With the excuse that Intel notebooks needed a new name and that 'PowerBook' was associated with the PowerPC chip. There were WAY many 68k PowerBooks before the PowerPC was even a thing.
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Rumors of Coming 'macOS' Rebrand for OS X Refuse to Die
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With the excuse that Intel notebooks needed a new name and that 'PowerBook' was associated with the PowerPC chip. There were WAY many 68k PowerBooks before the PowerPC was even a thing.
Yeah, for those of you that have been around since 1984 in the Mac world, OS 10 makes some sense, but they did go from OS 9 to OS X, and that can go one of two ways...
1) I never said that you only hear "OS Ex".
2) I never said that I insist to call it by its wrong name. It's just that I don't give a damn when I slip "Ex" instead of "ten".
3) I merely tried to explain how it might happen, I'm not "defending" intentionally calling it the wrong way, but I don't get the bewilderment of how this could POSSIBLY happen, as if you're forced through an exam before you're allowed to buy your first Mac.
4) Most Apple users don't even watch the ads or keynotes that attentive. Sure, many may do and that's fine, I do that myself, but just because you hear something the correct way all the time, doesn't mean you may not slip and adapt another way of saying "OS X".
5) Never said it feels weird to say it the right way.
You shouldn't read that much Into my words as if every of my sentences hoLds a hidden message, you probabLy have a certain idea of why people woUld do this incredible criMe to Apple culture and are ready to act as a harsher versIoN of the Apple PR arm, maybe iT's just me readIng too much into your message though.
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Final Cut Pro X? Logic Pro X? Yeah I'm pretty sure Apple never used the X apart from OS X on other stuff even though they did.
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That was exactly my thought. Either we both came up with the same theory or you got it from me
Everybody knows that X is a "10" in Roman numerals, right? Just checking.
Regarding the topic, I think it will come down to this: Will Apple remain a maker of serious computers? Or is Apple transforming into a Lifestyle Products corporation? The telling will be in what a rebranded OS can run. (Hint: If the featured computer can't run Pro Tools, Media Composer, or VSL and Waves plugins, then it's probably a lifestyle product.
Regarding the topic, I think it will come down to this: Will Apple remain a maker of serious computers? Or is Apple transforming into a Lifestyle Products corporation? The telling will be in what a rebranded OS can run. (Hint: If the featured computer can't run Pro Tools, Media Composer, or VSL and Waves plugins, then it's probably a lifestyle product.
I have always called it OS X (Saying X instead of 10). I know its wrong, but I was a chid when OSX came out and thats how I pronounced it then and I like it better than saying OS 10, and it means the same thing anyway.
I really would love to see the return of "Mac" in Mac OS X. I never understood why they dropped it in the first place.
Also, if true, I wonder if the lower case "m" and the drop of the "X" will be part of Apple's official rebranding of the name, which I'd be completely fine with. It would make Apple's line of OS names 100% consistent.
Also, if true, I wonder if the lower case "m" and the drop of the "X" will be part of Apple's official rebranding of the name, which I'd be completely fine with. It would make Apple's line of OS names 100% consistent.
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I've been wondering how they are going to do this. It's be on 10.xx for a long time, macos would fit with the other os names.
I don't care what they call it, as long as they don't blend it with iOS! Keep macs mac and iOS devices separate!
I don't care what they call it, as long as they don't blend it with iOS! Keep macs mac and iOS devices separate!
Ok. I have lost my stance completely in this thread. I shall stop from now.
Bottom line: this is even possible that "macOS" is just a typo, not anything informative. Ok. Take care.
Lucky they did, cant think of any current Apple laptops where the word power would be a good fit. Instead I think they should start trademaking a few antonyms, like ImpotenceBook, InabilityBook, DisabiltyBook, InaptitudeBook... the list goes on.
Your mind may be slipping. The LC III shipped with System 7.1.
Now bring back the Happy Mac! Am I too old that I remember this back when I had Mac System 6.0 on my Macintosh LC III?
Now bring back the Happy Mac! Am I too old that I remember this back when I had Mac System 6.0 on my Macintosh LC III?
Or when you play around in ResEdit and end up getting a sad Mac icon
I've caught Apple Retail Store employees also referring to it as OH-ES-EX. Should they be reported for termination?
I do abhor the use of greek letters, especially when I was a student. I hated that a bunch of science and math classes hit me with these dumb greek symbols which slowed me down so much and induced massive writing fatigue. Typing out homework saved me, but writing them on tests was painful and slow. I just got away with a more natural notation like d for delta, etc. when I had to handwrite.
Marketing tends to live in their own little world. Especially when you have great tech to back it up. The problem is that Apple no longer has great tech to back up the marketing. What does that mean? It means that we are going to see Marketing flopping around trying this and that to make up for mediocre products. Remakes and rebrands only work for short periods.
At some point if Apple wants to stay relevant, they have to produce the best products. That means the best Macs, where right now they are 3 or 4 years behind. The best phones, near the top, but struggling to stay ahead. Everything else is just a side show. For a company that claims to innovate, they seem to have lost their way. Not only are they not innovating, but they are not engineering either. It is painful to watch.
At some point if Apple wants to stay relevant, they have to produce the best products. That means the best Macs, where right now they are 3 or 4 years behind. The best phones, near the top, but struggling to stay ahead. Everything else is just a side show. For a company that claims to innovate, they seem to have lost their way. Not only are they not innovating, but they are not engineering either. It is painful to watch.
Bring back the Apple key on the keyboards! I have a Macbook Pro, and I'm still using an external keyboard that has the Apple key. When I use the laptop by itself, there is no Apple key. Small thing, but I wish it was still there.
