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Next Version of OSX To Be Named "Snow Leopard"

engadget.com — Straight from the mouth of Steve at WWDC 08!

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  • Scanner771, on 06/09/2008, -64/+7he has only been talking about the iPhone 2.0 soft he has not said anything yet about Leopard yet
    • Scanner771, on 06/09/2008, -14/+3NVM
    • AutoTom, on 06/09/2008, -0/+11he did actually reference it as snow leopard, check macrumorslive.com

  • AutoTom, on 06/09/2008, -55/+50burried as this is not an article.. its a statement
    • thedarkrabbit, on 06/09/2008, -2/+12I could not agree with you more!

    • carlosauresrex, on 06/09/2008, -1/+3bureaucrat, but you are correct and i do agree with you.
    • Shadow503, on 06/09/2008, -4/+3burried as this is not an OS.. its a service pack
  • TheWorm, on 06/09/2008, -24/+9That's not a very good name..It doesn't really roll off the tongue. They must be running out of cats.
    • trollkiller, on 06/09/2008, -48/+1We Diggers are sick and tired of the constant comment trolling. It seems like the staff at Digg does not care one bit that a racist troll continually posts his tripe in the comments. After all, they could at least IP ban him or constantly monitor the front page submissions.

      Please sign our petition for Digg to stop supporting hate and bullying (e.g. Onetimer trolling).


      http://CleanDiggNow.on.nimp.org/
  • arbiterofcool, on 06/09/2008, -22/+5Can't wait!
  • MrViklund, on 06/09/2008, -19/+5Very very cool!
  • Betrayal, on 06/09/2008, -52/+389"wet pussy" would have been a better name
    • jack_of_knaves, on 06/09/2008, -15/+42The only pussy users would get...
      • feanix, on 06/09/2008, -4/+26Apart from the pussy in the mirror...
      • eightyk88, on 06/10/2008, -7/+0my gf takes nudes of herself on my macbook pro all the time

        PIcs

        • u8myfoood, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2Downloading pornography pictures does not count as "taking pictures"
          As for calling her girlfriend, HA!
        • notwizt, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2And by "girlfriend" I suppose you mean "that girl you see sometimes that lives close to you but you never had the balls to talk to".

          Well, atleast you got a macbook mate. If by macbook you mean... nah.
    • MacParrot, on 06/09/2008, -6/+16Who DOESN'T like wet pussy?
      • dmark77, on 06/09/2008, -2/+9I am afraid there are those who are all about the *****.
        • BoneheadFarker, on 06/10/2008, -0/+6But Apple only names their OS after cats, not roosters.
      • Rekutyn, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2People who fall within, what Apple calls, their "Base".
    • 4d669, on 06/09/2008, -3/+24snow leopard is like saying leopard on cocaine or some *****.
      • damntourists, on 06/10/2008, -0/+0eh, not into cocaine. now where's the rasta leopard.
    • mdeppi01, on 06/09/2008, -0/+11Or OS X: Snarf.
    • afterlife23, on 06/09/2008, -4/+3that joke sucked
      • wellyuk, on 06/09/2008, -3/+2Like your mother did last night. To me.
      • afterlife23, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1that comment sucked even worse
    • synthoid, on 06/09/2008, -2/+1FAP FAP FAP
    • atticus8, on 06/09/2008, -0/+2http://youtube.com/watch?v=F5RU6x_GGbc

      quality is not the best, but it's youtube...
    • eightyk88, on 06/10/2008, -2/+1"cocaine kitty"

      sounds like one hot bitch
      • zerozidane, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1crackwhores have never been at the top of my list
      • eightyk88, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1lol theres a difference between crackwhores and cokesluts (what they suck dick for)
    • jabberwolf, on 06/10/2008, -2/+1OSX has always sought the pussy market!
      And man do they have alotta pussy users!
  • bSimms, on 06/09/2008, -27/+228Thanks Apple, as if using my Mac needed to be any less masculine...
    • mayhemchaos, on 06/09/2008, -1/+97at least it's not Snow Kitteh
    • crashlock, on 06/09/2008, -12/+6What are you worried about? Are you hiding something?
    • mrsteveman1, on 06/09/2008, -3/+86Yea man, my Mac just had too many slots and ports, too feminine.

      So, i built my own dick shaped PC case, just so when people come over, they know I'm NOT gay.
      • crashlock, on 06/09/2008, -19/+5Yeah MAN did you max it out with a transparent case with red/green/blue fairy lights in too!? I bet that looked well manly. Way more manly than aircraft grade anodised aluminium. *sarcasm incase you missed that*
      • javaroast, on 06/09/2008, -22/+11You built a dick shaped PC case and now you are trying to say you aren't gay? I think you got that backwards.
        • chieferer, on 06/09/2008, -1/+18Whoosh
        • javaroast, on 06/09/2008, -0/+4Whoosh!
        • mrsteveman1, on 06/09/2008, -0/+6Ohhh yes, but its super smooth, go on, touch it and see.

          BTW, its liquid cooled so don't rub it too hard........
        • Bologner, on 06/09/2008, -1/+3***** WHOOSH! How the ***** do you not understand the joke?
        • celkin, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1That's the joke.

          /McBain
        • javaroast, on 06/10/2008, -5/+2Ok bologner we'll go slow so you understand. This is going to be tough, because you seem pretty damn dense but here goes. Mrsteveman1 made a joke, I played off the joke and then Mrsteveman expanded it once again. Seriously how the ***** do YOU not get it.

          @mrsteveman thanks for the sense of humor. It's seems like there isn't much of that here today.
        • Rekutyn, on 06/10/2008, -1/+2http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm
      • scaper, on 06/09/2008, -0/+8I take it you didn't have an Air.
    • NICU, on 06/09/2008, -1/+21Hey at least the PC guy gets to win an argument in their next commercial: "Ooh snow leopard..."
      • Syphon8, on 06/09/2008, -10/+6No he won't, because the things in the commercials are just statements by Mac, and all blatant lies anyways.
    • 2Bnor2B, on 06/09/2008, -6/+6Yeah "Smilodon" (saber-toothed tiger) would have been a better name.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smilodon

      I can see the commercial now... .
      Hi, I am a Mac; and I am a PC. Hey PC have you met my new pet?
      • friday81, on 06/09/2008, -0/+6yep, name a new piece of technology after an extinct animal... nice marketing...
        • mrsteveman1, on 06/09/2008, -1/+2You overestimate peoples intelligence by a bit :D

          How many consumers do you suppose even know what a Smilodon is?
    • mattlohkamp, on 06/09/2008, -6/+3if you think that your computer's appearance correlates to your own masculinity, you've got much bigger issues to deal with...
    • Sentiax, on 06/09/2008, -9/+2You're using a mac, you can't be any less masculine, period.
    • jbassfretless, on 06/10/2008, -2/+4i guess i don't get whats so feminine about a big-ass mean-looking cat
  • Scanner771, on 06/09/2008, -6/+14Live Audio of WWDC
    http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wwdc-2008-live-keyno ...
  • h3lx, on 06/09/2008, -14/+63So how long till it starts using a "Prince" style symbol in lieu of an actual name?

    "New Mac OS Squiggly thingamabob with an inverted Ampersand sticking out of the bottom of it"
    • PhoenixAvatar2, on 06/09/2008, -6/+82The OS formerly known as Mac?
    • irgeorge, on 06/09/2008, -1/+6Well they already did a Malcolm X with it after OS 9.
    • Tomchei, on 06/09/2008, -0/+10After OS X.9

      My guess is the periodic table, we'll find out in 6 or so years.
      • luet, on 06/09/2008, -0/+6How much you want to bet they're going to do X.10 or X.X
        • TheRealToma, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1...its just so damn weird seeing a roman numeral then a plain ol number. :(
    • afterlife23, on 06/09/2008, -0/+4now that was a joke that didnt suck
  • lambright, on 06/09/2008, -10/+31What happens when they run out of cats to name it after?
    • 10001110101, on 06/09/2008, -2/+59This is the new Apple - the one with Steve Jobs at the helm. When they run out of cats, they'll just gene-splice some new ones.
      • Coven, on 06/09/2008, -2/+23OSX 10.9 aka "Liger"?

        edit: Blast! Cozmcphish beat me to it down below
        • DemDude, on 06/09/2008, -0/+5Do people actually say "Blast!", or is that an awesome Stewie reference? I don't know, I'm a foreigner ^^
        • Coven, on 06/09/2008, -0/+9I constantly reference cartoon characters in real life. You can frequently find me constructing ACME brand contraptions to catch local fauna, plowing through doors and walls at high speeds only to leave a Coven shaped silhouette, dropping anvils on people's heads and when confronted by an assailant with a rifle or shotgun, I just plug the hole with my finger.
          Its fun you should try it sometime.
        • DemDude, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2Thank you, that was very helpful!
      • RustyJ, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1the oceleopard.

        or OS XII- Laguar.
      • iChainsaw, on 06/10/2008, -0/+3Goddamn splicers...
      • mrBitch, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2RE : "This is the new Apple - the one with Steve Jobs at the helm. When they run out of cats, they'll just gene-splice some new ones."
        Winner ! (in the category: "best answer to question will Apple run out of cats?")
    • aliguana, on 06/09/2008, -0/+14they won't... they'll just double-barrel it, like snow-leopard, forest-tiger, savannah-lion and such.
    • bbqsalad, on 06/09/2008, -4/+1Perhaps they will use dogs instead
      • aliguana, on 06/11/2008, -0/+1jeez, can you imagine? OSX11 Terrier. OSX11 Rottweiler. OSX11 Chiquaqua (the small one that runs on iPhones). or OSX11 Dalmation, you know, the one with the spotty GUI.

        erm.. no.
    • OSuX, on 06/09/2008, -2/+9The could name them after gangsta thugs.
      • MacParrot, on 06/09/2008, -0/+6Most of them are dead though and who remembers them after 6 months?
        • javaroast, on 06/09/2008, -0/+7You are right, but there is an endless supply so they would never run out of names.
      • DemDude, on 06/09/2008, -0/+6Just don't say "OSX Biggie Smalls" three times in front of a mirror.
      • shakbhaji, on 06/10/2008, -0/+3OSX Coolio has a nice ring to it.
    • kraftj, on 06/09/2008, -1/+4napoleon, like anyone could ever even know that...
    • supaklaw, on 06/09/2008, -1/+1I believe the choice after that is clearly "Cheezburger"
    • Lionhart, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1Sad thing is that they haven't run out of names but they're already doing pretty much Hyphenated names such as Snow Leopard. When are we going to get OS X Lion??
    • robdazomba, on 06/10/2008, -3/+1They'll name it after your mom.
    • jcsoc, on 06/10/2008, -0/+6Maybe *shock* they'll release OS 11!!!!
    • Coolmatt49, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1Mac OS X "Gorilla"
  • peterjmag, on 06/09/2008, -29/+88Does this seriously warrant a submission on Digg?
    • crashlock, on 06/09/2008, -11/+8Well 650 diggs in 3 hours - clearly yes.

      Maybe you should shuffle your ass over to Buzz about more "important" things on Yahoo.
    • sgtpppr, on 06/09/2008, -1/+16Well, this is basically apple.com blended with 4chan and The Consumerist. Nothing else to see here.
    • ahawks, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2I was thinking the same thing. Not just a post, but its in the top 10 and has been all day.

      If this were a list of features, or anything other than "yup, snow leopard is the name"... I'd get it, but just announcing the name, not worth the attention it got.
  • gravityPersists, on 06/09/2008, -5/+113When will we see OS XI?
    • Jackietheblade, on 06/09/2008, -13/+2Thats a tough one...but if I were guessing, it would be after 10.9. Thats if you are into following a numerical order and all.
    • InfiniteNothing, on 06/09/2008, -3/+18Seeing as tiger is on like 10.4.12 or something like that I wouldn't put it past them to go X.10
    • bigfinger, on 06/09/2008, -8/+1Sorry GravityPersists, I asked the same question a few min after you posted. wasnt there when I loaded my screen. So I digg you for the same thought.
    • rovsky, on 06/09/2008, -0/+22but...this one goes to 11....
    • Elranzer, on 06/09/2008, -8/+10They think calling it OS X (ex) sounds cool. So probably never.
      • Syphon8, on 06/09/2008, -3/+12You pronounce it OS X (ten)....
        • s3rgi0, on 06/10/2008, -4/+4Stop incorrectly stating what I do. You can say that's how I should pronounce it, but not that's how I pronounce it. I call it OS eX
        • HolyChimp, on 06/10/2008, -0/+5I find myself shortening it to OSex.
        • XHashmeerX, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1I've always said OS (Ten). I feel like it's new Apple anboys who call it OS (Ex) just like people calling it Final Fantasy (Ex)
    • Ramble, on 06/09/2008, -1/+13Probably when they replace the core and the libraries.
    • samscomputer2, on 06/09/2008, -5/+2in about a year
  • defaultbb, on 06/09/2008, -23/+14calling an os 'snow leopard' is lame
    • pauleric, on 06/09/2008, -4/+13You're only supposed to say that *before* the rumored name is confirmed. Once Jobs says it, it's marketing gold. Gold, I tell ya!
    • KMartSheriff, on 06/09/2008, -0/+5And "Hardy Heron" isn't?
  • bjarkebech, on 06/09/2008, -15/+2Why didn't he announce it during the keynote?!?
    • manitoba98xp, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1He did. He said about one sentence about it.
  • Cputerace, on 06/09/2008, -36/+237Why, does it comes with more Freezing?
    • kiensoy, on 06/09/2008, -4/+55Cmon it was funny.
    • mattbelanger, on 06/09/2008, -2/+6xD
    • JDUB213, on 06/10/2008, -6/+1Yeah, more like "SLOW Leopard."

      /sarcasm
    • skyshock1, on 06/10/2008, -4/+1+1. Leopard was the buggiest POS operating system Apple has put out since the OS X series was released. Tiger was WAY better in every way.
  • OffPiste, on 06/09/2008, -18/+5Thank god!!!! Hopefully it won't be as buggy or as delayed as the current OS.
    • SuperSunny, on 06/09/2008, -3/+12Uh...it's not really that buggy at all
      • smoger, on 06/09/2008, -3/+5yeah, who cares if your built in wifi works or not, and whether your machine is capable of staying asleep more than a minute
        • nicc, on 06/09/2008, -1/+4if your mac is having those issues, you should take it in or have it repaired.
    • crashlock, on 06/09/2008, -4/+2Yeah if you actually use it Offpiste you might find that it isn't buggy. Ignorant *****..
      • OffPiste, on 06/09/2008, -0/+2They don't allow Macs in the prison I'm currently in (Holman Correctional Facility, Alabama).
    • MacParrot, on 06/09/2008, -1/+3Do we really need to go into "delayed" OSes? 10.5 has worked great on both Intel and G4 Macs for me, G5 Macs have been a different story. I actually did a "Vista" on my kid's G5 iMac and put 10.4 back on it after 10.5 killed their WiFi. I'm not the only one who had problems as Apple's forums were filled with similar stories. Has anyheard if 10.5.3 has taken care of the issue?
  • korupture, on 06/09/2008, -10/+2cats > you
    • drspeck, on 06/09/2008, -2/+2you are obviously a fat and painfully single female
  • Powerdrift, on 06/09/2008, -7/+16They never came back to it during the Keynote...
  • mayhemchaos, on 06/09/2008, -20/+221I'd prefer OS LOLcats 10.7
    • NICU, on 06/09/2008, -1/+12Great the new mac logo can be an unemployed emo LOLcat in a coffee shop in the middle of the afternoon, I mean "artist" LOLcat.
    • wellyuk, on 06/09/2008, -1/+3Hey that's my joke you stole! I stole it from someone else days ago! I want it back.
    • iLemon, on 06/09/2008, -0/+510.9 Ceiling Cat
    • skyshock1, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1Can Has Beachball of Doom?
  • dash1185, on 06/09/2008, -7/+15Cooler than Leopard ? Haha.
  • AmyWhere, on 06/09/2008, -4/+23why not just Tabby?
  • mediaspree, on 06/09/2008, -13/+6The runner up was OS X Ocelot
    • 3amboo, on 06/09/2008, -0/+2ocelot sounds pretty sick tho... however kojima uses vaio
  • paOol, on 06/09/2008, -15/+5im still waiting for OsX 10.X Lolcat
  • svfighter, on 06/09/2008, -13/+4It would probably be better to start a petition to stop hate and bullying in the real world. You know, somewhere where it actually matters.
    • JoshDaFink, on 06/09/2008, -2/+2...k
    • xXMetalJesusXx, on 06/09/2008, -1/+5.......uhhhhhhh.....what?
    • sanderscm2, on 06/09/2008, -0/+1dugg for no reason
    • svfighter, on 06/09/2008, -0/+0ha, someone got their comment deleted. They had something up about signing a petition to fight bullying on Digg. Guess they got the delete!
  • sdschramm, on 06/09/2008, -9/+3What happened to snow tiger?
  • clyde2801, on 06/09/2008, -14/+1What
    The
    *****
  • paradexes, on 06/09/2008, -10/+17Caracal
    Serval
    Lynx

    All good names. Hopefully they get used in future iterations.

    That said the Distortion effect is here. Mac Fanbois are drooling in ecxtasy as the mouth of Jobs utters its soothing tones of techno-ambrosia. Many a geek is creaming their pants in joy to his newest announcements.
    • gdehms, on 06/09/2008, -0/+10All I got from that is 'creaming their pants'.
    • bluzen, on 06/09/2008, -1/+1I am not sure if the RDF is in effect. Do you really want a version of OSX called Lynx. That is one small cat. The Caracal is even smaller. As for Serval, I have a neighbor that has one... well the hybrid version that is mixed.

      It really is just a name, however.
    • Ramble, on 06/09/2008, -1/+2Lynx is good, but serval sounds too much like cervical.
    • chieferer, on 06/09/2008, -0/+1Lynx is badass
      • friday81, on 06/09/2008, -1/+1Lynx is to close to Linux to my taste
      • celkin, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4Lynx is a CLI web browser.
        • TastyLamp, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2Since when has a name being taken ever stopped Apple?
      • Lynx34, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1Thanks, I think so too.
      • maxplace207, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2The Atari Lynx was a handheld game console released by Atari Corporation in 1989.
    • anaesthetica, on 06/09/2008, -0/+6Or like they're doing now, they could just go with subvarieties:
      - Bengal
      - Sabertooth
      - Lion
      - King Cheetah
      - Clouded Leopard
      - Ceiling Cat
      • Burn, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1Lion is a sub-variety? Do you read what you type?
    • mmmpie, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4Ocelot!
  • bigfinger, on 06/09/2008, -2/+29will they ever bump to OS 11?
    • RomeyRome, on 06/09/2008, -7/+9Of course. After 10.9.9, it's the only logical step.
      • sholt, on 06/09/2008, -1/+8Except that's not how versioning works in the SW world.

        You'll see OS X 10.11 loooong before OS X 11. (and OS X 11 is way more likely than OS XI. "OS X" is a brand Apple doesn't want to give up.)
        • Netrilix, on 06/09/2008, -0/+6Well, I propose OS X++.
        • MacParrot, on 06/09/2008, -3/+1I dunno. X11 was also the name of the "Sporty" version of Chevy's Citation. That didn't work out so well
        • RomeyRome, on 06/09/2008, -0/+2OS X~
      • unexplainedmilk, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1Not true... Mac OS X Tiger Update v10.4.10 and v10.4.11
    • Kinnkster, on 06/09/2008, -0/+5OS X will have them set for 20 years according to steve.
    • dacjames, on 06/10/2008, -0/+0It's based on the major version number and the strong brand. I'm guessing if they ever make radical changes to the OS like the major architecture change of 10.0 vs 9.x then you'll see the version number change.
  • Cozmcphish, on 06/09/2008, -7/+135How about "Liger"?
  • kevdotbadger, on 06/09/2008, -1/+87Just a note, it's called snow leopard because it's not a MASSIVE update, its just an update which focuses on stability and security.
    • Lukesed, on 06/09/2008, -3/+135Because if any species exemplifies stability and security, it is the endangered snow leopard.
    • retsiem, on 06/09/2008, -2/+27Then we shouldn't have to pay for it.
      • kevdotbadger, on 06/09/2008, -2/+1I think there will be a rebate of some sort for leopard users. I guess we'll need to provide a receipt of some sort?
      • bpapa, on 06/09/2008, -4/+4I'd be really surprised if Apple tries to make people pay for a new version that doesn't have "appear" to have any cool new features. 10.1 was free and I expect this to be the same.
      • thedrue, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1Im actually kind of excited, although Leopard works great for me Shrinking down the OS and making it more stable and quicker is always good news. Especially for those of us with older machines. COme on guys, do we really need any new features? Im pretty sure Leopard introduced enough for many years.
    • jellygraph, on 06/09/2008, -0/+10yeh, sounds more like a service pack, grumbles
    • BIGJHUB, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1you mean like a patch?

      lul
  • TheTrueAPlus, on 06/09/2008, -4/+19It"s no" Leopard!
  • geekmansworld, on 06/09/2008, -7/+50This just in: Mac OS X 10.7 will be called "Clouded Leopard", 10.8 will be "Amur Leopard", and 10.9 will be "West African Forest Leopard". We hope that these names will help users avoid the identity confusion usually associated with those boring, hard to remember version numbers.
    • geekmansworld, on 06/09/2008, -10/+3I see the bury brigade is out in force. Ahem...

      "OH! IT IS TEH AWSOMEZ0R NAME!1!! BEST NAME EVARZ!"
    • RRJackson, on 06/09/2008, -1/+3I probably have a learning disability or something, but I can never remember what cat is under the hood from day to day. People would be like, "Are you running Panther?" And I'd reply, "Uh, is that the current one? I have the current one, whatever the hell cat it is this year."
      • Rekutyn, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4I'm right with you. I just tell people the current version and patch number. I.e. 10.5.3
        I kind'a look at them with a blank stare when cat species start coming out of their mouths.
  • WiretapStudios, on 06/09/2008, -6/+13I'm pretty sure Solid Snake fought him.
  • bluzen, on 06/09/2008, -11/+32I know, what a sissy name. Mac OSX snow leopard... ha! ha! Wait... snow leopard... huh

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:L%C3%A9opard_de ...

    Help!
    • wobegon, on 06/09/2008, -0/+3Haha, it's like you were up in the mountains scoffing and looked up to find one staring you in the face. :D

      I mean Linux has a penguin and individual distros feature tons of animals *cough* Ubuntu *cough*

      Meanwhile there's Windows Vista Home Basic, Premium, and...Ultimate. Unfortunately, no matter what new name they give Windows (Vista, 7 or Singularity), it's still Windows.
    • damntourists, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2dude that cat looks badass.
  • jack_of_knaves, on 06/09/2008, -12/+2OS X 10 - The only pussy you'll ever need....or get.
    • mayhemchaos, on 06/09/2008, -1/+2OS X 10? that would be OS 20 - whoa. Thinking way ahead
  • delatao, on 06/09/2008, -5/+34not to godwin the thread or anything but has anybody ever noticed that all of apple's os systems are named after nazi tanks?
    • ZigVicious, on 06/09/2008, -3/+20Because the Nazis had a tank named Snow Leopard.
    • sholt, on 06/09/2008, -0/+7Man, I'm sure glad that Copeland tank never made it out of the armory. The Allies would have been SCREWED!
      • MacParrot, on 06/09/2008, -0/+5The one I was REALLY worried about was the OS 6.04 tank!
        • sholt, on 06/09/2008, -0/+7MultiFinder tank was a true revolution on the battlefield, though.
      • Rekutyn, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2seig hail Chicago!
    • colincornaby, on 06/10/2008, -0/+11Have you ever noticed all the breeds of cats are named after Nazi tanks?
    • ahawks, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2Cats vs Nazi tanks...

      similarly, what came first, the Boa (feathery pink fluffy thing girls wrap around their necks) or Boa Constrictors (huge friggin snakes that will crush you to death).
  • lnxfi, on 06/09/2008, -11/+4Move along. Nothing to see here.
  • Ranvier, on 06/09/2008, -18/+12***** name.
    • crashlock, on 06/09/2008, -1/+18Says the guy with the username "Ranvier ". LOL
  • ZimbuTheMonkey, on 06/09/2008, -2/+5I'm thinking about ordering a MacBook soon. Will the upgrade from leopard to snow leopard be free?
    • ooblez, on 06/09/2008, -0/+3for leopard it was a £10 upgrade. That covers p&p.
    • clubdirthill002, on 06/09/2008, -2/+20With apple? No.
      • salomejones, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1With anyone who sells an operating system, no. Don't be a putz. Apple does free upgrades on the last integer--10.5.0 to 10.5.* will always be free. The middle integer is always a purchased upgrade.
    • bpapa, on 06/09/2008, -1/+4Nobody knows yet but this release sounds similar to 10.1, which was free.
    • AlmostClever, on 06/09/2008, -0/+1If you order after October 1, the Up To Date thing they do will get you the new OS for $10 shipping.

      Like it really cost $10 for shipping a CD, but whatever. It's better than $100.
    • unexplainedmilk, on 06/10/2008, -0/+31.) You're buying one soon.
      2.) Snow Leopard isn't being released for about one year.

      Soon is not close to about one year. So no, it will not be free.
    • tomis, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1There shouldn't be any confusion: 10.x.y updates are always free for users of 10.x, so if Snow Leopard is say 10.5.5 and you're on 10.5, yes it's a free update.
  • dist0rtedwave, on 06/09/2008, -12/+27a fire fox would beat a snow leopard in a fight
    • MacParrot, on 06/09/2008, -6/+4Well until it finished burning and everything. Then the fox would just be a tasty BBQ snack!
    • XHashmeerX, on 06/10/2008, -0/+4It's super-effective!
  • jayscot, on 06/09/2008, -12/+6Man...just when I got Leopard running stable on my PC.
    • waterdrop, on 06/09/2008, -2/+1Which is probably the main reason for Snow Leopard. I think they will make it harder for people to run it on non-Apple PCs.
      • BSeffrood, on 06/09/2008, -1/+1Yes, because that is exactly what they want to do. Why make it harder for potential future Apple customers to convert?
  • codx999, on 06/09/2008, -0/+6What happened to Lion?
    • crashlock, on 06/09/2008, -2/+4It's getting ready to eat Windoze 7 alive.
    • zhephree, on 06/09/2008, -1/+23Isn't that what's in the MacBook batteries?
    • elveis, on 06/09/2008, -0/+8It would be fitting to save Lion for the very last cat-named OS.
    • Iwantawii, on 06/09/2008, -0/+10I am the lion. You're dead.

      /Dwight Schrute
    • ahawks, on 06/10/2008, -0/+1It had no courage and never made it to the yellow brick road?
  • GoGoPoCoSo, on 06/09/2008, -0/+5considering that this next version is only a performance and security upgrade rather than a new slew of features (which is a good thing), snow leopard is very fitting...

    ...just hope it doesn't get released in the summer.
  • hamobu, on 06/09/2008, -21/+11It takes very little to make apple fans cum.
    • crashlock, on 06/09/2008, -9/+4There are two things that make me cum:

      1) Ladies
      2) Apple Products

      At least neither of them are men.
  • nemonik, on 06/09/2008, -2/+2Judging by the WWDC schedule and the keynote you would think Apple didn't sell computers... So, any announcement about an OS release, no matter if punted 'on the day of the keynote til after lunch to focus on gushing over the JesusPhone 2.0, is good news regardless of the name -- a name, I kinda like...
    • deadbaby, on 06/10/2008, -0/+2Does anyone really care about incremental updates anymore? I certainly don't. Faster, better, etc. I get it. Don't need to make a big deal out of it anymore.
  • OSuX, on 06/09/2008, -14/+1AWWWWW HOW CUUUUUUTE!!!!! They should ship it with a little stuffed animal too!!
  • jakobmakob, on 06/09/2008, -9/+3Genus Leopardus
    * Pantanal Cat (Leopardus braccatus)
    * Colocolo (Leopardus colocolo)
    * Geoffroy's Cat (Leopardus geoffroyi)
    * Kodkod (Leopardus guigna)
    * Andean Mountain Cat (Leopardus jacobitus)
    * Pampas Cat (Leopardus pajeros)
    * Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)
    * Oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus)
    * Margay (Leopardus wiedii)

    /wikipedia
    • raynevandunem, on 06/09/2008, -0/+1Maybe they're insinuating that this iteration of OS X is in a class of its own?

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Felidae_nav

      It's the only one under Pantherinae->Uncia, *way* down at the very bottom of the template.

      OT: It's kinda ironic/funny that the Leopard is located under Pantherinae->Panthera rather than Felinae->Leopardus.
    • Iwantawii, on 06/09/2008, -0/+1OS X 10.6 Leonardis Decaprious
    • mattsx, on 06/09/2008, -1/+1wikipedia is not a reliable source for citation.
      • Ramble, on 06/09/2008, -0/+1It's a perfectly reliable source provided the article has it's own references.
        • mattsx, on 06/10/2008, -1/+1Tell that to all of academia.

          Oh and I failed my chacha test because I cited wikireferences :(

          Basters!!!!
        • Ramble, on 06/10/2008, -0/+3Luckily Digg isn't academia. Wiki is sufficient for use on Digg, it's not sufficient for use in actual work.
  • D14BL0, on 06/09/2008, -3/+23Two sentences and a picture an article does not make.
    • pjwalen, on 06/09/2008, -4/+1Obviously you don't understand, it's an apple product! Sheesh. This is the beauty of minimalist design, description and editorializing is just bloat. The beauty is in it's simplicity.

      Haha, ok I lied, you're right.
    • Oboeshoes, on 06/09/2008, -1/+10Yoda? Is that you?
  • harrison5394, on 06/09/2008, -6/+9*waits for the Justin Long commercial that implies that Snow Leopard is a cooler name than Vista*
  • duckyinc, on 06/09/2008, -12/+5Snow Leopard is a stupid name, go petition against it :O
    • ray4389, on 06/09/2008, -3/+4I like it because it's a bad name and I hate Apple
    • Gauthic, on 07/09/2008, -2/+3The almighty Jobs has spoketh, therefore your petitions are futile.
    • prophx, on 06/09/2008, -3/+1Who care's about the name, give me a faster and more secure OS and I'm in.
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