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To Everyone Who Hates the Name Mavericks
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When every other release in the 10.X line was named after a big cat, it made no sense to change from that now. Maybe whenever a hypothetical OS 11 came out, you start going with a California theme - but it doesn't make sense to do it now.
Also living in the Dallas area, the Mavericks are the NBA team here as well as the nickname of one of the area's major universities, so that's what the name conjures up to me.
Also living in the Dallas area, the Mavericks are the NBA team here as well as the nickname of one of the area's major universities, so that's what the name conjures up to me.
I'll buy it just because it reminds me of Sarah Palin.
Seriously, If it ends up looking similar to iOS 7, I'm not buying it...
And so is Apple, by the looks of things to come.
Tim Cook is just rehashing what's already there and trying to make it seem new. iOS7 is just a facelift and had the functionality we should have by now. iPhone 5S is looking to be the same skinny phone made for people who apparently wear skinny jeans. No new categories under his belt.
I think the best part about this nonsense is that you contradict yourself in the same sentence.
Perhaps you don't know the difference between a facelift and adding functionality.
iOS 7 is just lipstick on a pig to cover the real issue with iOS.What a funny post as well as ridiculous. By your logic every tech company is dead. It's not like Samsung, Sony, Dell, Lenovo and the rest have done anything so groundbreaking. In fact the only reason why Samsung is in the news is because they are competing with Apple in regards to SmartPhones and truthfully all Samsung is doing is putting lipstick on a pig and calling it "the next big thing". Panasonic is kicking Sammy's a$$ in plasma TV's and the rest of Samsung's consumer stuff need not to be mentioned.
The tech world never boasts about any of those above mentioned company's other products nor do any of them release products that have people standing outside for hours on end in line for them.
You live in a country where 99.99% of the world population doesn't live. You're irrelevant.
I do like Liege waffles though.
First thing that came to my mind was Maverick from Top Gun.
Anyway I am fine with the name, although if I were Apple, I would have went with OS X 10.9 Lynx and THEN changed the naming scheme in OS XI.
Anyway I am fine with the name, although if I were Apple, I would have went with OS X 10.9 Lynx and THEN changed the naming scheme in OS XI.
My major beef with it is that it sounds plural. Maverick sounds amazing, Mavericks sounds ridiculous.
I personally thought Sea lion would have been great. Could have been a nice transition into Sea animals instead of cats. Could have gone into sharks or whales or whatever.
Landmarks isn't even a bad thing but this one seems to majorly lack identity in the world. I'm from the bay area and have never heard of the place.
I personally thought Sea lion would have been great. Could have been a nice transition into Sea animals instead of cats. Could have gone into sharks or whales or whatever.
Landmarks isn't even a bad thing but this one seems to majorly lack identity in the world. I'm from the bay area and have never heard of the place.
I like the name, surfing is cool and it was time for a break from the cat.
However if I was running the company, I would not name the official release solely on American sites. It's 2013, not 1985. People like it when the global community is embraced. Look at all of Apple's commercials, they showcase people using iPhone's all over the world - not just in California. People like that. Naming the Mac software after California locations isn't bad... but it's not that cool. Mavericks isn't congruent with the marketing plan of appealing to a global audience. I'd fire whoever came up with that name. Fast. NeXt.
However if I was running the company, I would not name the official release solely on American sites. It's 2013, not 1985. People like it when the global community is embraced. Look at all of Apple's commercials, they showcase people using iPhone's all over the world - not just in California. People like that. Naming the Mac software after California locations isn't bad... but it's not that cool. Mavericks isn't congruent with the marketing plan of appealing to a global audience. I'd fire whoever came up with that name. Fast. NeXt.
I'm sorry to come across as being terribly blunt but your post makes no sense whatsoever. Apple catering to customers globally means nothing. At the end of the day the company is american grown, California based and the landmark the Mavericks name came from is very near the corporate headquarters in Cupertino California. At least there is an actual point and explanation of where the Mavericks name came from.
Giving the OS a global name? For what?.... Like what? Europes, Germanys, Aussies, Chinas, Italys? Or did you want Apple to name the OS after a landmark in a country outside the US that would further make zero sense for American Company?
Doesn't matter if the Mavericks name isn't appealing to a global audience. Do people outside the US ever stop for once and think about the people who live in the U.S purchasing products and patronizing companies that are based outside the U.S with product names that have zero to do with the U.S? Sheesh.
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I live in the Bay too and have never heard of the landmark in Half Moon Bay but it certainly wouldn't make sense to cut the "S" off of Mavericks, it would no longer have a purpose to the where name came from. There's tons of landmarks in California. You can't just modify the names of them to be used for your products and still claim them to be originated from the landmark.
That is hilarious.
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Very well said. Spot on the with the global names nonsense. OS X Aussies, comes pre-installed with Australian voice Siri.
I doubt people outside of America give a crap about what our opinions on imported product names are.
Right. That's fine but my point would be to choose landmarks that fit better. I was just stating that I think Maverick sounds good as an OS name but if they want to go theme in landmarks then choose something that sounds singular at the very least.
IMO Mavericks was surprisingly hard to remember! Since I live in London, the day after the WWDC event I had completely forgotten the name of the OS! Srsly, if I can't remember the name, I don't expect the average person to. Panther, Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion were all easy to remember. Mavericks is not. Although I am not TOO fussed, they should have named it after famous city names such as OS X New York, OS X London, OS X Paris, OS X Athens etc.