Pick up your favorite drink right now and pour it on the ground: OS X is dead.
But macOS 11 lives, and its name is Big Sur.
But do you want to find more out about Big Sur specifically?
Well,head here.
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Everyone else, strap in.
Lets start with what happened yesterday.
During the keynote itself, Apple revealed that Big Sur wasnt macOS 10.16 as many people expected.
Im aprofessional), but it was something I caught in my reading afterwards.
Specifically, bythis Reddit thread.
So props to you, people.
A brief history of OS X
OS X was launched to the public in 2001.
This marks a nice dividing line between old and modern Apple.
In other words, everything at Apple got a lot more legit.
Andprofessional(my word of the day).
Anyway, the beginning of the OS X period were the Big Cat years.
That includes the introduction of iTunes (RIP), Garageband, Safari, and the App Store.
All things we take for granted now, but were hugely influential.
OS X also spanned the shift from Power PC processors to Intel, something thatbegan in 2005.
But lets get back to those Big Cat years.
Glorious days to be an Apple fan, for sure.
At the end of the Big Cat years, there was another interesting change.
This changed with the release of the Landmarks versions of OS X.
At least, itbettercontinue with this.
Lets not tarnish the wonderful name of OS X, now.
And its an important thing to remember.
But what does this actuallymean?Why has Apple made this decision?
In my mind, there are two main reasons.
The first weve already mentioned: the move toApple-created ARM chips.
And you’re able to see Apple planning for this already.
Is that a good or bad thing?
Well, its simply too early to tell.
macOS is dead, long live macOS!
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