OS X 10.9 Mavericks: The Ars Technica Review

No longer an apex predator, OS X takes some time for introspection.

by John Siracusa
Oct 22 2013
Ars Technica

After a dozen years and nine major releases, OS X has had a full 
life: the exuberance of youth, gradually maturing into adulthood, and 
now, perhaps, entering its dotage. When I am an old operating system 
I shall wearŠ leather?

The 2011 release of OS X 10.7 Lion seemed to mark the natural 
endpoint of the "big cat" naming scheme. But Apple couldn't resist 
the lure of the "cat, modifier cat" naming pattern, releasing OS X 
10.8 Mountain Lion a year later. Perhaps it just wanted to give its 
cat nine lives.

The 10th major release, OS X 10.9 Mavericks, is named after an 
awkwardly plural California surfing spot, finally ending the feline 
dynasty. But what part of the operating system's existence is this? 
The afterlife?

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http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/10/os-x-10-9/


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