OS X Maverick marks the beginning of a new naming scheme for Apple. El Capitan is the name of the latest OS update and follows the California landmark-based naming trend of the company. The name is highlighting the meaning of improvements and refinements that the update is bringing to the OS.
What is El Capitan in real world?
El Capitan is a rock formation in Yosemite National Park. Actually it’s one of the most popular landmarks in California. The name choice is following an already established scheme with this kind of updates that are refinements of previous updates.
What is El Capitan in OS X?
The El Capitan updates are improving the OS on two major fields: user experience and performance. The improvements consist to window management, apps, Spotlight search, and additions like Metal graphics technology that is speeding up activities like launching apps, so performance is getting better.
Who originally named the rock formation El Capitan?
The landmark was originally named by a California State Militia unit called Mariposa Bataliton when they explored the site in 1851. El Capitan was the Spanish translation of the name that the local Native Americans had for the cliff. However, still nobody knows if the Native Americans choose this name because they thought that the place is simply “The Captain of the Rocks” or is it because there was a real Captain that existed and they paid a tribute to him.
Today you can hear the formation being referred to simply as “El Cap”. But if you have experience with rock climbing, you probably already know that. ;)
In case you want to develop a brand that will follow a naming scheme of popular places, then you must do a consistent research of the ways that this scheme will speak up to your audience. This may be a complicated task to do and asking for professional naming service is recommendable.
“But if you have an experience with rock climbing, you probably already know that” I am not going to comment about the OS X but i just wonder, what points can be related between rock formation and software updates? I am not a pro climbers or what so ever, but i know the determination or hardwork that need to be done so as to reach any top of mountain or wall climbing. Beside a proper gear, you need to get fit and also physically strong. So basically a lot of hardwork has been put to make sure this kind of update reach the top of consumer satisfaction? Just my simple guess.
Thank you for your comment, Raymond. What I did here was writing about one well known fact – the short name of El Capitan being El Cap. I didn’t want to sound like I’m telling it like a big revelation, that’s why I wanted to finish the sentence with something that will sound like “you probably know that”. But at the same time I wanted to keep those who really didn’t know about it informed.
thanks for sharing I didn’t know about it and also thankyou for the suggestion at the end :)