nah. lynx was a web browser. Might even still be a trademark that applies to Lynx as used for software.
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OS X 10.7 Name thread
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nah. lynx was a web browser. Might even still be a trademark that applies to Lynx as used for software.
I vote Ocelot
and the last version of OS X will be Lion. Then we move up to OS XI, Or maybe they'll call it OS 20.
and the last version of OS X will be Lion. Then we move up to OS XI, Or maybe they'll call it OS 20.
I vote Ocelot
and the last version of OS X will be Lion. Then we move up to OS XI, Or maybe they'll call it OS 20.
OS X 11.0
OS X 10.7 Cat in the Hat
Aren't they running out of "Big Cats"?
According to Wikipedia, these are all the 'Big Cats': Leopard, Lion, Jaguar, Tiger, Cheetah, Puma, Cougar, Snow Leopard, and Clouded Leopard.
We've already used; Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard.
And I think we can safely say that Clouded Leopard won't be 10.7.
That leaves us with Lion and Cougar, at least form the Wikipedia definition of Big cat. Lynx is arguable but it's not included in the term of "Big Cat."
So, either they have to bend the rules on what a big cat is, or change the theme within two or three releases.
Aren't they running out of "Big Cats"?
According to Wikipedia, these are all the 'Big Cats': Leopard, Lion, Jaguar, Tiger, Cheetah, Puma, Cougar, Snow Leopard, and Clouded Leopard.
We've already used; Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard.
And I think we can safely say that Clouded Leopard won't be 10.7.
That leaves us with Lion and Cougar, at least form the Wikipedia definition of Big cat. Lynx is arguable but it's not included in the term of "Big Cat."
So, either they have to bend the rules on what a big cat is, or change the theme within two or three releases.
Well ... I sort of suppose.
The X still means 10 though, and I really doubt they'd keep using X after moving to v11
I went the same route you did. Looked up all the species that are considered "Big Cats" and technically there are only 4 left, you forgot the Bornean Clouded Leopard.
I was trying to make my guess more scientific--reviewing the order of Apple's release names, then matching them with their respective "genus species" name and trying to figure out if Apple was following any sort of hierarchical pattern. Unfortunately I have yet to find a pattern therefor I am currently unable to give my educated guess at the 10.7 release name.
I have found however that both Puma and Panther aren't Big Cats. They are a Genus of the family Felidae. So technically, Apple was wrong in 2 of their release names.
I will continue to conduct my research on Big Cats until I have come up with a viable theory. Maybe with macrumors.com help, we can all crack Apple's release name algorithm!
I have never once seen Apple write it as OS X 10.x. It's always either OS X *insert cat name* or OS 10.x
No. It is NOT pronounced oh ess ex. It is/has/always will be pronounced oh ess ten.
I'm sure they will. They've got a lot of brand equity in that. Most people call it "Oh Ess Ex" and don't associate the "X" with a number. (Most mac users never saw MacOS 9). The "X" is also a great marketing thing.
PS: I agree that "Oh Ess Ex" is wrong. Just saying I hear everyone saying that.
Well they'll still never call it OS X 11, as that looks like x11, and that name is already in use in the computer world. And that would be OS Ten Eleven. Apple's official branding is OS 10, and they will never, ever, ever, ever call it OS ecks.
Nice to see that I'm not the only one who has been obsessed enough with the remaining version names for OSX to have researched big cats...
Apple has chosen names for "big cats" to designate versions of OSX, and has run out of cats. Lion, and Clouded Leopard are the only remaining true "big cats". Big cats can roar but not purr.
Cougar is out. It is Puma Concolor and has been used by Apple as Puma and Panther. Clouded Leopard would be loved by MS, so, no.
That leaves Apple with three revisions before OSXI, and only Lion left unless they use extinct animals like the Sabertooth Tiger.
Apple should have consulted me, or at least MR first...
Dale
Maybe Apple knows there aren't any good big cats left.
Maybe they planned this all along.
Maybe they're going to blow our minds with ....
OS XI: Clifford (big dog)
Maybe they planned this all along.
Maybe they're going to blow our minds with ....
OS XI: Clifford (big dog)
I can actually see Apple using clouded Leopard as branding for a web based OS. Maybe something to do with their new server farm.
If they were going to do that, they should have done that with v10.5 Server. Paralleling 10.5 Leopard and 10.5 Clouded Leopard for servers could have been marketing at it's finest.