An extremely rare thing since his ouster from Apple in 2012, Scott Forstall alludes to his former life on Twitter, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Mac OS X! The one who has completely branched out from his career since the Plans cagade – he produces successful musicals – has certainly been the big boss of iOS, but he is also considered to be one of the main architects of the operating system of Macs and the Internet. ‘Aqua interface.
Happy 20th Birthday Mac OS X! I still remember when we named you. In a small room in IL1. When Steve slashed a large X on the wall and smiled. Look at how far you’ve come from a young Cheetah.
— Scott Forstall (@forstall) March 24, 2021
In his tweet, he recalls the moment when the development team planked on the name of the new OS in a small room at 1, Infinite Loop (IL1): “ When Steve [Jobs] drew a big X on the wall and smiled. As you grew up, young cheetah [Cheetah, le nom de code de la première version de Mac OS X] ».
We will hear from Scott Forstall again in early May, since he is one of the witnesses in the trial between Epic Games and Apple, even if he was difficult to find (read: Apple officials to testify in lawsuit with Epic Games) !
– .
