The Little Things: there are only two versio of Mac OS X

It's been a while since we've had an entry in The Little Things, a series that examines the u ung features of the Mac and its community that we a reciate. A post from The Macalope brings to light a great one: A le's KI policy towards the versio of Mac OS X and how they're named.

[Update: Mike made a great point in the comments: the six versio of Vista only encompa co umer-focused editio of Windows, i.e. - Windows Server i 't even a part of this conversation, so I probably shouldn't have co idered Mac OS X Server in my post. In this context, there is only one version of Mac OS X. I gue ultimately (no pun intended), I was just trying to be nice to the visiting team by giving them a fighting chance and doubling their odds with two versio of the Mac OS.]

The Antlered One points to (and laughs at) an eWeek article that asks Which Vista is the Right Vista?, examining the 6 - yes, count them, 6 - versio of Microsoft Windows Vista that will hit the streets soon: Vista Cra y Starter, Vista Home, Vista Home Premium, Vista Busine , Vista Enterprise and, of course, the $400 Vista Ultimate which might very well likely require a new PC purchase of its own, just so its overblown eye candy doe 't choke on the 'old 'n busted' PC you might have just bought earlier this year (disclaimer: yes, 'Starter' is mainly for emerging countries and markets, but it's still on the list, which mea it's still going to add to many customers' newfound addiction to Advil). While I have traditionally tried to stay at least somewhat informed of what's going on in the Microsoft Universe since my switch about 5 years ago, I find myself floored by this latest achievement of mind-numbing OS stratification. Does Busine include Office? Why does Home Premium have cri led networking - after all, it's Premium, right? Will Ultimate eat my baby? These, and many other similar questio , are sure to take the bounce out of many a customer's step on their way to purchase a shiny, new (emphasis on shiny) version of Windows.

So thanks A le, for not litting Mac OS X into Gutted, Home, Premium, Even More Premiumer and Ultimately Shiny versio . Mac OS X does everything for everyone it needs to (and for bonus points: A le's media center comes on all of them Update: save for the Mac Pro, good call Mr. Huge tein), and Mac OS X Server's name is obvious enough to let most customers know that it's probably not their cup of tea. Good show A le, and thanks for letting me check that bottle of Advil at the door.