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Chuckit · May 21, 2007, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by brschetgen

OS XI... lets face it, we would all be making crap fun of Microsoft if they were on Windows 3.1.6.

Nobody ever suggested Vista should be called XIP.

C.A.T.S. CEO · May 21, 2007, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

Nobody ever suggested Vista should be called XIP.

although it WOULD symbolize how much a improvement Vista is over XP by just adding a "I"

MartiNZ · May 21, 2007, 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by brschetgen

OS XI... lets face it, we would all be making crap fun of Microsoft if they were on Windows 3.1.6.

To be read as Oh Sexy I guess. At least it would leave room for confusion.

As for the poll I'm in the Cougar camp, with Lynx for 10.7 and Lion for 10.8 ... then it would be back to the drawing board.

Peter · May 21, 2007, 07:41 PM

Dunno. OS X has a really nice ring to it. Eleven isn't, er, quite as nice

phoenix78 · May 22, 2007, 11:06 AM

Well roman numerals for 11 is 'XI'. So... when you say OSX it almost sounds like sex. So OSXI it wil be like sexi. hahaha. gosh that was dumb.

If apple took Microsofts approach and have multiple OS. you will get:

house cats for HOME
hunters for Business
mythical cats for Ultimate

ughh what a mess that would have been.

I for one think that when Apple change from cats they wil go to birds of prey or just big birds.

Eagle
Hawk
Falcon
Owl (bit dodgy... imagine OS Owl !? wtf)

I guess any suitable new species will be one that has enough cool names and has a dominant group in it.

phoenix78 · May 22, 2007, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by MartiNZ

To be read as Oh Sexy I guess. At least it would leave room for confusion.

As for the poll I'm in the Cougar camp, with Lynx for 10.7 and Lion for 10.8 ... then it would be back to the drawing board.

Sorry MartiNZ i didnt red your post before i did mine lol. Great minds think alike

tboparis · May 22, 2007, 03:00 PM

rubaiyat · May 22, 2007, 05:41 PM

How about "Blind Freddy"?

...as in "Blind Freddy could see the release date was just chin music"

btw (says he pointing derisively) "Hey look at that Microsoft! Can't deliver on time without a lot of unbelieveable excuses"

Chuckit · May 22, 2007, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by rubaiyat

How about "Blind Freddy"?

...as in "Blind Freddy could see the release date was just chin music"

btw (says he pointing derisively) "Hey look at that Microsoft! Can't deliver on time without a lot of unbelieveable excuses"

How about "Get some perspective and stop whining"? I think it has a catchy ring to it.

Dazed · May 22, 2007, 08:50 PM

I voted for Cougar but hopefully they will start thinking about upgrading to OS XI

Doubt they would pick cougar as it would make most think of old women looking for a "bit on the side"

jmiddel · May 23, 2007, 12:26 AM

I love this post, with animal lovers and people with a wacky sense of fun. IMO, Lion is sedate, king of the hill and so whats with the complacency? Whe can't have a poster's 'Garfield', alas, we must be serious, and not many appreciate the powers of the lynx (my vote for OS 7). On the positive side, cougars are symbols of speed, they snap to pursuit in an eye-blick. Would we want a self satisfied Lion, or rather an edgy cougar?

Pierre B. · May 23, 2007, 07:07 AM

What do you think 10.6 should be called?

Ninja Cat.

Un-Inferior · May 23, 2007, 07:27 AM

does anyone have that list of cats Apple already trademarked? i think Lynx and Cougar were on the list.

Kenneth · May 23, 2007, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

Nobody ever suggested Vista should be called XIP.

More like RIP.

briandunning · May 23, 2007, 11:15 PM

Pussy

rubaiyat · May 24, 2007, 11:38 AM

Comes in both hairy and smooth ;-)

rubaiyat · May 24, 2007, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by Chuckit

How about "Get some perspective and stop whining"? I think it has a catchy ring to it.

Nahhhh. Too long to fit on the packaging and doesn't scan, rhyme or have fur on it.

buymeaniphone · May 24, 2007, 03:15 PM

What about Puma? I think Lynx sounds too much Linux, they would never use that one.

Chuckit · May 24, 2007, 03:29 PM

Originally Posted by buymeaniphone

What about Puma? I think Lynx sounds too much Linux, they would never use that one.

Puma was 10.1.

simonm · May 25, 2007, 02:06 PM

Marsupial Theme

11.0 Wombat
11.1 Numbat
11.2 Bilby
11.3 Wallaroo
11.4 Quoll
11.5 Cuscus
11.6 Bandicoot
11.7 Quokka
11.8 Koala
11.9 Platypus

rubaiyat · 09:10 PM

Nice idea but the platypus is not a marsupial it is a monotreme.

Still like my Aussie theme

"Showbags" only worth two bob, full of rubbish and you have to carry him everywhere.
"The Shah" been everywhere but nobody wants him.
"Milkbottles" you always find him full on the front doorstep in the morning.
"Harpic" clean round the bend.
"Blisters" shows up after the work is done.
"The Judge" always sitting on a case.
"Cyclone" a slow moving depression.
"London Fog" never lifts.
"Mirror" always saying "I'll look into it".
"Jungle" thick, green and dense.
"Thrombosis" a bloody clot who interferes with the functioning of the system.
"ASIO" Everything is prefaced with "Don't tell anybody, but..."
"All Bran" At meetings always trying to pass a motion
"Appendix" Expensive to take out
"Arty" Forever drawing conclusions
"Barbie Wire" You better not tangle with this one
"Bondi" Because he's far from Manly
"Bootlace" Always tied up
"Brown Sugar" Coarse and unrefined
"Budget" Constantly wants to borrow your car
"Card Sharp" Never stops shuffling
"Carpet" At her best when laid
"Castrol" Always ready to pass on the good oil
"Cattle Truck" Full of bull
"Chicken Lips" Has a "fowl" mouth
"Cider" His favourite expression is "She's apples"
"Clearway" Usually in a hurry, will invariably say: "Sorry, can't stop"
"Cool Charm" Forever saying "No Sweat"
"Damper" Only half-bred
"Gunnerdo" Gunner do this, gunner do that but all he ever does is a geographical
"Hans" Can't keep his hands off you
"Harpic" Clean round the bend
"Hydraulic Jack" Will lift anything
"John Dory" Usually involved in telling you some fishy story
"Leda" Just sort of swans around all day
"Nero" Just loves fiddling with the flaming barbecue
"OPSM" Generally makes a spectacle of herself
"Pressure Pak" Is forever going "Sssshhh"
"Sherlock" Always trying to solve other people's problems
"Snags" All snags can ever talk about is making ends "meat"
"The Barometer" Always up and down

Or general nicknames sports and otherwise

Blind Freddy
Bluey
Curly
Gazza
Chipper
Hungry
Ocker
Back Door Benny
Chopper
Dish head
Tugger
The King
Deborah Kerr (The King's side kick - as in "The King and I")
God
Son of God
Nephew of God
Spud
Boofa
Squirrel Gripper
Chook
Whippet
Crackers
Turps
Shirley Temple
Ferris
Fatty
Boxhead
Rabitto
Aker
B1
B2
Changa
Choy
Dipper
Bananaby (Queensland senator Barnaby)
Frase
Thommo
Johnno
Davo
Macca
Stiffy
Pud
Tig
Plugger
Chooka
Woosha
etc etc

This is one theme that has depth

Some more that just came to me:

"Quasimodo" I've got a hunch...
"Lightnin" Slow as a wet weekend
"Irwin" Always wrestling with a problem

rubaiyat · May 26, 2007, 04:26 AM

Oh and...

"Nobody" Because nobody's...

rubaiyat · May 26, 2007, 05:52 PM

...perfect

imitchellg5 · May 26, 2007, 06:18 PM

Bengal or Cougar. I like both.

greene_hornette · May 27, 2007, 07:03 AM

"OS X Lucifuge" has a nice ring to it.

simonm · May 28, 2007, 06:35 AM

Lynx sounds cool but reminds me of the unix text-based browser...they used to include it with OS X but no more...

I wanted to use it for nostalgia!

Cadaver · May 30, 2007, 10:25 AM

I say they jump to from Mac OS X 10.5 to Mac OS X 11.0.

jmiddel · Jun 3, 2007, 04:35 PM

No, please don't go to 11.0, eleven strikes me as low energy number. Being a Ten is the best, remember the movie? OSX is a Ten, IMO, there is nothing better. As others have remarked about the musicality of the name, OS 10 ends on the last syllable, given it decisiveness, 11 end on the next to last syllable, thus ending on a downbeat. Not good

bigzebra · Jun 4, 2007, 06:04 PM

I may have missed it, but would you think they are considering "Liger?"

It's a cross between a Tiger and a Lion. It's pretty much my favorite animal.

richwig83 · Jun 4, 2007, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by jmiddel

No, please don't go to 11.0, eleven strikes me as low energy number. Being a Ten is the best, remember the movie? OSX is a Ten, IMO, there is nothing better. As others have remarked about the musicality of the name, OS 10 ends on the last syllable, given it decisiveness, 11 end on the next to last syllable, thus ending on a downbeat. Not good

It would never be called 11 due to the amount of superstition relating to that number!

SirCastor · Jun 5, 2007, 11:15 AM

Sourbook · Jun 5, 2007, 02:00 PM

OSX² Xenomorph

bloodline · Jun 6, 2007, 07:13 PM

Tabby...

lpkmckenna · Jun 8, 2007, 08:13 PM

Maybe some mythical hybrids? Like Manticore or Chimera or Sphinx?

lpkmckenna · Jun 8, 2007, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by buymeaniphone

What about Puma? I think Lynx sounds too much Linux, they would never use that one.

They'll call it Lynx when they switch to the Linux kernal.

Chuckit · Jun 8, 2007, 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by lpkmckenna

They'll call it Lynx when they switch to the Linux kernal.

I hear 10.5 will use the Linux colonel.

GuillaumeB · Jul 6, 2007, 02:45 PM

When will we actually know the new codename, any idea? i don't remember the lap of time bewteen the release of Tiger and the announce of Leopard...

I was a bit surprised to hear about Leopard after TIger... I was not expecting anything great just by the name... By opposition the switch from Panther to Tiger was kind of logical

I guess many people are waiting for Lion. Cougar would definitely sound weird to me... why not fennec then...?

Chuckit · Jul 6, 2007, 03:34 PM

If I recall, Leopard was first announced at WWDC '06, more than a year after Tiger came out.

jmiddel · Jul 7, 2007, 12:27 AM

I still like Cougars, faster than Leopards, wimpy little critters

PhotoBug · Jul 7, 2007, 01:35 AM

10.6 KodKod
10.7 Margay
10.8 Ocelot
10.9 Jaguarundi
10.10 Little Spotted Cat (believe it or not, it's a real cat name)

xmattingly · Jul 7, 2007, 05:15 AM

Originally Posted by JKT

Tigron or Liger

Liger maybe, but not Tigon. Tigons are totally retarded and they reek like poo.

Randman · Jul 7, 2007, 09:02 AM

SabreTooth.

PhotoBug · Jul 7, 2007, 06:47 PM

can you picture steve coming out and saying "And now its time to talk about little spotted cat. our next generation OS."

Appleman · Jul 10, 2007, 11:31 PM

After Cougar cats are finished, We'll go to the big fish. OSX Shark.
Blends nice with aqua as well.

Oh, and they can make MacBook Pro's advertisements with a huge jaws as background...

Appleman · Jul 10, 2007, 11:40 PM

After Cougar cats are finished, We'll go to the big fish. OSX Shark.
Blends nice with aqua as well.

see Apple Computer Graphics for Evangelism - PowerBook

seaofcrap · Jul 12, 2007, 06:30 AM

Cougar, than Lynx (a glorified name for bobcat)

Waragainstsleep · Jul 14, 2007, 09:09 PM

I saw a supposed list of cat names Apple had already trademarked. As I recall Lion, Lynx and Cougar were on it. Who knows if it was real.

bighill · Jul 14, 2007, 09:55 PM

Calico.

Andy8 · Jul 14, 2007, 10:04 PM

OS X Whiskers

Chito · Jul 14, 2007, 10:14 PM

Simba