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“OS X” renamed to “macOS”

22 points by jeremylevy 10y ago

marvel_boy 10y ago
Makes sense. More simple, more intuitive.
zelos 10y ago
Of course, I can't actually read the text in the image because Twitter decided they know best and disabled zooming on mobile.
- Khao 10y ago
  It's not better on a desktop browser... I have to right-click "View image" because there's no way to show the full size within twitter itself
Mithaldu 10y ago
Just a typo.
unicornporn 10y ago
Can't help wondering... Will the next major version be macOS 1.0?
- oguzb 10y ago
  Perhaps macOS 11.0 is coming this fall.
  - adamnemecek 10y ago
    I wonder if they will converge on version numbers with iOS.
    - wlesieutre 10y ago
      That's my bet, the upcoming version will be the last release following 10.x numbering, and after that we'll get iOS 11 and macOS 11. It's strange to have such different versioning conventions, especially since OS X has been tied on to iOS's annual release schedule for years now. And Apple won't get another chance like this to seamlessly bring the version numbers into alignment.
- jonathonf 10y ago
  macOS Ten, surely?
coldcode 10y ago
They "fixed" it.
tinbucket 10y ago
I think it's an overdue change -- the 'X' hasn't made much sense for a long time. That said, I hate the leading lowercase. I realise that 'MacOS' wouldn't be in keeping with the pattern of 'iOS' and 'tvOS', but it's much less awkward and ugly.
- deleted 10y ago
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- wlesieutre 10y ago
  MacBook and MacBook Pro were stupider sounding names than iBook and PowerBook, and iPod was a silly thing to call an MP3 player. A lot of branding decisions feel wrong until you get used to it, but if they called it MacOS the capitalization inconsistency would feel wrong forever.
ceocoder 10y ago
for those who can't read on mobile, https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkeCkj_UoAAAOdD.png:large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkeCkj_UoAAAOdD.png:large
jordigh 10y ago
Looks like it was just a typo. The text has been amended. It now reads, The ability to earn 85% takes effect in June 2016 for subscription renewals occurring after that date. iOS, OS X, tvOS and watchOS apps are eligible. http://itunespartner.apple.com/en/apps/faq/In-App%20Purchases http://itunespartner.apple.com/en/apps/faq/In-App%20Purchase...
- mikeash 10y ago
  A typo that was a pure mistake, or a typo that was accidentally leaking the new name before it was time? Accidentally writing "macOS" instead of "OS X" seems a bit extreme to me, but maybe it's possible.
  - bioinformatics 10y ago
    a Freudian slip of sorts?

22 points by jeremylevy 10y ago

Makes sense. More simple, more intuitive.

zelos 10y ago

Of course, I can't actually read the text in the image because Twitter decided they know best and disabled zooming on mobile.

Khao 10y ago
It's not better on a desktop browser... I have to right-click "View image" because there's no way to show the full size within twitter itself

Mithaldu 10y ago

Just a typo.

unicornporn 10y ago

Can't help wondering... Will the next major version be macOS 1.0?

oguzb 10y ago
Perhaps macOS 11.0 is coming this fall.
- adamnemecek 10y ago
  I wonder if they will converge on version numbers with iOS.
  - wlesieutre 10y ago
    That's my bet, the upcoming version will be the last release following 10.x numbering, and after that we'll get iOS 11 and macOS 11. It's strange to have such different versioning conventions, especially since OS X has been tied on to iOS's annual release schedule for years now. And Apple won't get another chance like this to seamlessly bring the version numbers into alignment.
jonathonf 10y ago
macOS Ten, surely?

coldcode 10y ago

They "fixed" it.

tinbucket 10y ago

I think it's an overdue change -- the 'X' hasn't made much sense for a long time. That said, I hate the leading lowercase. I realise that 'MacOS' wouldn't be in keeping with the pattern of 'iOS' and 'tvOS', but it's much less awkward and ugly.

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wlesieutre 10y ago
MacBook and MacBook Pro were stupider sounding names than iBook and PowerBook, and iPod was a silly thing to call an MP3 player. A lot of branding decisions feel wrong until you get used to it, but if they called it MacOS the capitalization inconsistency would feel wrong forever.

ceocoder 10y ago

for those who can't read on mobile, https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkeCkj_UoAAAOdD.png:large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkeCkj_UoAAAOdD.png:large

jordigh 10y ago

Looks like it was just a typo. The text has been amended. It now reads, The ability to earn 85% takes effect in June 2016 for subscription renewals occurring after that date. iOS, OS X, tvOS and watchOS apps are eligible. http://itunespartner.apple.com/en/apps/faq/In-App%20Purchases http://itunespartner.apple.com/en/apps/faq/In-App%20Purchase...

mikeash 10y ago
A typo that was a pure mistake, or a typo that was accidentally leaking the new name before it was time? Accidentally writing "macOS" instead of "OS X" seems a bit extreme to me, but maybe it's possible.
- bioinformatics 10y ago
  a Freudian slip of sorts?