Apple teases Mac OS X 10.7 which will be called...
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^ It's not based on the iPad. True, it will have the App Store, but that will be optional (and 10.6 will get the app store first, actually).
The question is, are there any funky cat names to use for future OS releases? If not, what animal do they go to next? Dogs?
The question is, are there any funky cat names to use for future OS releases? If not, what animal do they go to next? Dogs?
There is nothing I've seen about Lion that I don't like.* It looks fantastic.
I haven't been this excited since the early days of OS X when the changes were faster and bigger than they are these days. I'm look'n forward to this one for sure.
And anyone worried about the Mac store should read this. Or at least just look at the graphics...this is going to be the best thing to happen to the Mac since the switch to Intel chips.
*EDIT: Ok, I thought of one thing. The change to the dock's 'glowing activated dots' seems bad, but they haven't talked about it in any way, it's just something I've seen in graphics. It's possible they're replacing it with something else we haven't seen yet in which case I'm fine. All that is just guesswork at this point.
I haven't been this excited since the early days of OS X when the changes were faster and bigger than they are these days. I'm look'n forward to this one for sure.
And anyone worried about the Mac store should read this. Or at least just look at the graphics...this is going to be the best thing to happen to the Mac since the switch to Intel chips.
*EDIT: Ok, I thought of one thing. The change to the dock's 'glowing activated dots' seems bad, but they haven't talked about it in any way, it's just something I've seen in graphics. It's possible they're replacing it with something else we haven't seen yet in which case I'm fine. All that is just guesswork at this point.
Not too surprising since all these releases have been named after big wild cats.
The App Store may turn out to be a boon in the way that some are predicting (though people have very different expectations for PC apps vs. mobile apps so I'm not sold) but since they're shipping that for 10.6 it's hardly a feature of Lion. In terms of actual Lion features or changes... they've barely said anything. I suppose Launchpad could be nice for more casual users, but I already have a quick way of accessing my applications: it's called the dock. Full screen apps (this is a feature in 2010?) and Mission Control are nice, but aren't really massive interface changes.
So yeah. I was pretty unimpressed. Maybe when they actually start talking about the real OS changes and features they'll be something more worth getting excited about. I hope so.
So yeah. I was pretty unimpressed. Maybe when they actually start talking about the real OS changes and features they'll be something more worth getting excited about. I hope so.
The question is, are there any funky cat names to use for future OS releases? If not, what animal do they go to next? Dogs?
If they follow my school district's pattern for naming high school mascots, yes, that is exactly what they will do.
They could always go with proper names for cats:
10.8 Morris
10.9 Mr. Tinkles
10.10 Isis
10.11 Bill
10.12 Miss Chicken
10.8 Morris
10.9 Mr. Tinkles
10.10 Isis
10.11 Bill
10.12 Miss Chicken
Mac OS X 10.8 Sabretooth would be pretty cool.
I have to admit to being unimpressed as well. First, the name sucks - which is a rare kind of failure for Apple. Lion just sounds ridiculous. But more than that, it doesn't seem like there are any substantial changes to the OS itself -- at least not that Apple is publicizing.
The App Store is just another app like Bodega. Okay, it's nice to have mall-like place to buy your apps and review them and etc. But I'd hardly consider this in any way significant for Lion or Snow Leopard.
Launchpad isn't even all that nifty. What's so hard about clicking the Applications icon on the dock and then seeing your apps in the front-most window? And if you don't like the view, you can change it to appear in a very launchpad like way -- just once. One of OSX's great features is that it remembers how each folder was last displayed.
Full Screen apps seem like the sort of thing developers will love, but which will ultimately break the Mac experience. Apple has been protective for years of any technique or platform which would usurp the operating system, and here they are providing it on a silver platter. Why should any developer work within the established OSX ecosystem when they can just use the full screen utility and create their own chrome and menu system? This is another surprising move for Apple, who often pay careful attention to usability.
Mission Control: Expose by any other name...
So far, Lion gets a big
from this usually-happy Mac user.
The App Store is just another app like Bodega. Okay, it's nice to have mall-like place to buy your apps and review them and etc. But I'd hardly consider this in any way significant for Lion or Snow Leopard.
Launchpad isn't even all that nifty. What's so hard about clicking the Applications icon on the dock and then seeing your apps in the front-most window? And if you don't like the view, you can change it to appear in a very launchpad like way -- just once. One of OSX's great features is that it remembers how each folder was last displayed.
Full Screen apps seem like the sort of thing developers will love, but which will ultimately break the Mac experience. Apple has been protective for years of any technique or platform which would usurp the operating system, and here they are providing it on a silver platter. Why should any developer work within the established OSX ecosystem when they can just use the full screen utility and create their own chrome and menu system? This is another surprising move for Apple, who often pay careful attention to usability.
Mission Control: Expose by any other name...
So far, Lion gets a big
from this usually-happy Mac user.There's no reason why anyone can't do that now. If a developer wants to have a full screen application on OSX, they just have to code it themselves and it's there. Building an API for this makes it easier, sure, but you can happily go into fullscreen mode on plenty of already existing OSX applications.
I guess Apple's running out of big cats to name their OS after
When it comes to OS 11, they'll probably name them after mythical creatures. How about Sasquatch? 
What do you expect for a year-early preview?
If this were a movie we'd simply be getting the text-only trailer with the cool voiceover guy. Anything more than just the name is bonus news at this point.
I'm not that excited about it, to be honest. I definitely don't care for the iOS-isms, like fullscreen mode and the App Store. If I want those, I'll use my iPad.
I care more about bug fixes and stability. If Lion has those in spades, I'll be happy.
I care more about bug fixes and stability. If Lion has those in spades, I'll be happy.
I'm reasonably certain that 10.7 is fairly well planned at this point, if not mostly developed. It takes a long time to internally test and tweak a major OS release, to say nothing of Beta testing and early developer releases. Apple could be saying a lot more than it is - or at least something more relevant to the actual OS changes. Especially if they're supposedly releasing in a year.
This isn't nearly as simple as a mere motion picture. The last year really is the endgame.
...or some guy welding a massive space ship in Iowa...