You Guys, have it all wrong. "Apple" has never will do A Mac OS X (10.4.10) Update. Trust Me, this'll be the Final Update to "Tiger".
"Cheeta" (10.0), (10.0.4)
"Puma" (10.1), (10.1.5)
"Jaguar" (10.2), (10.2.8)
"Panther" (10.3), (10.3.9)
"Tiger" (10.4), (10.4.9)
"Leopard" (10.5), (10.5.8/10.5.9)
Now Guys, do You finally see A pattern here or not? It's so very clear that "Apple" has never has done A double digit ending Update and most very likely that they never will. That's why they're taking there Sweet Time on Releasing-It out because they most likely want to avoid doing an Mac OS X (10.4.10) Update. That's why that they're WithHolding it for so long. Get-It?
Now Guys, do You finally see A pattern here or not? It's so very clear that "Apple" has never has done A double digit ending Update and most very likely that they never will. That's why they're taking there Sweet Time on Releasing-It out because they most likely want to avoid doing an Mac OS X (10.4.10) Update. That's why that they're WithHolding it for so long. Get-It?
Inventing two data points to support your pattern hurts your argument because they are your speculation.
The reason there has never been a double-digit point release is?
There's never been a need for one.
Yeah, gee, that was hard. This may change. It may not change. We might see a 10.4.10. We might not. Some people's cluelessness about maths, however, will have zero impact on it. Point releases get made to fix bugs (and sometimes introduce minor new features), not to educate idiots.
Hell, they could screw you all up and release a 10.4.9A and then a 10.4.9B or whatever they want.... or heaven forbid Mac OS 2007 Service Pack 1...... software companies can release their versions in whatever format they choose and it has no basis on anything mathematical other that being a logical progression to show an increment from the previous version.
Now wait A minute. You were the excact same people that said that there wasn't going to be an Mac OS X (10.4.8) or Mac OS X (10.4.9) Update for that matter. Now your talking about (10.4.10) and (10.4.12)? You Guys are double minded. Somebody, please Make-Up your Minds!!!
I do not think that there will be a 10.4.1x update SIMPLY because Apple is all about the whole experience, down to the very last detail. Your average Joe Blow user (not geeks like most of us) will be confused by it. I understand that this is obviously NOT a decimal-based system, however your average user will not see it that way.
I agree, "Security Updates" will take the place of a 10.4.1x version path. That or a 10.4.9[A|B|C|...] is a possibility. However, I am leaning more towards the "Security Updates" path.
I've heard that "Leopard" is Coming-Out @ the end of March. Since "Apple" is still WithHolding the Mac OS X (10.4.9) Update @ Bay, then why in the World that they want To-Do an Mac OS X (10.4.10) Update???
No One said they'd "do" an Update To (10.4.10) Just because They wanted to. The "entire" Reason That We said it was "possible" was If Leopard was coming out in June, because Over Four "months" without an Update would be Rare. Yes???
And besides, the info that Leopard is coming out at the end of March is sheer speculation, I assume you saw it at ThinkSecret. May happen, may not. If it does, then there's little time between 10.4.9 and Leopard, in which case the likelihood of 10.4.10 decreases significantly. If Leopard does go to the end of Spring, ie, into June, then the likelihood of 10.4.10 goes up significantly. We won't know until we see what happens, obviously.
What is fairly certain, is that choosing not to release 10.4.10 *solely* because it might confuse some yahoos is a really, really *REALLY* unlikely outcome.
The other day, I was drinking in a local bar, and there was this drunk Apple employee who was muttering something about Steve Jobs wanting an update after 10.4.9 to distract from his options fiasco.
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"Cheeta" (10.0), (10.0.4)
"Puma" (10.1), (10.1.5)
"Jaguar" (10.2), (10.2.8)
"Panther" (10.3), (10.3.9)
"Tiger" (10.4), (10.4.9)
"Leopard" (10.5), (10.5.8/10.5.9)
Now Guys, do You finally see A pattern here or not? It's so very clear that "Apple" has never has done A double digit ending Update and most very likely that they never will. That's why they're taking there Sweet Time on Releasing-It out because they most likely want to avoid doing an Mac OS X (10.4.10) Update. That's why that they're WithHolding it for so long. Get-It?
"Tiger" (10.4), (10.4.9)
"Leopard" (10.5), (10.5.8/10.5.9)
Now Guys, do You finally see A pattern here or not? It's so very clear that "Apple" has never has done A double digit ending Update and most very likely that they never will. That's why they're taking there Sweet Time on Releasing-It out because they most likely want to avoid doing an Mac OS X (10.4.10) Update. That's why that they're WithHolding it for so long. Get-It?
Inventing two data points to support your pattern hurts your argument because they are your speculation.
There's never been a need for one.
Yeah, gee, that was hard. This may change. It may not change. We might see a 10.4.10. We might not. Some people's cluelessness about maths, however, will have zero impact on it. Point releases get made to fix bugs (and sometimes introduce minor new features), not to educate idiots.
"Puma" (10.1), (10.1.5)
"Jaguar" (10.2), (10.2.8)
"Panther" (10.3), (10.3.9)
"Tiger" (10.4), (10.4.10)
"Leopard" (10.5), (10.5.11/10.5.12)
I see a pattern, no doubt...
That is why 10.4.10 wont be much of a problem i think.
Guys trust Me, it'll never ever happen, alright.
That's not a rational argument.
I do not think that there will be a 10.4.1x update SIMPLY because Apple is all about the whole experience, down to the very last detail. Your average Joe Blow user (not geeks like most of us) will be confused by it. I understand that this is obviously NOT a decimal-based system, however your average user will not see it that way.
I agree, "Security Updates" will take the place of a 10.4.1x version path. That or a 10.4.9[A|B|C|...] is a possibility. However, I am leaning more towards the "Security Updates" path.
I've heard that "Leopard" is Coming-Out @ the end of March. Since "Apple" is still WithHolding the Mac OS X (10.4.9) Update @ Bay, then why in the World that they want To-Do an Mac OS X (10.4.10) Update???
And besides, the info that Leopard is coming out at the end of March is sheer speculation, I assume you saw it at ThinkSecret. May happen, may not. If it does, then there's little time between 10.4.9 and Leopard, in which case the likelihood of 10.4.10 decreases significantly. If Leopard does go to the end of Spring, ie, into June, then the likelihood of 10.4.10 goes up significantly. We won't know until we see what happens, obviously.
What is fairly certain, is that choosing not to release 10.4.10 *solely* because it might confuse some yahoos is a really, really *REALLY* unlikely outcome.
10.4.9v2 CONFIRMED!!