Please use one. Thank you.

Too funny. The article was tongue in cheek. Geez.

Whenever I see Guest posts, it's almost always negative.

"I want to be rude or dump on this article" but I dont' want to log in so people will know who I am.

I find most of the worthless comments are from guests and thankfully guests posts aren't automatically viewed.

Have an opinion, log in and say it!

Having said that, this article is a fun look at the death knell and I love it.

I still once in a while post here, but strictly as a guest. Because most comments are too silly or shrill. Which goes against the fact that TMO is actually one of the nicest mac websites around.

I could still log in and post, but things get personal enough here as it is.

Spell checking: I fear I hadn't! That has been corrected now, though, and I appreciate the note.

As to whether or not I was punked, as I noted in the column, it's possible. If Mr. Seibold's column is a joke, however, it wasn't over the top enough to be truly funny, but whatever. Comedy is in the eye of the beholder.

. . . I might get flamed for this but. . . what the hey. I think that the BRAND Mac may be replaced by something else by 2010. That being said the actual meat on the bone (OS X and X2 etc an dthe Hardware) will remain the 'whole widget.' So it will be the iComputer or something. . .lol now thats funny!

Never-never; they'll never run out!

I have enough logins to keep track of, I don't need more to make a comment about Macs.

The article is ridiculous, and I don't think he's joking - I think he really believes Vista will be the death of OS X, and the dearth of new cat names will hurt Apple's chances to upgrade their OS.

What shite.

The problem is that a Windoze cultist/fanatic could easily say everything mentioned above and be dead-serious. Well, one would have to wonder about the cat-name comment.

I hope they don't get to the point of using the Hello Kitty to name an OS http://www.sanrio.com/hellokitty/

As to spelling. Bryan what are you using to create pages? I often write copy in TextEdit or something where I can turn on auto-spelling and then paste it into GoLive.

It is also appropriate to look at the revanue brought in by mac computers vs. that of the ipod. Apple actually made more money during 2005 selling computers than ipods. I'm pretty sure that the difference between the revanues was about $200 million. With this in mind, the ipod is by no means their only profit making product.

Also, look out for Apple computers being able to boot Windows Vista. Vista will supposedly support EFI, which would theoretically make it possible to boot both OS from the same hardware.

One can be a member and remain anonymous. That's why you make up a Handle! Example: NoVaMAc, is not my real name...

Feline titles will never run dry, or I figure apple has a few decades worth of cats, if they wish to exhaust them all.
There are currently 36 different species of wild cats. The cats, or the Family Felidae, belong to the Order Carnivora - the carnivores.

Apple Rules The know Universe

Who gives a frack about grammer! Well, obviously a few. But, this is not, The Grannys english class from hell Observer.
As for guest who has too many logins...ever hear of auto-fill??? I don't know half of my names or passwords...that's what computers are for!!!

Winblows Vista...what happened to longborn? Muhahahaha

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One can be a member and remain anonymous. That's why you make up a Handle! Example: NoVaMAc, is not my real name...e

Do you really think that I am Al Swearengen of the Gem Salon in Deadwood? He is my alter ego, my nom de blog http://www.hbo.com/deadwood/cast/character/alswearengen.shtml Truth be told I am more like Seth Bullock with a "dose" of Doc Cochran thrown in, but sometimes I have to get out of the real world.

It is probably time I get a new handle, maybe something out of Shakespeare.

Haha. Hamlet or Julius Ceaser?

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NoVaMac wrote:
One can be a member and remain anonymous. That's why you make up a Handle! Example: NoVaMAc, is not my real name...e

Do you really think that I am Al Swearengen of the Gem Salon in Deadwood? He is my alter ego, my nom de blog http://www.hbo.com/deadwood/cast/character/alswearengen.shtml Truth be told I am more like Seth Bullock with a "dose" of Doc Cochran thrown in, but sometimes I have to get out of the real world.

It is probably time I get a new handle, maybe something out of Shakespeare.

They're using Leopard for 10.5, so they only need four more (10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9).

Sabretooth?
Lynx? (nice web wordplay there)
Bobcat?
Kashmir? (yes, its a cat breed. So's Safari, matter of fact).

Gotta agree that lack of cat names has to be the DUMBEST reason ever why Apple would stop doing something. What was that guy thinkin'?

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Haha. Hamlet or Julius Ceaser?
It is probably time I get a new handle, maybe something out of Shakespeare.

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Maybe Sir Toby Belch from Twelfth Night; "Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?"

Maybe a clamshell iBook? Naw. Dvorak probably would win.

> Bryan Chaffin began using Apple computers in 1983 in a high school BASIC programming class. He started using Macs in 1990 when the Kinko's guy taught him how to use Aldus PageMaker, finally buying a Power Computing Power 100 in 1995. Today, Bryan is the Editor of The Mac Observer, and has contributed to the print versions of MacAddict and MacFormat (UK).

Wow. What chops. LOL

Somehow I have a feeling that Mac OS X v. 10.X.X Bobcat will never happen ( but, come to think of it...)

I agree with every one else that the Cat Name argument is one of the lamest (if not the lamest) in ADKC history. Someone has to go easy on the crack.

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Unless Steve and company start genetically engineering new cats, the Mac is in serious trouble .

Whew.

Actually, Bryan, I think your summarising of reason #3 is incorrect.

Reason #3: Now that Macs run on Intel too, people will be able to directly compare them with Dell or HP machines and see that the non-Macs are significantly cheaper.

Rebuttal: Significantly cheaper only if you are willing to settle for the cut-down version rather than adding several hundred $ to (say) Dell's advertised priced for a similarly spec-ed (ie complete) machine. Which is cheaper on any given day depends a lot on where you are in Apple and Dell's respective pricing cycles (Apple's seems to be a lot longer, 4-6 months or more). And that's without considering TCO or longevity, or non-financial needs like usability.

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> Bryan Chaffin began using Apple computers in 1983 in a high school BASIC programming class. He started using Macs in 1990 when the Kinko's guy taught him how to use Aldus PageMaker, finally buying a Power Computing Power 100 in 1995. Today, Bryan is the Editor of The Mac Observer, and has contributed to the print versions of MacAddict and MacFormat (UK).

Wow. What chops. LOL

I think you are misusing "chops," which is usually used to refer to someone's execution of a particular task.

For instance, a drummer's chops usually refer to his ability to play fast, to play complicated rudiments well, etc.

A writer's chops would often refer to his ability to turn a phrase, evoke imagery, etc.

Try again, though, at whatever it is you were attempting to say.

Bryan
Editor
TMO

I knew this article would be placed in the death knell pile. All it's worth is a pile of stupidity from reason 1 to 5. Vista being the most pointless reason of all since it hasn't been released yet and may not be until 2007.

I don't think in all the years reading your articles and comments, I have ever seen you so steamed. I'm sure I've never seen you write the word "crap," though this time, it was well placed.

Listen, I'm from New Jersey. If you want, I'll just go 'chastise' this guy for yuz.

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Actually, Bryan, I think your summarising of reason #3 is incorrect.

Thanks Nom (and I so love that name and the books it came from). You are correct. In my haste to get this published, I misremembered #3. I have corrected the column accordingly, and I appreciate the note!

Bryan
Editor
TMO

Thanks iJack. I wasn't so much angry as annoyed that I had to take the time to rebut such a silly piece.

No breaking of legs, however, will be necessary....

Anyway Apple can always change its naming scheme from cats to other animals. Think about it... some raptor names for example..

"Up until now we made you run like leopards and Jaguars, but from now on you'll fly Higher than the clouds!

Presenting Mac OsX 10.7 - Eagle! "

Cheers

Yes I realize auto-fill exists. However, I am not always on my iBook. Sometimes I'm viewing TMO at a relatives's house, or a friend's, at work or a public computer somewhere.

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Anyway Apple can always change its naming scheme from cats to other animals. Think about it... some raptor names for example..

"Up until now we made you run like leopards and Jaguars, but from now on you'll fly Higher than the clouds!

Presenting Mac OsX 10.7 - Eagle! "

Cheers

Sorry, but... ghey.

Semeyaza's right about Apple not needing to use "cool cat names" to market the OS. Who'd be dumb enough to believe that they do?

Excuse me?

Oh, yes, I forgot...

Cool naming is just a marketing perk: Apple has already got such a good system, called OS X (a pretty cool name in itself, compared to Windows Vista or System 7.1 Pro), tha they don't really need the "Tiger" nickname for the product to be successful.

Most of this thread is more proof not to allow guests to post.

not sure if anyone has mentioned this but there are 37 species of cats so apple still has plenty more before the list runs dry. just think , OSX ocelot or for the server, how appropriate would OSX serval be!

FYI, there are 37 species of cats so apple still has plenty more before the list runs dry. just think , OSX ocelot or for the server, how appropriate would OSX serval be!