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I make no attempts to hide our love of Apple Computers here at ORANGEHAT. And today I was welcomed to the pre-order of the latest version of Mac OS X – Snow Leopard (10.6). Of course I’ve placed our order and will be upgrading this weekend, but that’s not why I’m typing this. Although, if you want to pick up a copy, head on over to Apple’s Online Store.

Moreover, it’s about the new packaging of the OS. This will mark the first time that Apple has actually used a picture of the corresponding animal for box art. Place your peepers on this:

And I’m not really feeling it. In the past, it was the focus on the “X” for the version of OS X (10). In version 10.2 (aka Jaguar), Apple had Pixar created a spotted version of the “X”. Complete with fur textures and patterns of the big kitty. And while granted, this is not a full revamped OS, like previous .1+ upgrades, I do find it strange for them to be focusing on imagery like this. Even box art that uses images (iPods, iPhones, iMacs, etc), they seem to use the images in a more elegant way. I really enjoy the simple and more dynamic layouts that Apple has produced, and I hope this is simply a one-off since this OS is just a retooling and not a revamp, and not the future of Apple’ OS packaging.

So that’s ORANGEHAT’s thoughts. What’s your personally or professional design opinion?