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Whats next 11.1 or 12?
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I'm assuming they will take on the numbering scheme from iOS. Big Sur will be 11.0, 11.0.1, 11.1, 11.1.5, etc. etc.
Next big macOS update will be 12.0.
Steve Jobs said Mac OS X (10.x.x) was going to be around for 20 years, and we pretty much just passed the 20 year mark. The new numbering scheme will be more in line with Apple's current offerings.
Next big macOS update will be 12.0.
Steve Jobs said Mac OS X (10.x.x) was going to be around for 20 years, and we pretty much just passed the 20 year mark. The new numbering scheme will be more in line with Apple's current offerings.
Well if Apple does this than you got like 20 years before Apple moves to Mac OS 12.0.0
But if Apple just numbers it than in 20 years there would be Mac OS 19 and in 40 years from now Mac OS 39
not sure they want version 30 or 40.
With the old way be more cleaner than not getting really high version numbers in number of years from now.
Or in 100 years from now Mac OS version 99. And well Apple may not want that.
But what about iOS? that will be on 34 or 44. When iOS 10 came out i wondered if they would switch to 10.1, but they didn't.
Or they could just call it some thing different like windows that stop number counting.
I think Bubble's referring to the "Windows as a Service" model, Windows 10 is the "last" Windows version released, all future releases are being built to upgrade 10. No 11, 12, 13, etc.
And yeah, I was talking about major number updates, not hotfix numbers. The next release of macOS will be 12, after that, 13, etc. just like iOS.
Honestly, I think they switched to the iOS numbering scheme until a complete OS rewrite happens and a rebrand could possibly continue. (Considering iPads and Macs are in the same chip architecture, why not have them run 1 OS on both!)
hi all
I was wounding what do you think apple will do with Mac OS 11 updates will they keep them the same has it all ways has been or will they stream line the updates like they do with IOS and start giving us like Mac OS 11.1 11.2 and so forth and give us Mac OS 12 next year at WWDC
I was wounding what do you think apple will do with Mac OS 11 updates will they keep them the same has it all ways has been or will they stream line the updates like they do with IOS and start giving us like Mac OS 11.1 11.2 and so forth and give us Mac OS 12 next year at WWDC
I think it'll be like iOS, meaning next year we'll get 12. And maybe instead of the security updates that only change the build code, we'll actually get some 11.x.x version numbers like iOS too. Not sure though.
no one knows until we get there; this is apple, they'll do what they plan to do. no harm of course, in speculation, but that's all we can do right now: speculate.
I suspect that one can follow the clean, fresh installation route for OS 11.x. That is what I plan on doing, at the appropriate time.
We'll have a pretty good idea after the first OS update. Whether it is 11.1 or 11.0.1. My guess is it'll be full version numbers on upgrades.
To me, it makes no difference what it is called. And as it is, I certainly will not be upgrading right away. Due to waiting for Tech Tool Pro to have a Big Sur update available, I suspect I will not be "upgrading" (actually a clean installation) until the 3rd update for Big Sur. But as Arnie says, No Problemo, as 1) a lot of the bugs with initial releases of Big Sur will be worked out by then, 2) I see nothing earth shattering in OS 11.x for me to have right away, and 3) Catalina runs fine.
Here was your deleted post:
"good thing you told us! and makes sense that you're posting on the big sur forum, even tho you're not running it, nor planning to for some time...
"How can you be so narrow minded? I thought we are here to exchange ideas, thoughts, etc.? But maybe you don't subscribe to that. If that's the case, you are in the wrong place!
Here was your deleted post:
"good thing you told us! and makes sense that you're posting on the big sur forum, even tho you're not running it, nor planning to for some time...
How can you be so narrow minded? I thought we are here to exchange ideas, thoughts, etc.? But maybe you don't subscribe to that. If that's the case, you are in the wrong place!
your choice to not let it go. i felt bad about my post, and...felt sorry for you.
this is a thread about the upgrade naming convention apple will use with the OS, but you felt you had to talk about your needs unrelated to the topic at hand.
saddest still; that we're here discussing this at all. so will bow out of the thread, and hope you're mature enough to do the same.
You are the one that made that narrow minded post, not me. And there is nothing wrong with the post I made above. I was disappointed, though, that I was responding to a post you made. Should have known you would be immature again, and just posted my reply, instead of quoting yours.
And see no reason why I need to bow out. I made a reasonable post, and I suspect I can make some contribution. And it's always good to read other replies (except ones by you, of course!). So, I am going to stay.
I expect will switch to the ios numbering model now, the only reason they ever stuck to the 10 was the catchy name..