Where OS X 'Big Cat' code names REALLY come from

tuaw.com — OK, so imagine this: You're Apple Computer, Inc. and it's December 1997. You've just blocked British Mac-clone maker Shaye from licensing Mac OS 8, thereby putting it pretty much out of luck for new products. Still, there's something kind of catchy about Shaye's branding... something vaguely feline: Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard... Mar 10, 2007 View in Crawl 4