Thoughts on “back to the mac”

Apple sent out the invitations for an media event on 20th. It invitations are notoriously brief but show a lion peaking through a slightly jar apple logo with the caption “Back to the Mac”

The blogosphere is alit with speculation that the new mac os version will 10.7 code named “Lion”. Most blogs also are saying (quoting the recent Apple patent applications) it will bring the convergence of ios with mac os and will mark the new touch capable hybrid macs capable of running ios & macos

I do agree that this will be next in the macos X series. The Lion is an strong indication that this is the continuation of the feline scheme. So I do think that it will be macos 10.7. I am just not buying the “Lion” name. its too non-appley. The lion is just too pedestrian a name. I think it might be called Leo.

Also merging of MacOs with iOS will be a huge step. I thnk i t deserves its own version jump rather than just an dot release bump. Apple has made very incremental upgrades fot its dot releases in the X series named after felines. Merging two different Oses into a single hybrid OS seems to call for an entire new version. As this is clearly an Feline Os and thus an incremental release.

I do agree that Apple has to eventually release a hybrid OS. Apple would save it for an much bigger event may be the next ADC. It will herald a new macos era. It just make sense. The OS being announced next week will be just another incremental update