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The rumour mill has just coughed up a pinch-of-salt name for the as yet unannounced, but totally presumed, OS X 10.9. How does Lynx sound? It fits with Apple’s penchant for big kitties, and considering the cats have been getting smaller since Lion, a Lynx sounds about right, but what do you think?
There aren’t that many cats left, and while I’d quite like 10.9 to be called Tabby, I doubt that really fits with Apple’s air of superiority. Then again, 10.9 might never see the light of day. The next version of OS X might be the one OS to rule them all, blending entirely with iOS. When that happens, all bets are off as far as naming goes. [AppleScoop via The Register]
Image credit: Lynx from Shutterstock
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I like the sound of OS X Geoffrey’s Cat.
http://tinyurl.com/blcwcwl
I’d rather it be OSX 10.9 Henry’s Cat
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry's_Cat
I am hopeful we get OSX 10.9 Custard in a bright pink shaking box!
OSX mountain lion ‘S’
“while I’d quite like 10.9 to be called Tabby, I doubt that really fits with Apple’s air of superiority” I suspect that you’ve never owned a Tabby cat, they can quite easily do superior and well as incredibly vicious (which fits Apple as well). Also the male Tabby we have has no balls anymore.
Tom
OS 10.9 – Lynx
and then 11.0 – Cougar as a followup.
Lynx is a web browser.
Cougar is a Mountain Lion (same cat).
Right.
Just like a Mountain Lion is also a Lion.
And Snow Leopard is invariably also a Leopard.
Not quite. Cougar and Mountain Lion are different (colloquial) names for the same animal, Puma concolor.
The examples you listed are different species.
I think you’ve gotten beyond the point. I cannot honestly give a shit at the name of the next iteration.
*sigh*
My whole point was based on the notion that I don’t think Apple would name their next OS after a cat that they already named a previous OS after. Yes, it’s just a name, and they’re free to call it whatever they like within the law, I’m just sayin’.
Interestingly enough, Apple registered “Lynx” and “Cougar” as trademarks, though apparently these were allowed to lapse, so I think it unlikely they’ll pick either one.
Call it Minky, quite a fitting name for the people that often use it.
I go for sabretoothed hellcat.
Garfield
And then we’ll jwhav to wait to hear that they’ve sued Atari for Trademark infringement.
Surely you mean X.9?
OS X.9 Schrödinger’s Cat. It might be dead already…
I’m putting in my vote for the name ‘Saber’.
I bet they’ll end up moving away from cat names after OSX-X and start naming them after the cars from Grand Theft Auto.
Sabre Tooth – unable to adapt, will go extinct…?
I guess its 10.9 snow mountain donkey. ..
Beast of Dartmoor
Felix the cat?
OSX MINGE …. OR THE P WORD?
Manx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manx_(cat)
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