TruckWEB Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 I was wondering, is Apple stuck with Mac OS X? The letter X does mean 10 in Roman numerals, and we are now at 10.6.1 but how long will this last? Going back in time, by release date, Apple never staid that long on the same "number" : Mac System 6 - Released in April 1988, with 6.0.8 released in April 1991 Mac System 7 - May 13, 1991 with 7.6 released in 1997 Mac OS 8 - July 26, 1997 with 8.6 released May 10, 1999 Mac OS 9 - October 23, 1999 with 9.2.2 released in December 2001 Mac OS X - March 24, 2001 with release 10.6 released August 28 2009 It's been 8 years with X, longer than System 7.... But look how fast the pace was with OS 8, 9, X.... Is X a lucky letter/number for Apple? How long will they stay with it? Surely they will have to skip to something new after 10.9 ...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamawesomewicked Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Why fix whats not broken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master1 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Why fix whats not broken? umm to add new features, to improve whats there, to make things easier, and i could go on its life, to make what we have better :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoLiMiT06 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Well from what I have read it is broken :D Snow :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master1 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Well from what I have read it is broken :D Snow :p + 1 :laugh: snow leopard might just be the next vista :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2687 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 After 10.9 they should go with OSX X.X and call it Cougar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadaaron Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Is X a lucky letter/number for Apple? How long will they stay with it? Surely they will have to skip to something new after 10.9 ...? Why can't they do 10.10 and 10.11.... etc.... etc....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckWEB Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 Why can't they do 10.10 and 10.11.... etc.... etc....? Before Mac OS X, the number used to mean something, like a major release. Now it's like a brand, it does not mean anything. We will have Apple Mac OS X, version 11.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeChipshop Member Posted September 17, 2009 Member Share Posted September 17, 2009 Why fix whats not broken? Evolution? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpressland2 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Well, what it comes down to is OS X already works fine, so why change it's underlaying system? Microsoft change the way Windows works every now and then and you've suddenly got massive compatibility issues. OS X remains more or less the same and thus fewer problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Not really, they usually refer to it as OSX 10.x so really they could do an OSX 11.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrick Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 OSX was a complete rewrite of the whole OS when it was released (if I'm correct). I don't expect them to get off of X till another complete rewrite. But then again, like TruckWEB, it has become a brand. It's OSX. I read somewhere, and I have to agree, the last name in the animal series really should be Lion, as it's the King of the Jungle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckWEB Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 Well, what it comes down to is OS X already works fine, so why change it's underlaying system?Microsoft change the way Windows works every now and then and you've suddenly got massive compatibility issues. OS X remains more or less the same and thus fewer problems. I'm not talking about feature or evolution of the OS, I'm just talking about brand name or software version. Apple is stuck with "X" since 2001, 8 years ago. Is "X" now a brand name? Considering that Apple seems to think that 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.x are all Major release (Like Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7). Those point release are not service pack (like 10.6.1 was). If "X" became a brand name, that means we could endup with Mac OS X version 11, and it no longer means "10". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Griffin Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Before Mac OS X, the number used to mean something, like a major release. Now it's like a brand, it does not mean anything. We will have Apple Mac OS X, version 11.0 I agree, just branding to stick with a known name for their OS. The number associated is mainly for us tech folks to keep up with, and the average consumer will know the operating systems by Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, etc. I think having a techincal name, and having a "fun" name is a good idea to keep the interest of consumers....Technical name marketed to Technicians and Businesses, fun name marketed to the average end users. Don't get me wrong, I hate Apple, but I think what they do with naming conventions is a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted September 17, 2009 Member Share Posted September 17, 2009 I guess they could potentially go up to OS XIII. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argote Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 They still call it "OSX" because it sounds cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_c_b Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 + 1 :laugh:snow leopard might just be the next vista :o Yea, not quite, troll on somewhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyX Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Is Apple stuck with X? Talk about asking questions for nothing... What's the difference if 10.1 were in fact 11, 10.2 were 12, 10.3 were 13, 10.4 were 14, 10.5 were 15, and 10.6 were 16? Would it really change something if Snow Leopard was Mac OS 16 to you? It's just a regular naming scheme, get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trong Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Not really, they usually refer to it as OSX 10.x so really they could do an OSX 11.x Nah, at every single event and keynote, Steve refers to it as OS Ten. We have a conundrum here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stetson Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 They still call it "OSX" because it sounds cool. Its always pronounced by Apple as "OS Ten". ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeeperOfThePizza Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Mac OS X HORSE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protocol7 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 They could keep calling it OS Ten because of the "brand" but Apple changed the system software name from System to Mac OS at 7.6, so anything could happen. Of course Steve was still doing his NeXT thing back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Before Mac OS X, the number used to mean something, like a major release. Now it's like a brand, it does not mean anything. We will have Apple Mac OS X, version 11.0 I agree. "Mac OS X" is the name of the platform. It's the next-generation platform after the original "Mac OS." As usual, version numbers really don't mean much of anything. Think of Mac OS X 10.6 as "Mac OS X, Version 6," because that's what it is. The "X 10.x" is redundant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadaaron Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Windows XP was the same deal and they didn't bother about the XP part.... I think you guys are looking at it to much, I seriously think they'll do a total rewrite or major release with Mac OS 11 They'll probably name it Mac OS Eleven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Helix Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Well, on the "major underlying platform" discussion, I think eventually a brand new platform will someday be created, when I have no clue. This article over at TUAW is a pretty good read to get your imagination going though, so check it out http://www.tuaw.com/2009/09/15/is-the-futu...mac-the-iphone/ Possibly just a name change from "Mac" OS to "Apple OS X" v. 11 ?? meh, just a random thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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