[RUMOUR] Apple to change OS numbering system

Rumouredly Apple is not going to call the next version of their operating system macOS 16, and instead will start referencing the year. Like some other sectors*, they will stupidly use the *next* year rather than the year it is released ... so get ready to (perhaps) expect macOS 26 to be announced at the Developers Conference.   :-\
The only bonus for this will be if they also ditch the meaningless silly codenames.
* Car makers already use the same model date of the following year.
  Magainze producers use a similar date of the following month / week.
    Apple rumored to release iOS 26 at WWDC, instead of iOS 19
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    iOS 26 could be launched at WWDC instead of iOS 19iOS 26 could
    be launched at WWDC instead of iOS 19.
    Apple could make a big change to the way it numbers its
    operating systems, with a year-based system renaming iOS 19 as
    iOS 26, and macOS in the same way.
    Apple's numbering system is fairly straightforward, with the
    version number going up each year like clockwork. However, that
    may not be the case this fall, as Apple allegedly plans to
    overhaul its naming system.
    According to sources of Bloomberg on Wednesday, Apple will be
    switching to a year-based naming system for its operating
    systems. Instead of iOS 19, it will be iOS 26, referencing the
    approaching year of 2026 that will arrive months after the
    usual fall OS updates.
    The name change will apparently apply to all of Apple's
    mainline operating systems, including iPadOS 26, macOS 26,
    watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26.
    Apple is anticipated to announce the numbering update during
    the WWDC keynote on June 9.
    Demystified versions
    The change is said to be intended to bring consistency to the
    branding and numbering. The current version-based numbering
    system varies between platforms, simply because they were
    released at different times.
    That has put us into a situation where the current main version
    numbers for Apple's operating systems are iOS 18, iPadOS 18,
    tvOS 18, watchOS 11, macOS 15, and visionOS 2.
    By going for the year ahead, Apple's following the precedent of
    other companies by leaning on the year as the identifier. For
    example, Samsung's Galaxy S range or the FIFA soccer game
    franchise.
    By using the year and the same number across all operating
    systems, Apple may simplify discussions about operating systems,
    without forcing users to remember which version was released in
    which year.
    This is not the first time Apple has considered a simplification
    of version numbers. OS X went from version 10.0 Cheetah to
    macOS 10.15 Catalina between 2001 and 2019, before eventually
    reaching macOS 11 Big Sur in 2020 and switching to bigger annual
    jumps.
    It remains unknown whether Apple will continue to use the extra
    name convention for macOS, or eliminate that and the obligatory
    WWDC running joke as part of the update.
    While the sudden jump in number may seem unsettling at this time,
    it's still nowhere near as confusing as Microsoft's Windows
    naming strategy.
    After versions 1, 2, and 3, Microsoft briefly jumped to a
    year-based system for 95, 98, 2000, and Me, before XP and Vista.
    After that came Windows 7 and 8, and then 9 was skipped in favor
    of Windows 10 and 11.
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