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Re: Hint on future branding of OS-X

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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.

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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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