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Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X

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In article <barmar-DE0002.19130417042015@88-209-239-213.giganet.hu>,
Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> In article <180420151005542969%YourName@YourISP.com>,
>  Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> > In article <barmar-B901FA.10101817042015@88-209-239-213.giganet.hu>,
> > Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> > > In article <170420151656392409%YourName@YourISP.com>,
> > >  Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> > > > In article <5530755d$0$54657$c3e8da3$fdf4f6af@news.astraweb.com>, JF
> > > > Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> > > > > On 15-04-16 20:38, Barry Margolin wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Yeah, it seems like they're just allowing for the possibility.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Correct. But what it says is that what has become a brand "OS-X" is
> > > > > not
> > > > > assumed to remain such forever.
> > > > 
> > > > Except that's only their (and your) opinion. It's not based on any
> > > > actual facts.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > > (It could be argued that once Apple released 10.10 , the odds if OS-X
> > > > > moving to OS-XI seems to be lower.
> > > > 
> > > > Apple would be better off dropping the silly "X" entirely and simply
> > > > having iOS and MacOS ... or possibly at some stage simply AppleOS.
> > > 
> > > It was called simply MacOS before they converted to the Unix-based OS.
> > 
> > Yep, that's partly why I used it. In fact MacOS 8 and 9 are still
> > arguably the best operating systems Apple has ever made, before design
> > silliness and pointless "features" really started becoming a nuisance.
> 
> But they're radically different from OS X -- it's a totally new 
> operating system from the ground up, not just a new version of the same 
> OS. Using the same name for both would be inappropriate.

And yet although under the hood Mac OS X was different (early Beta
versions purposely looked very similar to OS 9) Apple still called it
"ten" as the follow-on from "9", rather than coming up with an actual
new name of some sort.

Besides, Americans continually prove that the name means nothing ...
just look at all the "radically different" TV show / movie "reboots" /
"reimaginings" / "remakes" that idiotically re-use the original's name.
(Even words mean nothing since they have their own "radically
different" definitions to some English words, not to mention incorrect
spellings.)

Plus, with all the new people coming to the Mac recently, the majority
may well never even have used or knew about MacOS 9 and earlier,
especially by the time any renamed version is released.

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Hint on future branding of OS-X JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-04-16 16:37 -0400
  Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-17 12:10 +1200
    Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-04-16 20:38 -0400
      Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-04-16 22:52 -0400
        Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-17 16:56 +1200
          Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-04-17 10:10 -0400
            Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-17 08:15 -0700
              Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-17 17:44 +0000
                Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-17 10:57 -0700
                Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-17 11:02 -0700
                Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-17 19:05 +0000
            Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-18 10:05 +1200
              Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-04-17 19:13 -0400
                Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-18 12:05 +1200
                Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-04-17 23:06 -0400
                Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-18 15:37 +1200
            Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2015-04-17 23:46 +0000
              Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-04-17 20:00 -0400
  Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-16 21:20 -0700

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