• Apple Drops the "OSX" Brand, Desktop OS is now "macOS," Release this fall is "macOS Sierra"
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[QUOTE]As has become tradition at WWDC, Apple has announced the next version of its Mac operating system: Sierra. Of course, the real change is that, after fifteen years, Apple has finally ditched the "OS X" moniker. All things old are new again, and the new operating system will simply be called "macOS." We don't yet know if Sierra carries a "10.12" version number, but with developers getting their hands on the OS later today, we should soon have that question answered. Apple's Craig Federighi ran through a whole bunch of new features to be included in the revised operating system. He started by mentioning Continuity and Auto-Unlock, which now combine to let you seamlessly unlock a desktop or laptop Mac merely by bringing your Apple Watch close, using what Federighi described as "time-of-flight networking" to detect the watch's proximity. It was unclear from the presentation whether or not this feature is an Apple Watch exclusive; Federighi did not explicitly say that Auto-Unlock would work with iOS devices. Another Continuity-based feature showing up in Sierra is Universal Clipboard, which answers a longstanding complaint of Mac and iOS users. Copying and pasting now works automatically between an iOS device and a desktop Mac device. This appears to be a bidirectional service; you can copy an item to your iOS clipboard and see it on the desktop, and vice versa. [/QUOTE] [url]http://arstechnica.com/apple/2016/06/goodbye-os-x-apple-announces-new-desktop-os-is-macos-sierra/[/url]
Don't know why, but "macOS" looks and feels like the type of hypothetical future-OS that sci-fi games and movies come up with. It reads like something you'd see in Watch Dogs, probably because of the "futuristic minimalist" camel-case product name.
i feel like i need to buy into apple's device ecosystem to get the most out of my mbp. here's hoping the iphone 7 doesn't suck
[QUOTE=srobins;50512781]Don't know why, but "macOS" looks and feels like the type of hypothetical future-OS that sci-fi games and movies come up with. It reads like something you'd see in Watch Dogs, probably because of the "futuristic minimalist" camel-case product name.[/QUOTE] And because the city software's name is [I][B]ctOS [/B][/I]:v:
The Optimized Storage sounds really cool, I'm one of those neat freaks who goes into 10 year old files to see if I can delete them to get that extra bit of space.
I have called it MacOS for years. :smug:
[QUOTE=Coment;50512917]And because the city software's name is [I][B]ctOS [/B][/I]:v:[/QUOTE] Hahaha, that probably explains it then.
no signs of bash that isn't over a decade old? i don't trust myself to run a $ brew install bash [editline]13th June 2016[/editline] ah well it shouldn't be a surprise [editline]13th June 2016[/editline] tim really wants me to ditch my droid for another ticket into the  ecosystem
[QUOTE=elitehakor;50512871]i feel like i need to buy into apple's device ecosystem to get the most out of my mbp. here's hoping the iphone 7 doesn't suck[/QUOTE] Absolutely, if you have a Mac but not other Apple products like the Watch or iPhone you are missing out on a lot of useful functionality, for example sending/receiving calls/SMS text messages on your Mac, or in the case of Sierra/iOS 10, auto unlocking your Mac if you were wearing your Apple Watch, no password needed.
don't get me wrong, im continuing to have a mostly positive experience with my rMBP but i've just never been able to get over the year on year hype of miniscule irrelevant and gimmicky features that's what i've saw unless someone else can point my vision somewhere else [editline]13th June 2016[/editline] hey guys LOOK tabs in pages yeah it's nice and make sense when you have a file explorer with tabs so it's sensible to roll out that UI part to other software, but still why the fuck is the default filetype a bundle lol [editline]13th June 2016[/editline] anyways i understand, targeting to core market segment [editline]13th June 2016[/editline] i've had a sip of the *nix and the penguins pulling me in
Mac Os is what everyone already called it. :v:
I don't mind the name change, everyone calls it Mac OS anyways. "macOS" strikes me as a bit pretentious though. I think what's worse is that "Sierra" is a mediocre name at best, and they're pushing for more mobile integration/Siri on the desktop (which worries me)
[QUOTE=ihatecompvir;50513600]Absolutely, if you have a Mac but not other Apple products like the Watch or iPhone you are missing out on a lot of useful functionality, for example sending/receiving calls/SMS text messages on your Mac, or in the case of Sierra/iOS 10, auto unlocking your Mac if you were wearing your Apple Watch, no password needed.[/QUOTE] But my password probably is quicker to type in than using a watch to SMS my phone to email my laptop
Hasn't it always been Mac OS? I mean, that's where the naming convention for OSX came from, isn't it? I'm almost certain I remember seeing a boot screen say Mac OS 7 or something similar back in the day. All this does is signify the end of OSX, in which case good riddance after this many years without a new version number.
[QUOTE=FFStudios;50514119]Hasn't it always been Mac OS? I mean, that's where the naming convention for OSX came from, isn't it? I'm almost certain I remember seeing a boot screen say Mac OS 7 or something similar back in the day. All this does is signify the end of OSX, in which case good riddance after this many years without a new version number.[/QUOTE] First of all, it was called System 7 :v: Second of all, they [I]did[/I] have "Mac OS 8/9" on boot but they took it out at OS X to build a brand
[QUOTE=Sableye;50513833]But my password probably is quicker to type in than using a watch to SMS my phone to email my laptop[/QUOTE] im sure thats the exact chain of events that apple will use, apple typically creates features that are worse than doing the regular way right???
[QUOTE=Electrocuter;50513753]Mac Os is what everyone already called it. :v:[/QUOTE] my friends and i have always called it oh ess ecks
[QUOTE=mcgrath618;50514154]First of all, it was called System 7 :v: Second of all, they [I]did[/I] have "Mac OS 8/9" on boot but they took it out at OS X to build a brand[/QUOTE] good thing they're going back to the proper convention. Microsoft on the other hand must hate its branding department. First it was the years of release. Then, it was "XP" for "experience" which I guess was an okay departure from the naming scheme. Then came Vista, which was a shit name, and now they're numbering based on increments. So that's like four different naming conventions in a short amount of time. And don't even get me started on the stupid shit like "Windows 8.1 Update"
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[QUOTE=FFStudios;50514268]good thing they're going back to the proper convention. Microsoft on the other hand must hate its branding department. First it was the years of release. Then, it was "XP" for "experience" which I guess was an okay departure from the naming scheme. Then came Vista, which was a shit name, and now they're numbering based on increments. So that's like four different naming conventions in a short amount of time. And don't even get me started on the stupid shit like "Windows 8.1 Update"[/QUOTE] You forgot skipping Windows "9" which is the cream of the crop of "what are they doing".
[QUOTE=Johnny Joe;50512984]The Optimized Storage sounds really cool, I'm one of those neat freaks who goes into 10 year old files to see if I can delete them to get that extra bit of space.[/QUOTE] Well, this is really only new on OS X (or macOS), since other operating systems have this already (and Linux of course had it for many years now). It's really just deduplication from the looks of it with SSD support, so something like ZFS, Btrfs, and possibly Microsofts ReFS.
[QUOTE=srobins;50512781]Don't know why, but "macOS" looks and feels like the type of hypothetical future-OS that sci-fi games and movies come up with. It reads like something you'd see in Watch Dogs, probably because of the "futuristic minimalist" camel-case product name.[/QUOTE] MacOS sounds like what they called their operating system on the computers I used in school in the late 90s.
Pretty excited for the next version to be honest, and for the International UI that will have right to left reading for the languages that do that. I'm also happy for my friend who will be doing a speech with Sara Radi on friday about the International UI.
so hyped for the storage free up thing, im running out of space and this computer makes so many junk files that there's no way to properly deep clean it without either factory resetting or installing 3rd party apps
[QUOTE=Ridge;50515315]MacOS sounds like what they called their operating system on the computers I used in school in the late 90s.[/QUOTE] That's because it was. [img]http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/macos81boot.gif[/img] Of course much like Windows 9x and NT, it was a much different animal from the BSD based system it is now.
[QUOTE=Demache;50517150]That's because it was. [img]http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/macos81boot.gif[/img] Of course much like Windows 9x and NT, it was a much different animal from the BSD based system it is now.[/QUOTE] Ahhh the days of Quicktime VR.
[QUOTE=Demache;50514375]You forgot skipping Windows "9" which is the cream of the crop of "what are they doing".[/QUOTE] Except MS had a bona fide reason for skipping 9 thanks to lazy developers from the '95 and' 98 days.
So now both Microsoft and Apple have gone back to their original pre 2000s naming conventions. I guess the marketing sparkle of letting everyone know your product exists for the 21st century is in its final death throes.
i have to say it's so cool getting a text on my phone across the room and having it appear on my laptop infront of me
[QUOTE=shad0w440;50517987]So now both Microsoft and Apple have gone back to their original pre 2000s naming conventions. I guess the marketing sparkle of letting everyone know your product exists for the 21st century is in its final death throes.[/QUOTE] Nah Apple has always named their version of Mac OS ever since 2000 after a lion or place OS X was the name given to follow on from Mac OS 9, the plan was that OS X was built to last 10 years and then Apple would either follow on from 10 with 11 and go from there But because Apple always releases a new OS every year and to difference themselves from the previous version without saying 10. Whatever, they just had a tiger or place following So all their doing is saying that Jobs was right, X outlived the foundation that Jobs set it up for and its time to move on and just keep naming it after a place or whatever Much much more different than Windows 10
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