Why Apple Keeps iOS Names a Secret



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The original iPhone project was code-named Purple. Purple Experience Project, or PEP if you want to get fancy. The iPhone hardware had its own codenames. The typical, boring letters and numbers of all Apple hardware codenames. M68 for the original. N82 for the 3G. N88 for the 3GS. You get the idea.

But the software… the software had way more interesting code names. And like I said, I all caps love them…

20 thoughts on “Why Apple Keeps iOS Names a Secret

  1. We didn't even know about OS code names until vaporware like Pink and Talingent and Dylan and Copland and Rhapsody. As in "No, we really are working on a big future for the Mac."
    It wasn't until 10.2 Jaguar that we knew the Mac OS X code names (and we finally upgraded to Mac OS X because it actually seemed ready). 
    Apple really pushed that name Jaguar. You were nothing if you didn't have it. 
    After that the code names just became routine, like "I knew what the name of the previous OS was, so what's the name of the new one?"

  2. Always enjoy your videos with historical information! I enjoy learning more about Apple 🍎 through them. I look forward to future videos. Blessings on your day.

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