So... Why no OS X Cougar?

It's already been done before. Puma, Panther and Mountain Lion are all names for Cougar.

They chose a different naming convention to denote a change in how they are doing things.

 

It would have been great marketing for Apple. A mature operating system for the younger users.

 

Makes sense. Plenty of cougars in Cali, if ya know what i mean ;D

 

Someone also recently mentioned that "cats only have nine lives," and Mountain Lion represents the 9th iteration of OSX. Seems fitting, then, to change themes.

 

Maybe they didn't want it to sound like an older OS looking for younger devices .

 

Because a bunch of MILFs on basic cable ruined the name.

 

Not to mention "How I Met Your Mother".

 

One middle-aged woman in my house is more than enough.

 

If you are also middle-aged, your wife is not a cougar.

 

bobcat

 

Not to him but maybe to the pool boy?

 

Good point. Just clarifying that Cougar has often been misrepresented as an older woman, whereas a Cougar is actually an older woman trying to look and act a lot younger and go after a lot younger men.

 

I'd like the wallpaper

 

This was the perfect time to switch to non-cat names. With more attention being paid to Apple's (perfectly legal) offshore monies, it was a great opportunity to start manufacturing in the US (the Mac Pro) and to name OS X after US landmarks, in this case California landmarks. Maybe this helps to get congress off their back a little bit.

 

I am a female. I didn't say there was only room for one cougar in my house, I wrote there was only room for one middle-aged woman in my house. I am not a cougar either, for the record.

Her and no pool, sadly.

 

With Apple's new 'all American' brand image, it still could happen..
OSX (John) Cougar? Sounds better than OSX Mellencamp anyhow...

 

It's dangerous to make assumptions about the anatomic composition of the posters, girls/women must hate it when it happens which must be often.

 

hahahahahahahahaha

I love it.

 

In all seriousness, I don't give a crap about their creative accounting, but I also don't give a crap about how American they are. I think this new marketing angle is stupid.

 

Because the cougar is a bitch. I've shot cougars. They were taunting my dogs and digging up my gardens. Screw cougars.

 

Why is it Mavericks (plural) and not Maverick (singular)?

 

It's names after a surf beach in California. The beach is called Mavericks, not Maverick.