2010 – 2011retired
Dell Streak
“Five inches too soon, forever too loved”
“The cat that let the iPad raise your desktop. Purr loudly, big friend.”
OS X Lion, version 10.7, was the eighth major release of Apple's Mac operating system, previewed at the 'Back to the Mac' event in October 2010 and released via the Mac App Store on July 20, 2011. It brought many of the developments Apple had made in iOS to the desktop, including an easily navigable display of installed applications and support for the Mac App Store. Fans took to it quickly: Apple reported over one m
Lion's era quietly bookended two leaderships — 10.7.1 was the last version of Mac OS X released under CEO Steve Jobs, while 10.7.2 and later arrived under Tim Cook, and 10.7.5 added Gatekeeper. Then, like every OS X cat before it, Lion gave way to the next release and took its place in the pride of versions past. It remains remembered as the update that taught the Mac to speak a little iPhone.
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“Five inches too soon, forever too loved”
“It saw you wave. It never needed a controller. Rest easy, Project Natal.”
“A unit of knowledge, measured, and found lighter than Wikipedia.”