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You're missing the point. The full name of the operating system (Mac OS X) is often shortened to "OS X", whereas OSX is just plain wrong.

elblanco 16y ago
You're cute. It's also commonly shortened to "Mac OS" and "MacOS". Extant examples of "OSX" (sometimes mixed with OS X) http://osx.hyperjeff.net/ http://code.google.com/p/git-osx-installer/ http://www.mono-project.com/Mono:OSX http://mplayerosx.sttz.ch/ http://mac.rhino3d.com/ http://web.mac.com/npirzkal/Scisoft/Scisoft.html http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/keyboards/mackey.html http://rubyosx.rubyforge.org/ http://help.github.com/mac-git-installation/ http://maketecheasier.com/turn-your-ubuntu-hardy-to-mac-osx-leopard/2008/07/23 http://wiki.winehq.org/MacOSX http://gimp.lisanet.de/Website/Download.html Would you like more? Hmm...I wonder if there's any examples like this from Apple? http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/imaging_3d/osximageresizer.html http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/blogs_forums/osxtutorials.html http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/email_chat/mdemailhostingosx.html http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/wifi-touchpad-for-windows/id291212802?mt=8 (actually Google reports over a million and a half pages with instances of "OSX" used on pages hosted from *.apple.com) Please know what you are talking about before you bring proscriptive snark to HN in the future please.
- SnowLprd 16y ago
  Nice try, no cigar. Please provide specific examples where Apple has spelled it OSX -- not some random shmoes who have also gotten it wrong.
  - elblanco 16y ago
    From the first link: OSX Image Resizer 0.9.2 About OSX Image Resizer Performs one simple task in a fast and easy to use way; resizing a large number of images quickly on your computer. The software allows you to resize a collection of images (from 10 to 10,000+) so that they are all resized to a specific width or height while maintaining their original aspect ratio. You can also resize your images so that they all fit within a specific sized box (useful for resizing images for eBay for instance). OSX Image Resizer will open the following file formats; JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, TGA. The current version saves files in the following formats; JPEG or PNG-24. Saving your files as JPEGs allows you to resize your photo collection for archiving or emailing to family. Saving your files as 24-Bit PNGs maintains full alpha channel support so that you can resize icon-sets or buttons for your website without losing transparent or semi-transparent backgrounds. Flagged.
    - SnowLprd 16y ago
      Flagged for what? For actually having some common sense? The link you cite is a piece of freeware written by John Wordsworth. It's written right there on the page. I asked, very clearly, whether you can produce an instance where Apple themselves have referred to their own operating system as OSX. You have not done produced a single such instance. I'm not sure why this is such a hard concept to grasp, nor is it clear why you seem so upset about it.

elblanco 16y ago

You're cute. It's also commonly shortened to "Mac OS" and "MacOS". Extant examples of "OSX" (sometimes mixed with OS X) http://osx.hyperjeff.net/ http://code.google.com/p/git-osx-installer/ http://www.mono-project.com/Mono:OSX http://mplayerosx.sttz.ch/ http://mac.rhino3d.com/ http://web.mac.com/npirzkal/Scisoft/Scisoft.html http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/keyboards/mackey.html http://rubyosx.rubyforge.org/ http://help.github.com/mac-git-installation/ http://maketecheasier.com/turn-your-ubuntu-hardy-to-mac-osx-leopard/2008/07/23 http://wiki.winehq.org/MacOSX http://gimp.lisanet.de/Website/Download.html Would you like more? Hmm...I wonder if there's any examples like this from Apple? http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/imaging_3d/osximageresizer.html http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/blogs_forums/osxtutorials.html http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/email_chat/mdemailhostingosx.html http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/wifi-touchpad-for-windows/id291212802?mt=8 (actually Google reports over a million and a half pages with instances of "OSX" used on pages hosted from *.apple.com) Please know what you are talking about before you bring proscriptive snark to HN in the future please.

SnowLprd 16y ago
Nice try, no cigar. Please provide specific examples where Apple has spelled it OSX -- not some random shmoes who have also gotten it wrong.
- elblanco 16y ago
  From the first link: OSX Image Resizer 0.9.2 About OSX Image Resizer Performs one simple task in a fast and easy to use way; resizing a large number of images quickly on your computer. The software allows you to resize a collection of images (from 10 to 10,000+) so that they are all resized to a specific width or height while maintaining their original aspect ratio. You can also resize your images so that they all fit within a specific sized box (useful for resizing images for eBay for instance). OSX Image Resizer will open the following file formats; JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, TGA. The current version saves files in the following formats; JPEG or PNG-24. Saving your files as JPEGs allows you to resize your photo collection for archiving or emailing to family. Saving your files as 24-Bit PNGs maintains full alpha channel support so that you can resize icon-sets or buttons for your website without losing transparent or semi-transparent backgrounds. Flagged.
  - SnowLprd 16y ago
    Flagged for what? For actually having some common sense? The link you cite is a piece of freeware written by John Wordsworth. It's written right there on the page. I asked, very clearly, whether you can produce an instance where Apple themselves have referred to their own operating system as OSX. You have not done produced a single such instance. I'm not sure why this is such a hard concept to grasp, nor is it clear why you seem so upset about it.