Is OS X different in the UK/Europe?

[sethypoo]

A co-worker and I are having a disagreement on whether or not Mac OS X is different in the UK versus the US. Are there any GUI differences?

Is there a difference?

 

[mnkeybsness]

no. simple as that.

it is the same everywhere... all just depends on what language you choose... but then the only difference is the language that you use.

 

[SpaceMagic]

most definitely no differences.

There have been minor things like iPhoto shop not working in Europe or the iTunes music store... but that's all sorted now... and they are just extras

There are no differences.

 

[grabberslasher]

Ever since OS 9 came out we have been using the international version of mac os. In 8.6 and earlier there was a british version B8.6 with "wastebasket" instead of "trash", but in OS 9 it went international Z9.0, replacing the wastebasket.

 

[rendezvouscp]

Ever since OS 9 came out we have been using the international version of mac os. In 8.6 and earlier there was a british version B8.6 with "wastebasket" instead of "trash", but in OS 9 it went international Z9.0, replacing the wastebasket.

Wow, that's very interesting. I never knew they did that.
–Chase

 

[grabberslasher]

Wow, that's very interesting. I never knew they did that.
–Chase

I only remember it because all the British magazines were complaining that we lost the "wastebasket". Anyway, if you check OS 9 it has a Z model number, and OS 8 a B model number.

 

[Nermal]

I'd rather have Wastebasket thanks, Trash sounds so American

 

[grabberslasher]

Found an article:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/11/05/apple_drops_british_english_macos/

Apple drops British English MacOS

A week after astounding UK Mac users by pulling out of its own show, Apple has apparently knocked the localised version of MacOS 9 on the head. According to UK sources cited by US newssite MacCentral, Apple UK is keeping mum on the plan, relying on the fact that most users intalling the 'International English' version won't spot the fact that it isn't 'British English'. We'd suggest the change from Wastebasket to Trash would be a bit of a giveaway, but clearly Apple doesn't think so. Still, the change from the rugged 'Trash' to the genteel, home counties 'Wastebasket' isn't so naff an Anglicisation as AOL's pointless switch from 'You've got mail' to 'You've got post'. The UK users cited by MacCentral clearly consider all this a Very Bad Thing. One complains about the despoilation of the purity of British English, others grumble about the lack of UK-specific plug-ins for the MacOS' Internet search technology, Sherlock. More worrying is the effect on software, most notably QuarkXPress, which requires a localised version of the OS, though a quick solution to the problem is not beyond Quark, which, it has to be said responded very quickly to the software's requirement of a floppy drive when Apple ommitted said from its Power Mac line earlier this year. Our take on the issue is rather more positive. Having been forced in the past to wait months for Apple to localise the MacOS for UK Macs, it will be nice for once to get the damn thing immediately. And while we're concerned about the missing 'u' in the Colors control panel, we're not entirely convinced our productivity will go down the tubes as a result. ®