I think the only reason they're going with the OS X naming scheme is because at the time it was a new transition to a unix-based kernel. They haven't changed that since 10.0 "Cheetah", so I figure only when they make a monumental change to something will they do OS XI or something.
Additionally, if you look at the versions, Win2000 was NT 5.0, XP was 5.1, Vista was 6.0 and Seven is 6.1 (although that's for compatibility reasons). All using the NT kernel base. Less changes there actually.
Mac OS X is the name of the operating system, not the version number. That's why it's a roman numeral and not a decimal number.
Mac OS X has gone through 6 major revisions since it came out in 2000:
Mac OS X version 10.0 "Cheetah" Mac OS X version 10.1 "Puma" Mac OS X version 10.2 "Jaguar" Mac OS X version 10.3 "Panther" Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger" Mac OS X version 10.5 "Leopard" (the most recent version)
Snow Leopard will be the 7th major release of Mac OS X, version 10.6.
Free updates, what Windows users would consider service packs, modify the second decimal digit like so: 10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3...
Every major update has between 8 and 11 free updates released before the next major upgrade. Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger for instance went as high as 10.4.11. Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is at 10.5.7 and expected to have at least one more update before Snow Leopard (10.6) comes out later this year.
So now you know, and knowing is half the battle. The other half is not making yourself look dumb by posting stuff you know nothing about.
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i wonder when apple is finally going to get a new operating system osx is so outdated come on already.
? i dont think you are getting this..
what am i not getting?
Because if they made OS XI, they would have to find another feline for the name.
I think the only reason they're going with the OS X naming scheme is because at the time it was a new transition to a unix-based kernel. They haven't changed that since 10.0 "Cheetah", so I figure only when they make a monumental change to something will they do OS XI or something.
Additionally, if you look at the versions, Win2000 was NT 5.0, XP was 5.1, Vista was 6.0 and Seven is 6.1 (although that's for compatibility reasons). All using the NT kernel base. Less changes there actually.
Mac OS X is the name of the operating system, not the version number. That's why it's a roman numeral and not a decimal number.
Mac OS X has gone through 6 major revisions since it came out in 2000:
Mac OS X version 10.0 "Cheetah"
Mac OS X version 10.1 "Puma"
Mac OS X version 10.2 "Jaguar"
Mac OS X version 10.3 "Panther"
Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger"
Mac OS X version 10.5 "Leopard" (the most recent version)
Snow Leopard will be the 7th major release of Mac OS X, version 10.6.
Free updates, what Windows users would consider service packs, modify the second decimal digit like so:
10.5.1, 10.5.2, 10.5.3...
Every major update has between 8 and 11 free updates released before the next major upgrade. Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger for instance went as high as 10.4.11. Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is at 10.5.7 and expected to have at least one more update before Snow Leopard (10.6) comes out later this year.
So now you know, and knowing is half the battle. The other half is not making yourself look dumb by posting stuff you know nothing about.
@em-peg
I would hope that OS XI would move on from big cats to bears.
Grizzly Bear, Asiatic Black Bear, Polar Bear, Brown Bear, Himalayan Blue Bear..... the lists goes on!
@nicknackpattywack
So, what is it lacking? What features do you think that OS 11 needs? Please, don't hold back.
@ JohnWesleyHarding
I would definitely buy 11.0 Panda.
Then all the Macs in that era could be made of bamboo.