I think the naming scheme DOES suck - there is no rhyme or reason to it.
With Android, they've got all these strange names like Lollipop, Ice Cream Sandwich, Kit Kat, etc. - but you can tell the ORDER of the OSes because they are in alphabetical order.
If Apple just named them in some order, like north to south in California, or alphabetical order, or something else, fine, it would make sense. But not the way it is now.
There never will be an OS XI. OS X is a brand name. Apple will use it for many years to come. I will put money on it!!I was thinking they'd go with Redwood or Sequoia as well, but also that they might announce OS XI simply to score one above Windows 10. After initial doubts about El Capitan I realised I'm going to call it "Mac OS" anyway, so who cares really.
What was wrong with Half Dome?
Probably all of the inevitable "Half Done" jokes.
They should just call it OSX 11 or 10.11, and not advertise the names except internally. It's an OS not a movie.
Foresight into what? What is the consequence of naming an OS over a mountain? Is Apple's stock going to plummet? Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria? No.Naming the OS's after a US mountain is alack of foresight.
I read the blog post. I kind see myself agreeing to it wholeheartedly.
If the called it OSX Matterhorn it would mean something to me. Because that is my corner of the world, but El Capitan sounds like a mexican comic book hero in my head. It just does not ring well.
IMO they don't need any of that stuff. Just call it MacOS 22 already.
But if one does this whole fancy code naming, I agree El Capitan just sucks. At least use a mountain people outside of california know. K2, Mount Everest, Kilimanjaro, Matterhorn.
And if it has to be a mountain people don't know, can it at least have a cool name. El Capitan sounds so cheesy. It just does not ring in non spanish speaking ears. Sounds like Captain Morgan. Why not call the next iteration Bacardi Cola, or Irish Whisky.
Saying "El Capitan" in full sounds silly but I agree with the reasoning behind it and "El Cap" sounds pretty good to me.