Apple needs to give its iPhone, iPod Touch OSX platform a singular name. What should it be called?

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December 11, 2007
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Anonymous Coward (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 2:26am

It's already called 'OS X' as compared to 'Mac OS X' for the Mac. As it's essentially the same codebase, that's what it should be called too...

Anonymous (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 2:31am

OS X for iPhone or OS X Portable or Mobile OS X

apple enthusiastic (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 2:31am

Call it "OS X mobile", that's pretty much what it is. Right? ...

Mat May (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 2:35am

OSeXy

Oxi_metoxi (not verified) | December 18, 2007 - 7:32am

Cool name! Like it a lot.

iRoger (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 2:40am

The right name is:
Pod OS X

rj (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 3:17am

+1
Pod OS X

Anonymous Coward (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 2:52am

iOS.

Anonymous Coward is cool (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 4:21am

just 'touch'

Anonymous Coward (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 4:31am

I voted for Touch OSX, but really it should be called OS X Touch.

It does what it says on the tin.

It's OS X + Touchscreen capabilities.

Simple really.

 

M.

logan (not verified) | December 13, 2007 - 6:47pm

agreed on OSX touch

Anonymous Coward (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 4:42am

Diet OSX

Anonymous Coward (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 6:00am

iWorld

admin | December 11, 2007 - 6:22am

eWorld was such a success, why not?!

Anonymous Coward (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 6:23am

"Just OS X" would be my option

Anonymous Coward (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 6:32am

Mo-X

 

iKue (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 7:00am

I find myself continuosly referring to my iPod Touch as "iTouch". I think that pretty much sums it up.

David  (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 8:00am

Touch X

Michael Rosenthal (not verified) | December 12, 2007 - 10:40am

Almost...Any apparatus based on OS X and Touch technology should be referred to as "XTouch" cf. XServe the server technology based on OS X.

chad (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 8:48am

AppleM (m)

Think about it, IF they were to buy into 700MHz you would need a cross-platform lite OS which would work with TV, iPod Touch, iPhone, iPod and future devices. OSX is really, OS 10 and there are only 5 iterations left.

IF all of this were coming about as OSX was being introduced as 10.1, then I would definitely jump on the OSXm(obile) bandwagon.

Mike On Bike (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 9:10am

Leopard Cub

 

Mario Panighetti (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 10:09am

Why would an iPhone/iPod touch-integrated OS X that isn't sold separately need a special name? It's Mac OS X, just like the Apple TV-optimized version is.

Copychief (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 10:31am

Calling it OSX Mobile is a cop-out. Its mobility is not its shining point of differentiation. It's the touch interface. "Touch OSX" separates logically and linguistically from "Mac OSX". "Touch OSX" is also a command, an invitation to experience the difference. Clearly the best choice.

Anonymous Coward (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 10:45am

Calling it OSX Mobile is a cop-out. Its mobility is not its shining point of differentiation. It's the touch interface. "Touch OSX" separates logically and linguistically from "Mac OSX". "Touch OSX" is also a command, an invitation to experience the difference. Clearly the best choice.

That's exactly why it will still be called "OSX" as touch will be integrated back into the mainline. Right now touch is the differentiator, but don't expect that to last.

Anonymous Coward (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 10:49am

Apple OS

just_a_guy (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 12:23pm

why not just call it Leopard for Devices yet have everyone just call it leopard?

iPhonelessinVA (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 12:37pm

How about X-Men, no no, that's taken. How about TouchU!? No, okay. How about GenXer? Nope. How about Ten2Go? How about OSwee? (wee - as in little) - a take from Nintendo Wii... How about nliteten? (take from the word enlighten). How about TabbyPower? (take on Apple's OS Big Cat names like Tiger, Leopard etc to a smaller verson cat like Tabby)

ziggybop (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 1:09pm

OS X Ultimate Mobile 4 Biz, that's the ticket!

Apple needs to differentiate their OS just like MicroSoft. Apple needs to create branches of it's OS so it can justify future hires to fill that new building they're constructing in Cupertino. As MS has shown, confusing the customers with multiple OSs is the way to huge profits.

Steve (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 2:14pm

How 'bout

• MobiOS X (pronounced "mobius," from mobile OS X)

• TranspOS X (pronounced "transpose x" from transportable OS X)

• Xport (portable X)

Swen (not verified) | December 11, 2007 - 3:11pm

Call it simply MOBILE X