The encyclopedia entry should be under the full product name, not the casual abbreviation. --TBH 12:44, 10 January 2008 (MST)

I think either way works. The company even says "mac" in their own commercials and on their boxes. --Mwn3d 12:53, 10 January 2008 (MST)
Since languages support environments rather than computers or companies, perhaps this link should be named Mac OS X instead. After all, there is no "Apple Computer". The corporation runs no code, and Apple made many incompatible computers (Apple ][, Mac OS Classic, Newton, Mac OS X). --IanOsgood 10:13, 11 January 2008 (MST)
I agree that OS is a better focus than company name. The page should be named Macintosh OS X. --10:27, 11 January 2008 (MST)
Disagree on name. Everyone in the industry calls it "Mac OS X", including Apple. All references I could find here on Rosetta Code also use the abbreviation. --IanOsgood 11:12, 11 January 2008 (MST)
OK! I give up.  :) --TBH

Merge with Mac OS?

I reviewed this page and Mac OS (yes, I wrote that one), and I think that perhaps the content here should be merged into the other one, with my info on older versions given in a "pre-X" section or something, and then changing this one to a redirect (and changing the current redirects appropriately). If that sounds good, I'm willing to do it. -- Eriksiers 21:12, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

I'll upvote that. --Mwn3d 01:01, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
Agreed. —Donal Fellows 09:23, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
Done. -- Eriksiers 15:30, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
Disagree. As I said above, Apple and the rest of the industry call it "Mac OS X". The old OS (and its simulator) is called "Mac OS Classic". But I guess I'm too late into this argument. :) --IanOsgood 20:01, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
My reasoning is based on personal experience. In the geeky places I frequent, both on- and offline, if a person mentions "Mac OS", it's generally understood that they're talking about either OSX, or the entire Mac OS line in general. (Context rules all.) To talk about pre-X versions, one would say "pre-X Mac OS" or "classic Mac OS", or refer to a specific version (i.e. "OS 8" or "System 6" or whatever). -- Eriksiers 21:58, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
Return to "Mac OS X" page.