Apple Drops the "OSX" Brand, Desktop OS is now "macOS," Release this fall is "macOS Sierra"
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Everything would be easier if they released things by number and not name. V1.0, v2.0, etc.
[QUOTE=proboardslol;50518970]Everything would be easier if they released things by number and not name. V1.0, v2.0, etc.[/QUOTE]
fuck that, for advanced people, sure, but for your average joe? no
people aren't going to say "yeah my phone runs android v5.1.1, they're going to say "im on android lollipop" or just android
when people refer to a new iOS update (like 9.1.2 or something), it's already referred to as just "iOS 9 patch"
version numbers can get too long and complicated, a name referring to a version number is simpler to understand and comprehend
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;50519125]fuck that, for advanced people, sure, but for your average joe? no
people aren't going to say "yeah my phone runs android v5.1.1, they're going to say "im on android lollipop" or just android
when people refer to a new iOS update (like 9.1.2 or something), it's already referred to as just "iOS 9 patch"
version numbers can get too long and complicated, a name referring to a version number is simpler to understand and comprehend[/QUOTE]
the Average jose doesn't need to say which subversion he's on, just the top number. V8, V9. It's like Windows 8 vs Windows 10, but those numbers mean nothing
[QUOTE=proboardslol;50518970]Everything would be easier if they released things by number and not name. V1.0, v2.0, etc.[/QUOTE]
they did for a very long time though?
up until yosemite they advertised their OS X versions as 10.x
[QUOTE=fruxodaily;50519125]fuck that, for advanced people, sure, but for your average joe? no
people aren't going to say "yeah my phone runs android v5.1.1, they're going to say "im on android lollipop" or just android
when people refer to a new iOS update (like 9.1.2 or something), it's already referred to as just "iOS 9 patch"
version numbers can get too long and complicated, a name referring to a version number is simpler to understand and comprehend[/QUOTE]
"iOS nine one two", "android five one one", "linux kernel four one twelve". If you tell people "the decimals are silent" it's usually much easier to say/listen to. Or at least that's my experience.
Also, I usually just tell people "read me the first X [groups of] numbers", with X being the precision I need.
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