Invites went out this week for “Back to the Mac”, an event happening on October 20, which includes a sneak peek of the future version of Mac OS X.
Whether 10.7 is a completely revamped OS or just an extension to 10.6 remains to be seen, however if one considers the minor progression of Leopard (10.5) to Snow Leopard (10.6), which was more like a revision than a version, then the designation of “Lion” (10.7) should bring a lot of powerful changes. We’re excited!
Apple started using wild cats as nicknames for the release of OS X. 10.0 was named “Cheetah”, 10.1 became “Puma”, 10.2 was “Jaguar”, 10.3 was “Panther”, 10.4 was “Tiger”, 10.5 was “Leopard” and the latest version, 10.6 is named “Snow Leopard”. These were internal code names at Apple, which as we all know became a successful marketing strategy for the OS X. And at this point it looks like OS X 10.7 will be named “Lion”.