Naming products while in development is nothing new and not exclusive to Apple. Microsoft names all of its beta versions of Windows after Canadian Rocky mountains: "Whistler", "Blackcomb", er... "Longhorn"??!
Apple has just chosen to market them with this "predator cat" image. On 10/29/03 9:15 AM, "Lincoln Dunn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The naming conventions stem from the original internal codenames of the > operating systems. It's marketing speak (denotes speed and agility, I > suppose) -- I don't entirely agree with it, but then, I don't understand > what "XP" means, either. :-) > > Lincoln > > On 10/29/03 5:42 AM, "Bryce Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> However nobody replied as to why the namings.... > -- Mac Canada is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Shop Canadian, visit Mantek Services <http://www.mantek.mb.ca> Low Prices That Will Keep YOU and Your MAC Smiling Educational discounts are now available Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac Canada info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-can.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-canada%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
