"_Mac OS X 10.6 code named Snow Leopard

5 jun. 2008

“Mac OS X 10.6 code named Snow Leopard”

Here’s why I don’t believe it:

Snow Leopard is a stupid name, no matter how much sense it might make for the upgrade to be derivative of Leopard (as in, not much, actually)

I don’t see, at this point in the life of OS X (and the life of Windows Vista, as well), Apple releasing a full upgrade that doesn’t present “sellable” new features

Leopard doesn’t need all that much optimizing; OS X performance has already steadily improved release after release

If it’s just an optimization pass over Leopard, and it’s marketed as a subset/variation of Leopard, it would be insane, and insulting, to choose that release as being Intel-only

Yet here’s why I’m not so certain:

It’s very much like Apple to leak this a week early so that we can prepare ourselves and not be too surprised when it’s announced

→ arstechnica.com

2008/06/05 - 02:08

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, 6 years ago:

Agreeing only with the stupidity of the name.

Please respect this beautiful and noble endangered species.

And btw, after having migrated to Leopard since its release, I really regret Tiger.
I loved this beast and find it less buggy than Leopard.

But still, this is just my impression of the beast.

Love.

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5 jun. 2008