Mac OS X 'Panther': User at the Center

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Mac OS X 'Panther': User at the Center

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday April 22, 2003 @04:39AM from the piling-it-on dept.

MatthewRothenberg writes "Over at eWEEK, we believe we've got the drop on the much-discussed interface enhancements to Mac OS X 10.3, a k a Panther: The theme of this September release will be 'User at the Center,' an umbrella term for a variety of new features aimed at leapfrogging Microsoft when it comes to pervasive, user-focused computing. Niceties include user-configurable 'piles,' a fast-user-switching-type feature, and easy transferral of home directories among devices and the Web. Oh, and it's mo' definitely 64-bit-complete, too."

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OS X is based on BSD and BSD rules! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-04-22 04:42 · Score: 4, Funny

How can BSD be dying when it has a mascot like this?! Linux needs to get its act together if it's going to compete with the kind of hot chicks and gorgeous babes that BSD has to offer!

You just can't take Linux seriously when its fronted by losers like these. You Linux groupies need to find some sexy girls like her! I mean just look at this girl! Doesn't she make you hard? I know this little hottie floats my boat! This guy looks like he is about to cream his pants standing next to such a fox. As you can see, no man can resist this sexy little cock teaser. Even this old bearded Unix guru is apparently unable to take his eyes off her!

Join the campaign for more cute open source babes today!
1. Re:OS X is based on BSD and BSD rules! by MisterSquid · 2003-04-22 05:11 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  You forgot the best one!, definitely not your average teenage chick celebrity.
  
  ::fumbles OS X in a frenzied rush to BSD::
  
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2. Re:OS X is based on BSD and BSD rules! by Billly+Gates · 2003-04-22 09:30 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  I was under the impression that this is sco's new model after the recent lawsuit fiasco.
  
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Did he say... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-04-22 04:43 · Score: 3, Funny

piles?

I'm not touching those things.....

Yuck!
Cat got your tongue? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-04-22 04:45 · Score: 5, Funny

What's next? The "Cougar"?
1. Re: Cat got your tongue? by Hamster+Lover · 2003-04-22 04:52 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Only when OS X ten hits 30+.
2. Re: Cat got your tongue? by porkchop_d_clown · 2003-04-22 05:21 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Nope, in honor of certain new Safari features, 10.4 will be called "Tabby".
  
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3. Re: Cat got your tongue? by wazzzup · 2003-04-22 06:12 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  10.4 "Pussy" will be the next installment of the Mac OS using the cat-themed naming convention.
  
  Rumour has it they will really emphasise the lickable interface and of course change the color of all the buttons to pink. Since Steve Jobs announced this year as "The year of the laptop" for Apple, the ad slogan will be "Put a Pussy on your lap for the greatest user experience yet."
  
  They'll also announce that the new 64-bit processor designed to run this OS is not the long-awaited G5 but instead the relatively unknown G-Spot manufactured by Cervix...errr, I mean Cyrix.
  
  How sexy does Longhorn sound now? I expect a doubling of Apple's market share in 3 months after release.
Panth-ire? by dschuetz · 2003-04-22 04:45 · Score: 5, Funny

Anyone know how Jobs pronounces "Panther"?
1. Re:Panth-ire? by The+Placid+Casual · 2003-04-22 05:47 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  My money is on 'Pant Her' for sheer comedy value...
  
  But will Steve even be heard form behind the bullet proof glass, needed for when he announces there is no 970 for Apple, and Moto have a neat new chip out? ;-)
Holy Unavoidable Lawsuit Batman! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-04-22 04:50 · Score: 3, Funny

WTF? What on earth are they thinking making Apple's marketing campaign public over four months before it starts? Speculate on the hardware or software, fine. Make that public for page counts, for a little while. But can you imagine what it would be like if the Mini-me/Yao commercial was leaked this far before the laptops availability?!

They might actually be able to meet the demand by now.
'Panther' retires Sherlock by napa1m · 2003-04-22 05:04 · Score: 5, Funny

Rumor has it that in 'Panther' they have replaced the Sherlock application with the new bumbling 'Inspector'

here is a preview of their new ad campaign.

(credit where due: my friend andy is a hopeless mac addict with apparently too much time on his hands, this is his handiwork)

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Panzer by Kenshin · 2003-04-22 05:21 · Score: 4, Funny

I'm hoping for a German-like "Panzer". That would just be perfect.

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1. Re:Panzer by Kenshin · 2003-04-22 09:47 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Honestly, picture Steve Jobs in his usual black turtleneck, plus a monocle, shaking his fist!
  
  "Panza vill roll over ze enemy, and crush it!"
  
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Re:Doesn't matter by scrotch · 2003-04-22 05:30 · Score: 5, Funny

I'll never drive a Mercedes until they lower their hardware costs.

Those fascists.
Not Piles, Stacks! by Michael_Burton · 2003-04-22 06:38 · Score: 3, Funny

I would prefer to call piles "stacks." It sounds neater.

You could put all kinds of content in them, including pictures, text, sounds, video, user-programmable buttons, etc. And you could link items to other items in the same stack--or even items in different stacks! And if you could attach some sort of script to any item in a stack, that would be hyper cool!

I know... I know... that idea's waaaay too far ahead of its time.

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