MacOS rebrand to iOS. Who's excited for a next-gen model now?

[iamrawr]

For all you notebook lovers, do you think that the iOS will change macs in a more positive direction? Will their choice in hardware change? When do you think this will actually happen? I, for one, say that I'm not sure if I will like it if it's more like the current iOS right now. Unless they are rebranding it to pave the way to an even better OS than the current snow leopard?
Come to think of it... Maybe they ran out of creative cat names for their software haha

 

[runebinder]

As long as it's only a name change I couldn't care less, can't see them dumbing down the desktop/notebook range OS to be more like the idevice type, if they can improve on the functionality of the idevices to get close to their computer brethren, then that could be interesting.

Still think touch screens on MacBooks is a pretty pointless idea, think they're better off concentrating on the already brilliant trackpad

 

[Mackilroy]

OS X has not been rebranded. iPhone OS has been rebranded. That's why we still have this lovely Mac OS X page at Apple's website.

 

[spinnerlys]

The end of the line for OSX

 

[DesmoPilot]

If it's true - and turns out to be more than just a name rebrand - this MBP could very well be my last Apple computer.

 

[Mackilroy]

The end of the line for OSX

Which means precisely nothing. It's a rumor.

 

[mrsir2009]

Ugh, I'm not buying the iOS...

 

[bigjobby]

The name is terrible! I only bought the mbp because the OS name reminded me of the 'X' factor. If they make me upgrade to iOS, I'm ditching my mbp!

 

[iamrawr]

Regarding the model/hardware in MacBooks, how will you think they will look like after the unibodies? Any thoughts, opinions, speculation? Although, I'm kind of afraid of Apple using even less powerful, but more efficient hardware. Around 6-9 hours battery time is good enough for me. But the recent installment of steam clashes with the latter prediction... Maybe Apple will introduce a higher-end hardware option when buying a MacBook (most likely pro) while optimizing the iOS at the same time?

 

[Hellhammer]

Regarding the model/hardware in MacBooks, how will you think they will look like after the unibodies? Any thoughts, opinions, speculation? Although, I'm kind of afraid of Apple using even less powerful, but more efficient hardware. Around 6-9 hours battery time is good enough for me. But the recent installment of steam clashes with the latter prediction... Maybe Apple will introduce a higher-end hardware option when buying a MacBook (most likely pro) while optimizing the iOS at the same time?

All Macs are unibody and made of aluminum so it's hard to say as there is no product showing the future. They could adopt iPhone 4's design but I wouldn't count on that, phone and laptop are so different.

I doubt we'll see major redesign anytime soon

 

[lewis82]

Ugh, I'm not buying the iOS...

Why exactly?

To think that the next Mac OS will be a souped-up iPhone OS is legit, as we don't have any info.

But rumors are only rumors, and I'm pretty sure this (if it ends up being true) will only be a rebrand.

At least, wait until you see what it looks like.

 

[Meever]

iOS only makes sense because all their mobile products start with an "i" (iPad, iPhone, iPod)

It would make no sense for them to iOS their regular operating system for their computers....

 

[iamrawr]

iOS only makes sense because all their mobile products start with an "i" (iPad, iPhone, iPod)

It would make no sense for them to iOS their regular operating system for their computers....

The notebooks may be portable, but they use the same OS as the desktops no? Which is another questionable argument on why it's being rebranded

 

[acfusion29]

All Macs are unibody and made of aluminum so it's hard to say as there is no product showing the future. They could adopt iPhone 4's design but I wouldn't count on that, phone and laptop are so different.

I doubt we'll see major redesign anytime soon

I think they need to get rid of the black and make them all aluminum

 

[RT2020]

If they dumbed down OSX to the point of iOS, I would not buy another Apple computer.

Not like it matters anyway...they stopped giving a damn about OSX since 10.5. (2007)

 

[tflournoy95]

Why would they want make their naming more confusing? It's hard enuff for non apple people to distinguish the different types of cats and I have heard people say like power mac when they really meant mac pro and same for PowerBooks and MBPs. If the name was the same for both iPhone/iPod touch and macs nobody would know what anybody was talking about.