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What Will macOS 10.16 Be Called: Mammoth, Monterey, Skyline, or Something New?
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i’m surprised they still use numbers for all of their operating systems. I’m surprised they don’t just call it literally the new iOS or do like Microsoft andcall it macOS (fall 2020 update)
I mean, the code names and the numbers are fun, but it’s going to get a little ridiculous when we’re talking about iOS 17.2.3 or macOS 10.21.4.
It made a lot more sense for the new versions of macOS when you literally had to go and purchase them, but now that everyone’s computer basically just auto updates, the name really means nothing. Just a tradition they’re keeping alive because it’s fun
to be honest, i hope they move on from naming macOS places in California, i mean Catalina! what a boring name. Places in the universe, or back to animals would be much better.
Let's take a look at contemporary California hallmarks and get some ideas:
--Wildfire
--Drought
--Homeless
--Taxation
--Regulation
--Oblivious
--Riot
--Looting
--Dispensary
--Wildfire
--Drought
--Homeless
--Taxation
--Regulation
--Oblivious
--Riot
--Looting
--Dispensary
I think that Mavericks, Yosemite, Sierra, and Mojave were pretty good names.
The problem is, names like El Capitan and especially High Sierra were terrible, especially from a consumers perspective.
Like I’ve said before, the names made a lot more sense back in the day when you had to go out and purchase a new copy. They had product names. But now, your computer basically auto updates, or you go into system preferences and click update. It doesn’t need a special name, and it’s just getting confusing.
[automerge]1592261191[/automerge]
To not confuse customers.
I’ll guess Mammoth, just because it does sound a little stupid, which is what Catalina sounded. Whoever is naming these things is not doing well. I bet they’ll be like, “Well, Steve once used Mammoth as the location to include photos to promote that app on stage, so it’ll be new and familiar”. Blah blah.
That will be the name of the ARM version of macOS when they finally close the ability to run third-party apps and only allow apps from the App Store like iOS.
I’m actually starting to wonder if in the next year or two they will move on to OS11. In a similar way to how they transitioned to OS X from system 9 before moving to intel processors. We have a new architecture landing next year, and a new operating system where you can develop apps using iOS coding. Basically I think most developers will eventually move over to swift etc for their Mac apps so for me it makes sense to start fresh with a new OS title. Not suggesting it will be this year, but maybe next.
Honestly, now that iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS all have the same number alignment, I wish that they would just let watchOS and macOS catch up.
Last fall, we got iOS 13.1, iPadOS 13.1, and tvOS 13.1. But at the same time, we got watchOS 6.1 and Mac OS 10.15.1.
I know it won’t happen, but I really wish that this fall, we got iOS 14.0, iPadOS 14.0, macOS 14.0, tvOS 14.0, and watchOS 14.0. I know that it makes things a lot less interesting, but especially if every Apple product is going to run on Apple processors, and they are all basically based off of the same technology, all of their product numbers should match up.
Also, we know that Apple is not scared of skipping numbers.
iOS11.2.2 literally jumped too 11.2.5
And the first version of tvOS was 9.0.
So let’s get things a lot more uniform, OK?
Last fall, we got iOS 13.1, iPadOS 13.1, and tvOS 13.1. But at the same time, we got watchOS 6.1 and Mac OS 10.15.1.
I know it won’t happen, but I really wish that this fall, we got iOS 14.0, iPadOS 14.0, macOS 14.0, tvOS 14.0, and watchOS 14.0. I know that it makes things a lot less interesting, but especially if every Apple product is going to run on Apple processors, and they are all basically based off of the same technology, all of their product numbers should match up.
Also, we know that Apple is not scared of skipping numbers.
iOS11.2.2 literally jumped too 11.2.5
And the first version of tvOS was 9.0.
So let’s get things a lot more uniform, OK?
That's why I said "if it's an optimization cycle". Leopard cut off computers but Snow Leopard included all the ones from the previous year. Same with Yosemite and El Capitan and I believe with all other optimization cycles.
I'm not expecting anything really. This iMac has been in the throes of death for the last couple of years. I'm impressed it's still working.
Not true. Snow Leopard cut off all PowerPC computers.
Snow leopard literally cut off all computers that weren’t running on Intel processors, mountain lion also cut off tons of computers.
That's kind of a good exception, specially for an optimization cycle. Makes sense to cut off the old architecture in an optimized OS.
Ok, you guys got me. My iMac is dyyyyyyying. Let me grieve in peace. 😭
