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[ashbradshaw]

do we all know this?
do we all WANT to know this?
or is it just me?

but what does the (i) stand for
imac
ibook
ipod
i,etc

then with (E)mac

 

[eric2006]

The "i" stands for internet, at least, it did with the iMac. The first iMac was designed to be able to easily to connect to the internet. Not sure what's going on with the iPod - perhaps the online store. The "i" seems to denote their consumer-level products. Steve also listed off some other meanings of the "i" in the introduction of the iMac:

As for the eMac, well, the "e" is for education. It was originally designed for schools, and that's how the "e" was defined in marketing. You could also argue that it came to mean "economic".

 

[lucidmcmillan]

I think since the iMac, Apple have just realised that people have associated i... with good design and ease of use. So have continued this idea.

 

[Timotheos]

I think since the iMac, Apple have just realised that people have associated i... with good design and ease of use. So have continued this idea.

and so have other companys.
dont you hate companys that steal the i from apple and use it in their own product names? grrr

 

[ashbradshaw]

(timotheos) i'm going with eric with this but u say (steal the i) can u give an example? im not sure that there is?

 

[Timotheos]

one product i can think of is iDog ( www.hasbro.com/tiger/default.cfm?page=idog )

I allways see cheap electronic products using the 'i' thing to help sell themselves.

maybe its just a New Zealand thing...

 

[Timotheos]

Argh, just found the iCar : http://fifthgear.five.tv/jsp/5gmain.jsp?lnk=211&featureid=129&description=Mitsubishi iCar

Surely its not that hard to come up with a better name?!