OS X, derived from Apple’s purchase of the NeXTSTEP OS developed by Steve Jobs’s startup company NeXT, Inc. (later NeXT Computer, Inc. and NeXT Software, Inc.) that Jobs founded in 1985 after his forced resignation from Apple by his hand-picked CEO John Scully that year, now powers all Mac computers, and is also the foundation of the iOS used in the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

Yesterday, the US Patent & Trademark Office published Apple’s latest trademark, titled “Snow Leopard,” under application 7749408sn6. According to Apple’s Snow Leopard webpage, “The next major version of the world’s most advanced operating system, Mac OS X, changes more than its spots, it changes focus. Taking a break from adding new features, Snow Leopard—scheduled to more »