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Jeff Campbell
10-21-2010, 02:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://db.tidbits.com/article/11682?rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+tidbits_main+(TidBITS:+Mac+News+for+the+Rest+of+Us)' target='_blank'>http://db.tidbits.com/article/11682...the+Rest+of+Us)</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Keeping entirely with the advertised "Back to the Mac" invitation that showed a lion peeking out from behind a brushed aluminum apple, Apple today presented a preview of features we can expect to see in the next big cat-Mac OS X Lion (Apple never used a version number, but we presume it will be 10.7)."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1287632553.usr105634.jpg" /></p><p>It is like they are melding OS X into iOS or vice versa, giving you the ability to create folders on your desktop, as well as providing a Mac App Store (which is set to open in 90 days according to Jobs), a home screen called "LaunchPad" and full screen apps. All this and more with the latest incarnation of OS X called "Lion."&nbsp;</p>

Macguy59
10-22-2010, 03:53 AM
I would love to see more iOS elements used like popovers, action sheets, date/time picker, etc. I'm sure you meant iOS style folders as we have been able to create desktop folders for quite some time ;)

Jeff Campbell
10-23-2010, 11:09 PM
Yes those kind of folders :D