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What Will macOS 10.15 Be Called: Mammoth, Monterey, Rincon, Skyline, or Something Else?
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Phil Schiller says the check is in the mail.
If I have to stop using Office 2011 on those rare occasions when nothing else will work, I stop using the Mac. It's that simple.
macOS Mammoth ...
Heavy, bloated and slow. This one will require to replace all of your earlier Apple machines. It will be too painfully slow to run on anything but a new system.
Heavy, bloated and slow. This one will require to replace all of your earlier Apple machines. It will be too painfully slow to run on anything but a new system.
Remember when Macs used to have optional drives, FireWire, USB-A, SD slot, and Ethernet ports?
Yeah, that was when Macs were almost computers. It’s nearly 2020 and still no Blu-ray drives.
It’s time for Ive to go and for me to be the new design chief. I would make a Mac that MacRumors’ members would love.
Ryzen, 16GB RAM, 512GB storage, 4K screen, 24-hour battery, Blu-ray, USB, FireWire, Ethernet, SD, aluminum unibody enclosure, sapphire screen, tablet mode. $500.
Yeah, that was when Macs were almost computers. It’s nearly 2020 and still no Blu-ray drives.
It’s time for Ive to go and for me to be the new design chief. I would make a Mac that MacRumors’ members would love.
Ryzen, 16GB RAM, 512GB storage, 4K screen, 24-hour battery, Blu-ray, USB, FireWire, Ethernet, SD, aluminum unibody enclosure, sapphire screen, tablet mode. $500.
I REALLY love how macOS Skyline sounds, honestly.
But I'd settle for any of these, even Mammoth despite it being probably my least favourite and it seeming the most likely.
But I'd settle for any of these, even Mammoth despite it being probably my least favourite and it seeming the most likely.
It's almost that bad. Still using quicktime 7 a hundred times a day because Apple never put QT7's controls & export function in the new versions. I don't care if it's 32bit or not, we need the functionality. There's all kinds of software that hasn't been updated, even by Apple themselves, and plenty of proprietary software that's been made by companies over the years who no longer even exist, which we rely on to work with data. Oh well, sucks for users lol right? Time moves on, just accept losing your data, I mean what value could your data have anyway? This continual burning of their user base with every update is quite a thing for them to sweep under the rug.
I despise microsoft, and windows is an cranky snorting jalopy of an OS, but at least it's dependably so. When OS X won't install on your $5000 mac because it's 6 years old, 12 years later the new version of windows still will, and be able to run your crummy old custom application to pull up the old project data in time to save your butt in court. I'm less and less impressed with planned obsolescence the more of its consequences I see as time goes by.
Okay, ch-ch-har-hart. That is your name, isn't it?
Let's not be boring. Let's keep the Mac experience fun. It doesn't matter what other platforms that Apple maintains do. One can stand apart, glorified by a proud name, can't it?
I vote for Skyline!
Agreed but they should save THAT one for the very last release!
Or maybe Big Sur for the last OSX release - before an entire overhaul happens
LOL ... that was definitely Federighi's WORST overseen OSX release lol. I double checked and yes he was part of the NeXT team that came to Apple but he chose to leave ... so NO I don't consider him someone that 'Bleeds 6 colours' and honestly after Serlet left to follow his heart with Sciences and kicking out Forstall vs all acting like adults to resolve internal confrontation (there's always drama with back stabbing before politics aka Snakes & Ladders) I say Cook should watch him VERY closely. Ego is WAY too big (WWDC opening 2018/2017)
Before they switched from the mountains to the desert, I was hoping for macOS Shasta or macOS Whitney.
macOS Low Mojave (since the desert is lower than the High Sierra)
macOS High Mojave ( I have seen Mojave described as the High Desert, so this would work)
macOS Tahoe (since it has name recognition, although trademark could be an issue)
macOS Low Mojave (since the desert is lower than the High Sierra)
macOS High Mojave ( I have seen Mojave described as the High Desert, so this would work)
macOS Tahoe (since it has name recognition, although trademark could be an issue)
If they're staying on the tick-tock style release cycle then Death Valley is the only name that makes sense. Plus I love the name: macOS Death Valley.
Dad? Is that you? I already told you we'd start converting your DVD collection so mom can get her craft room back! (Step forward buddy, not backward.)
Following Apple's shift to California-themed names for its Mac operating systems with OS X Mavericks back in 2013, Apple appeared to take steps to protect a number of other California-related names by filing for trademarks under a series of shell companies intended to mask the true identity of the applicant.
All told, we identified 19 trademarks that were applied for under six different companies that all appeared to be Apple shell companies. Several of these names, including Yosemite, Sierra, and Mojave, have been used by Apple, while others have yet to be put to use.
Over the years, the trademark review process has played out for all of these applications, with most being subject to some form of back-and-forth between the applicants and examiners involving various approvals, denials, and suspensions. Even for approvals, however, owners are required to submit proof of the trademarks being used in commerce. This Statement of Use can be submitted up to 36 months after trademark approval, as long as the applicant regularly requests successive 6-month extensions to the original 6-month submission period.
With over five years having passed since the trademarks were applied for, many have now been abandoned, either at some point during the review process or through failure to provide proof of commercial use following approval. In fact, of the original 19 names that were included in the trademark applications, all but four of them have been either used by Apple or abandoned, with the remaining live applications being Mammoth, Monterey, Rincon, and Skyline.
Perhaps the most interesting one is Mammoth, which is likely related to Mammoth Lakes and Mammoth Mountain, a popular area for skiing and hiking in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Notably, the trademark application for Mammoth was just approved earlier this month after many years of delays and a suspension. It's seen quite a bit of activity over the past six months, with the applicant Yosemite Research LLC having made some changes to reactivate the suspended application and shifting the attorney of record on the application to be noted trademark attorney Glenn Gundersen, who has worked with Apple on a number of intellectual property issues in the past.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the registration for Mammoth and published it for opposition in March. After receiving no opposition to the trademark registration, the Mammoth trademark was officially allowed earlier this month on May 7. It's certainly possible that the timing is a coincidence, especially since the activity appears to have been driven by deadlines set by the Patent and Trademark Office in its communications regarding the suspended application, but the fact that the trademark was approved just weeks ago after years of relative inaction certainly caught our attention.
Monterey, a historic city and popular vacation spot on the Pacific coast, has been one of the popular macOS name options among our readers, so many will be happy to hear that this one remains a possibility. The trademark was applied for by Asilomar Enterprises LLC in December 2013, but wasn't allowed until June 12, 2018. One extension to the Statement of Use requirement has been granted, and Asilomar will have until June 2021 to prove commercial use of the name, provided additional extensions are requested.
Rincon is a popular surfing area in Southern California, and a trademark on that term was applied for by Landmark Associates LLC. The trademark was allowed on August 2, 2016, and Landmark has applied for successive extensions for the Statement of Use, with the fifth and final extension having been granted in January of this year. As a result, Landmark has until August of this year to prove the Rincon name is actively being used, or else the trademark will be lost.
Finally, Skyline likely relates to the scenic Skyline Boulevard that largely follows the ridge of the Santa Cruz Mountains running south from San Francisco, and Antalos Apps LLC filed for a trademark on the name in December 2013. The trademark was allowed on March 20, 2018, and the second Statement of Use extension was granted on February 28 of this year. The owner will have until March 2021 to prove use of Skyline in commerce, provided all necessary extensions are requested.
So what will macOS 10.15 be called? Will it be one of these four, or something completely different? Apple has drawn from the original list of trademark applications the majority of the time over the past five releases, but has selected something new a couple of times. One of Apple's presumed shell companies applied for a trademark on the name El Cap, but Apple opted to go with the famous mountain's full name of El Capitan for OS X 10.11, while 2017's macOS 10.13 High Sierra was positioned as a refinement of the previous year's macOS Sierra.
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macOS Sonoma has always had a nice ring to it ever since I heard it a year ago during the Mojave speculation
How about Mac OS “Rock Ridge”
Although give the amount of Mac love from the company over the last five years, it should probably named after the version of the town the residents erected overnight.
Although give the amount of Mac love from the company over the last five years, it should probably named after the version of the town the residents erected overnight.
I have invested a lot of money into expandable storage. I spent a lot of money on DVDs, then even more on Blu-ray. I am furious Apple does not equip their Macs with optical drives. I do not believe in this wireless nonsense.
This has come because of thin. Are you trying to tell me that thin and light are somehow correlated with mobility? Sorry. Disagree.
Macs are less useable because of the lack of I/O and optical drive. This is a fact.
They haven't focused on Southern California yet, so the obvious choice is MacOS Vista.
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