1. Mac OS

2. History
Mac OS X Public Beta
“Kodiak”
Released Sept13, 2000

3. History
Mac OS X v10.0
“Cheetah”
Released Mar24, 2001

4. History
Mac OS X v10.1
“Puma”
Released Sept25, 2001

5. History
Mac OS X v10.2
“Jaguar”
Released Aug24, 2002

6. History
Mac OS X v10.3
“Panther”
Released Oct24, 2003

7. History
Mac OS X v10.4
“Tiger”
Released Apr29, 2005

8. History
Mac OS X v10.5
“Leopard”
Released Oct26, 2007

9. History
Mac OS X v10.6
“Snow Leopard”
Released Aug28, 2009

10. Features Aqua GUI Time Machine ColorSync Screen Sharing Quartz Extreme
Finder
Exposé
Quick Look
FileVault
Spotlight
Automator
Dock
Dashboard
Front Row
iTunes
Spaces

11. Advantages & Disadvantages
Safer and has no viruses
Doesn’t slow down over time
More stable
More dependable
More visually appealing
More user friendly and ‘just works’
Simplifies a lot of things
Less prone to hardware issues and virus, trojans, etc.
Software compatibility
Not easy to theme
More pricey
Less control over your computer
Less software options
Less hardware options
Harder to personalize
Hardware issues are much more severe when happens
More expensive software

12. Reasons for Popularity with Users
PC compatibility
An improved OS
Mac vs. PC ads
Support

13. Sources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_os
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