![]() I don't think Apple's naming scheme is a co-incidence. I also have a dog named Winston and somebody at the veterinarian's office once quipped that since I have Monty and Winston, all I need is a dog named Patton and I've got WWII completely covered. (Montgomery and Sherman.) In the US, it's been common practice to name tanks after generals. I've named some of my dogs after famous generals as kind of an inside joke. ![]() I'm sure there's a winter version, we just have to find it. Well, Leopard 2 isn't really a catchy name, is it? □ But we'll see what the next version will be named, and continue to guess from there. WOuld be nice to ask the people behind it. But definitely, every German I've meet have been a nice person and I've been to Germany many times – let me also state that it was in no way an attempt to say or imply anything bad about Germany.Ībsolutely, it could be coincidental, or absolutely intentional. Well, actually, Panther and Tiger tanks were indeed part of World War 2. Yes, lots of guesses, but I like this unexpected, coincidental or not, connection. But I agree, many of them aren't that well-discussed, Well, they were a good craft, but some were used at a bad time in history…Īctually, from what I've heard at least, the Tiger tank is the most well-known tank. Posted in Apple/Mac, Fun, iPhone, Technology Maybe my guess for the next iPhone to be named iPhone 3G SS isn’t so far off after all… □ And sure, I can see why you would like to name something after great mighty cats.īut, what I really think, is that if you’re going to name a product line of any kind, don’t you just stop a moment to think, to contemplate:Ī) Have anyone else used this naming convention?ī) Could there be any kind of negative connection? ![]() I’m really not sure where all this comes from, and it might just be coincidence – trust me, I’m not implying that Apple is some kind of Neo-Nazi movement in disguise (thinking about when especially the Tiger tank was mostly active). #Mac os names mac os x#234/2 “Puma” Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar Tanks: Jaguar 1 and Jaguar 2 Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Tank: Panther Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Tanks: Tiger 1 and Tiger 2 Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Tanks: Leopard 1 and Leopard 2 Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Haven’t found the corresponding tank yet, but I’m sure it exists… □ Really In German armored vehicles and Apple Mac OS X all these are listed, but please allow me to present a short list: Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Tank: Flugabwehrkanonenpanzer Gepard (Gepard in German means Cheetah in English) Mac OS X 10.1 Puma Tank: Sd.Kfz. When I got back online, I did a quick search, and Internet being what it is, naturally I hadn’t been the only one thinking about it. Names of tanks and operating system versions ![]() Not being just a man, but a computer geek as well, it hit me that the name of German tanks are the same as the name of OS X versions. Big men talk about big guns, right? So, we were discussing different German tank models. We were sitting around a table in the beautiful Swedish archipelago, having a drink and chatting a little. Apple Mac OS X versions named after German tanks? Published on Wednesday, September 2, 2009ĭuring this summer, I realized that Apple’s naming of versions seems a tad odd… ![]()
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