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The history of macOS, Apple's current Mac operating system formerly named Mac OS X until 2011 and then OS X until 2016, began with the company's project to replace its "classic" Mac OS. That system, up to and including its final release Mac OS 9 , was a direct descendant of the operating system Apple had used in its Mac computers since their ...
macOS. macOS, originally Mac OS X, previously shortened as OS X, is an operating system developed and marketed by Apple since 2001. It is the primary operating system for Apple's Mac computers. Within the market of desktop and laptop computers, it is the second most widely used desktop OS, after Microsoft Windows and ahead of all Linux ...
Mac OS X Panther (version 10.3) is the fourth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system. It followed Mac OS X Jaguar and preceded Mac OS X Tiger . It was released on October 24, 2003, with the retail price of US$ 129 [ 3 ] for a single user and US$ 199 [ 3 ] for a five user, family license.
Mac OS X Tiger (version 10.4) is the 5th major release of macOS, Apple 's desktop and server operating system for Mac computers. Tiger was released to the public on April 29, 2005 for US$ 129.95 as the successor to Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. Included features were a fast searching system called Spotlight, a new version of the Safari web browser ...
macOS Sequoia (version 15) is the twenty-first and current major release of Apple 's macOS operating system, the successor to macOS Sonoma. It was announced at WWDC 2024 on June 10, 2024. [4] In line with Apple's practice of naming macOS releases after landmarks in California, it is named after Sequoia National Park, located in the Sierra ...
macOS Monterey (version 12) is the eighteenth major release of macOS, Apple 's desktop operating system for Macintosh computers. The successor to macOS Big Sur, it was announced at WWDC 2021 on June 7, 2021, [3][4][5][6] and released on October 25, 2021. [7][8] macOS Monterey was succeeded by macOS Ventura, which was released on October 24, 2022.
In 1999, Mac OS X Server 1.0 was released, followed by Mac OS X 10.0, the first consumer release of the Mac OS X. From the release of Mac OS X 10.0 until early 2007, Mac OS X was the only software platform. In early 2007, iPhone OS was introduced, increasing the number of software platforms by one, from one to two. In 2010, iPhone OS was ...
macOS. macOS Ventura (version 13) is the nineteenth major release of macOS, Apple 's operating system for Macintosh computers. The successor to macOS Monterey, it was announced at WWDC 2022 on June 6, 2022, and launched on October 24, 2022. [3] macOS Ventura was succeeded by macOS Sonoma, which was released on September 26, 2023.