maflynn
macrumors Broadwell
Will that or will they think its named after the NBA team?
Its not a unique name, and it does not lend itself to branding. The more I think about it, the more I think apple messed up on this.
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To Everyone Who Hates the Name Mavericks
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Will that or will they think its named after the NBA team?
Its not a unique name, and it does not lend itself to branding. The more I think about it, the more I think apple messed up on this.
GoCubsGo
macrumors Nehalem
Very true. A California company for sure but not about getting rid of jobs in the US. Design and assembly of one machine in the US except for all those other lost jobs. I don't want this to get political so I will shut it. 🙂
Thomas Veil
macrumors 68030
thejadedmonkey
macrumors G3
Reminds me of the McCain/Palin presidential campaign. I can't say I like it, but seeing as that's the only complaint I have with 10.9 so far, I'm happy.
(But seriously, will 10.9 be able to see Russia from my webcam?)
It's a pretty famous spot. If nothing else, the name forces you to do some research and learn something new. I think it's a great idea, but I'm from California so maybe I'm biased. Greatest State in the U.S.!
Mr. McMac
Suspended
Agreed, I'm definitely going to upgrade even though I hate the name. I'm sure it will be an awesome OS
They didn't mess up. It's a great spot, and a fantastic reason to use it: show off our proud history and also building a Mac Pro in the U.S. They're going for an emotional tie in if you couldn't tell.
I agree it's a great name.
But let's not forget the haters will always go out of their way to attempt to disrupt things. At least they're trying a new target and not the well worn "but Android this or that".
Apple has done an excellent job of naming it. Now if they can continue to be successful with the refinements, it will be very encouraging.
There certainly IS NOT a lot of things more epic than Mavericks in California. How is state capitals going to work well when Apple specifically mentioned they're going to use names of things specific to California.
August West
macrumors 6502a
I had no idea what Mavericks meant before this but now that I know what it means I still loathe it. Absolutely the worst name Apple has come up with that I can remember. Huge mistake.
caoimhe
macrumors regular
glutenenvy
macrumors regular
From what I remember, I did enjoy James Gardner in reruns of Maverick.
For the rest of us not living in CA and don't remember the show or sports teams, mavericks are the ones who tend to cause one trouble, like when they fired upon me from 10 miles away. I would have expected more research in choosing a well known positive sounding name.
Redwoods, Sequoias, Gold Rush, Disneyland, bubble headed bleach blonde, Muscle Beach, Golden Gate, Hollywoodland, Santa Cruz, Alcatraz, SUV, and Terminator are all more California sounding to outsiders than Maverick. This is especially true of Vitamin-D deprived support staff personnel, such as myself. Focus group across the country prior the OSX announcement and ask, "Which one is more California? Maverick, or Reno?", and Reno likely would have won.
They should call it Sea Lion. I know I am going to. Apple can then transition later to mammals or sea life.
bradl
macrumors 603
I'm ambivalent about the name, but I would have preferred constellations instead. "OS X Orion" sounds cool and it would've continued their space thing they have going.
Mac OS X Coalinga
You know... if you've ever taken the 5 from Norcal or Socal.
There's a ton of cool surf spots for names if they choose to keep that up. Mac OS X Trestles is cool. And everyone would be like WTF!??
east85
macrumors 65816
smithrh
macrumors 68030
😕 They only lost one Jobs.... +1 for Sea Lion (hopefully that will catch on as a nickname)
im_to_hyper
macrumors 65816
Makes me wonder if Sea Lion was actually going to be its codename for awhile before they realized it should be changed!
How dare they change it from big cat!
Yeah. How dare they are to change it from big cat! Even though I think the OS to be great. I hate to say this but I am sure Steve Jobs' era won't use this name. I hope this is only a mistake and they can learn from this (our reaction about the name).
Yeah. How dare they are to change it from big cat! Even though I think the OS to be great. I hate to say this but I am sure Steve Jobs' era won't use this name. I hope this is only a mistake and they can learn from this (our reaction about the name).