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IMO it really is a bit easier to understand the Windows lineup. Any idiot can figure out that 98 came after 95 and 7 came before 8. But I cannot ever remember w
by sliverstorm 13y ago
IMO it really is a bit easier to understand the Windows lineup. Any idiot can figure out that 98 came after 95 and 7 came before 8. But I cannot ever remember which "big cat" came first in OSX, or even which one we are on now.
I personally don't really care, but I definitely agree that "Puma Cheetah Jaguar" is less friendly to the uninitiated than "Windows 7 Windows 8"
- oneeyedpigeon 13y agoBut Windows 95 came out 94 versions too early according to that naming scheme. The advantage of "big cat" or similar names is that they don't really impart any meaning, other than acting as a unique label.
- dragonwriter 13y ago> But Windows 95 came out 94 versions too early according to that naming scheme. 91 versions too early, since Windows 95 followed Windows 3.x.
- oneeyedpigeon 13y agoFair point; I was working backwards from Windows 7, which obviously makes even less sense than this naming scheme :)
- sliverstorm 13y agoEh, it's stupid, yes. But once you know, it is trivial to remember: '95 => '98 => 2000 7 => 8 => 8.1 As well as remembering the second sequence follows the first. Really, I don't mean to say it is a wonderful naming scheme or anything. I'm just less frustrated by it than by "big cats": Kodiak, Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks