "OK" for these things to crash, and it's even worse for any of these crashes to cause your computer to "lock up", crash, or otherwise force you to "reboot" in order to restore stability.

Make a "better mouse trap" and get filthy rich, and I'll be the first one in line to cheer for you. I cannot cheer for M$.

 

[DaBuzz]

You know, every picture I've seen of Ligers shows them to have lots of excess fat.

So, perhaps, "Liger" would be a better name for the next version of Windows.

Nah...how about something that the tiger preys upon?

"The tiger attacks a variety of prey, mainly deer, antelopes, pigs and buffalo."

Buffalo...that's a good name for the next version of Windows. Another slow-witted, herding animal pretty much preyed upon by any carnivore (much like longhorns...lol)

Man, slow rumor day...why isn't there a new thread about the rumor that Office 2004 has gone into manufacturing?

 

[timmyOtool]

It just hope its the cat's meow.

I apologize, that was wrong.

 

[timmyOtool]

sorry Ligers you just plain deformed

 

[iLilana]

tiger is overused

how about

'Serval'

 

[Mr_Ed]

Well, I think everyone agrees we will eventually run out of 'cat like' names. Why not jump into the realm of the freaky, but keep a 'predatory' aspect to it?

I suggest: Chupacabra

 

[MetallicPenguin]

I like the name Tiger I just hope that if it is the name it would be the last before XI or whatever. I've been reading a lot about tigers lately and it would also be cool if some of the profit for the os would go towards tigers, etc. They are almost all gone (besides the ones in zoos and stuff). But that won't happen

 

[iChan]

Has anyone heard anything about the "piles" concept that we were told may be included in panther but wasnt? i always thought it was a good idea. also, what about the 3D desktop unveiled recently by sun? if you havent seen the little movie, you should, i cant remember where i found it

here:

http://wwws.sun.com/software/looking_glass/

 

[iChan]

i am sick to death about the 3d desktop idea... that video was merely a tech demo, there are very few actually usefull ideas and nothing that macosx can't do right now... it just isn't practical... when we all buy all of our music through digital downloads, will we still want to browse our "cd" collection? and not by the cover either, but by the CD label itself! give me a break. a large % of CD's don't even have meaningful prints on them... that is what the cover is for!

 

[iChan]

Yeah, I've thought the same thing from time to time. Eventually the will get to 10.9, and then there's no place to go. OSX XP maybe.

i wonder is apple will ever drop the "mac" from it's name and simply call it's OS "OSX"... actually... i think that name is already taken.

BTW, i was only thinking out loud, hope apple never rids the Mac name... it;s religious

 

[iChan]

i don't quite understand. you CAN afford a $2,000-$3,000+ laptop, but CAN NOT afford a $129 OS? am i correct on this?

he prob means he does not want "waste" money on an upgrade when he would be getting the upgrade for 'free' with a new comp.

 

[iChan]

You're forgetting:
Windows 98 Second Edition
Windows ME

Not to menton that MS upgrades are twice what Apple's are.

what? you're cruising for a bruising

 

[iChan]

You mean Apple software such as Safari, Mail etc etc won't run on old OSXs, however, 3rd party software normally does.

I don't know of many software products that specifically require OSX 10.3.

safari, ichatAV...

 

[iChan]

I'll purchase 10.4 as soon as I can order it. I have done that with each OS since 10.2. I love being able to show off the newest NON-WINDOWS features to every Windows user I know. I just hope I will be able to get it preinstalled on my Powerbook G5. One of those is going to be my next major Mac purchase...now only if one of them would come out...

it's true, every new version wil hopefully bring about many new (genuinely, undebatably useful) toys. eg. Expose.

Also, i love apple's subdued sense of flair... like the cube transition.

more of the same please.

 

[iChan]

I thought we knew many months ago that Tiger was the expected next name in the series. I've been calling it that all along, and I must have heard it somewhere.

I'd like to know which iLife apps it will include.

And I wonder if the database-based-Finder has arrived.

I can't imagine any improvement that would change my life as much as Exposé did.

interesting point... but i feel that ilife has stopped becoming something that is "included' with an OS... it is a separate entity now. just like MS office is.

 

[iChan]

Apple will come up with a nice look for it. It doesn't look too terrible in my quick and dirty mock up. Please ignore the furry edges - they were a whim and didn't turn out right. Unless you like them.

doesn't that look a helluva lot like jagwire?

 

[iChan]

I'll go on record - I like the furry edges. I see what you mean about it not working quite right in the ps, but the idea of furry stuff should make a marketer drool. Imagine a box with faux fur on the outside.

(insert alpha males "Furry! But that won't make a G5 Powerbook run!")

(insert sensitive types "Come on, Apple is trying to appeal to women!")

Basically, I just a furry box would make people want to touch it. Making people want to touch your product can't be bad. Think ipod mini.

tha tis such a cheesy idea and would degrade the apple brand as a whole. gee, i sure wouldn't like you on apple's marketing team, or any for that matter.

 

[iChan]

Ocelot orLYNX (my choice) is my preference. Tiger sounds a bit Pu**y to me.

I get my coat

a lynx cat Is a panther... they are just named differently in different parts of the world... i think?

 

[iChan]

well, maybe it's time to call it a dog instead. Wait, hang on, maybe not…

I'd like to see apple getting rid of the whole animal thing full stop IMO.

 

[iChan]

you made my day.

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[iChan]

OSX 10.4 Cougar?

me like

 

[iChan]

Maybe MAC users forget about the concept of discounts since they deal with prices controlled by Cupertino, but full XP can be had for $145 with a hardware purchase.

http://www.centralcomputer.com/emerchant/itemdetail.asp?item=ZMS-WI03Q-SC

$144.95

shoo! loser... what is a "MAC" User? who uses media access controllers as their OS?

 

[iChan]

well Mac OS X can be had for $0.00 with a computer purchase.

TANSTAAFL!!!!!!!