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Mac OS X 10.6 Called 'Snow Leopard', All Cocoa?

Tilpots said:
Gotta think it's not coincidence..:rolleyes:
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Not really....since I'm adamant that this won't be the name of the next OS. ;)

The use of a name with two words just doesn't sit right....Panther, Jaguar, Leopard, Snow Leopard. Not only does it not have any 'punch' it seems weak from a marketing point of view to use a name so similar to that of the former OS.

But yeah....a top photo!
 
Berzerker said:
It's NOT GOING TO BE Snow Leopard.

Cougar and Lynx are the only two names unused by Apple that they have trademarked. Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard, Lynx, and Cougar. Lynx for 10.6, Cougar for 10.7 or vice versa, then on to OS 11.

For the love of god, stop playing guessing games. It's all common sense.
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What about Bagpuss?
 
My 2 cents on OS 10.6..

Stability and security are of course important...

But not even Apple can market a 10.6 release that focuses almost exclusively on those things, as all it really sounds like to most consumers is a finished version of 10.5.

And who wants (or expects) to pay for 10.5 and then again for a finished version called 10.6?
 
duklaprague said:
My 2 cents on OS 10.6..

Stability and security are of course important...

But not even Apple can market a 10.6 release that focuses almost exclusively on those things, as all it really sounds like to most consumers is a finished version of 10.5.

And who wants (or expects) to pay for 10.5 and then again for a finished version called 10.6?
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Totally agree. WWDC might give us more of an explanation. I think the sources talking about Snow Leopard might be coming from the wrong angle slightly. Users expect security and speed updates as part of there 10.5.x updates, same as Windows XP/Vista users kinda expect speed updates from Service packs, and security updates from monthly updates. You'd think Apple would be bringing more to the table in Snow Leopard than what is currently being reported.
 
I believe that the rumours of "Snow Leopard" are total false. There is no such thing...
I guess we'll see in a couple of hours, but I get the impression that almost everything we read the last weeks about the WWDC is just the imagination of all rumour sites together!

I believe that Mac OS X 10.6 will not even get mentioned this year. Next year will be the year of 10.6.

This year will focus on Leopard and the iPhone. Nothing else! That's common sense. It's too early for a new OS. I think that 10.6 will be released by the end of 2009/begin 2010, not earlier.
 
I believe that the rumours of "Snow Leopard" are total false. There is no such thing...
I guess we'll see in a couple of hours, but I get the impression that almost everything we read the last weeks about the WWDC is just the imagination of all rumour sites together!

I believe that Mac OS X 10.6 will not even get mentioned this year. Next year will be the year of 10.6.

This year will focus on Leopard and the iPhone. Nothing else! That's common sense. It's too early for a new OS. I think that 10.6 will be released by the end of 2009/begin 2010, not earlier.
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Is this sarcasm? If not, you might want to look through some of the wwdc threads.
 
Well, we only heard that it exists! Did I miss something???
I am very surprised that Snow Leopard was not a part of the Keynote...
 
Well, I love the iPhone but I find that the OS should be the star. After all, without the OS the iPhone would be nothing...
Apple should have a separate special Event for the iPhone.
 
Well, we only heard that it exists! Did I miss something???
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He said he'd give developers a sneak peek "this afternoon" - hence: in the sessions.

I believe that the rumours of "Snow Leopard" are total false. There is no such thing...
I guess we'll see in a couple of hours, but I get the impression that almost everything we read the last weeks about the WWDC is just the imagination of all rumour sites together!

I believe that Mac OS X 10.6 will not even get mentioned this year. Next year will be the year of 10.6.

This year will focus on Leopard and the iPhone. Nothing else! That's common sense. It's too early for a new OS. I think that 10.6 will be released by the end of 2009/begin 2010, not earlier.
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Is this sarcasm? If not, you might want to look through some of the wwdc threads.
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I don't think it was, as it was posted before the Keynote. Been proven wrong now any-how! I must admit I was a little surprised!
 
I was definitely wrong. I didnt expect to hear about 10.6 so soon. I still dont think it will be ready by Macworld 2009...We ll see I guess..
 
petvas said:
I was definitely wrong. I didnt expect to hear about 10.6 so soon. I still dont think it will be ready by Macworld 2009...We ll see I guess..
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If the rumors are true, MWSF is very doable. Remember, this isn't your traditional tons of new feature OS update. This is a massive bug fix/ optimization update similar to 10.1.
 

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Yeah I read that, and thought it quite interesting. I prefer the idea of it coming in January, and being cheaper. However, this is trying to fix what became of Leopard even with the six month delay at the hands of the iPhone, so I'd say they should take their time!

Having said that, the new iPhone seems rather underwhelming ... maybe they have been more so working on OS X this time ;).
 
MartiNZ said:
Yeah I read that, and thought it quite interesting. I prefer the idea of it coming in January, and being cheaper. However, this is trying to fix what became of Leopard even with the six month delay at the hands of the iPhone, so I'd say they should take their time!

Having said that, the new iPhone seems rather underwhelming ... maybe they have been more so working on OS X this time ;).
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Agreed. As far as weighing competitive pricing over extra parts/features, the iPhone 2 is will pave its way into the masses with the advantage of being thinner, lighter, having GPS functionality and location-centric programs, and the enormous wave of new apps, games, and utilities which will continue to set this phone apart as a true handheld OS X desktop.
 
Snow Leopard

Cocoa, according to the WWDC iPhone 3G "explanation" & preview, Cocoa means touch.
Wouldn't it be awesome to have an iMac with a touchscreen?
Google up the images for the iMacs with a popout tablet pc that has mac osx on it to do everything touch.
its quite amazing
I think thats the case about cocoa.
My opinion however.
 
Berzerker said:
It's NOT GOING TO BE Snow Leopard.

Cougar and Lynx are the only two names unused by Apple that they have trademarked. Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard, Lynx, and Cougar. Lynx for 10.6, Cougar for 10.7 or vice versa, then on to OS 11.

For the love of god, stop playing guessing games. It's all common sense.
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Hello? You there? Haven't heard from you in a while. Any more great knowledge you want to enlighten us with?
 
negan1 said:
Cocoa, according to the WWDC iPhone 3G "explanation" & preview, Cocoa means touch.
Wouldn't it be awesome to have an iMac with a touchscreen?
Google up the images for the iMacs with a popout tablet pc that has mac osx on it to do everything touch.
its quite amazing
I think thats the case about cocoa.
My opinion however.
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Yeah, I want a 60" wall mounted touch screen iMac. :cool:

Maybe Apple is starting to relax on OS X. They consider it finished... what more features could they need? Now they're shifting their attention to be more on the hardware that use them. I think we're definitely going to see a touchscreen computer before long...

maybe that rumored tablet/iMac combo will finally materialize along side Mac OS 10.6 at WWDC? Maybe that's what 10.6 will feature more... it'll be a touchscreen OS. Sure, the other Mac Intels can run it and benefit from the speed boost and stuff, but the real thing is going to be the UI featuring either a touchscreen or motion sensing...
 
ArtOfWarfare said:
Yeah, I want a 60" wall mounted touch screen iMac. :cool:
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Ah, yes, that wouldn't grow old the minute you actually had do some work with/on it.

about OS X:
They consider it finished...
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Now there's a scary thought.

but the real thing is going to be the UI featuring either a touchscreen or motion sensing...
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Motion sensing? It get's worse and worse.

How about a voice-only controlled OS? Now, there's something for the open-office plan or for doing audio and video.

People should stop watching matrix and all those B-science fiction series - it makes them think it's better to be slow, as long as it looks fun.

Please think about ergonomics before suggesting 60" touch screens and motion sensing. Huge arm movements with your limbs (this case your arms) extended for hours on end is really, really bad for you.
 
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Berzerker said:
It's NOT GOING TO BE Snow Leopard.

Cougar and Lynx are the only two names unused by Apple that they have trademarked. Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard, Lynx, and Cougar. Lynx for 10.6, Cougar for 10.7 or vice versa, then on to OS 11.

For the love of god, stop playing guessing games. It's all common sense.
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FAIL!
 
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