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post #121 of 132
3/11/12 at 2:05pm
Pretending that "the new iPad" is "The New iPad!" and that the adjective must somehow serve as the formal name of the thing is such a weird idea. I keep seeing comments around the web as if this is some kind of huge fail on Apple's part. I guess being perpetually pissed at Apple means you just grab onto any old thing as a club, but this one is particularly out there.
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post #122 of 132
3/11/12 at 3:01pm
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Originally Posted by addabox View Post

Interesting-- which side of the world is that? Because I can tell you that in the States, Android advertising sometimes feels like a solid 75% of every ad aired on television. Of course, that includes several different handset makers plus the carriers (particularly Verizon), who love to push big scary Android-as-raygun-from-the-future spots as a way to suggest they're some kind of cybernetic enhancement clinic that gives you superpowers.

Aussie and NZ. I have seen the USA advertising, however, most of the adverts i saw while there were also apple.

We never really saw the pc vs. mac adverts either. ymmv

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post #123 of 132
3/11/12 at 3:09pm
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Originally Posted by cycomiko View Post

Of course they wouldnt. Apple only adds a tired, meaningless and boring moniker to the iphone4s when it connects to at&t network.

4s, like 3Gs (the one that started all this "s" crap when Steve was away for a sick leave) is by a lot of people's taste not very successful, and it could be considered also boring, but meaningless it's not since the s denotes a speed bump, but hd is indeed meaningless because it's been so overused (tired) that it's come to mean nothing.
HD unlike 3g points to added functionality but via a moniker that's tired, generic and overused. This is very un-apple. Also apple are promoting the new ipad based on its retina display, which is an innovation and a selling point that would be diluted by adopting the generic hd moniker that every dime a dozen electronics manufacturer has added to all sorts of rubbish. Why would apple who seeks to be both unique and minimal in their model names choose hd to emulate, say zune hd? I don't think it was ever even a consideration at apple.

I think they chose wisely to do away with 3,4, etc. 4s and 3gs because this numbering and letter adding business has not potential end in sight and it would only serve to cheapen the impact of the product. Best to refer to the current iphone or ipad and refer to the generation as an identifier.
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post #124 of 132
3/11/12 at 3:12pm
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4s, like 3Gs (the one that started all this "s" crap when Steve was away for a sick leave) is by a lot of people's taste not very successful, and it could be considered also boring, but meaningless it's not since the s denotes a speed bump, but hd is indeed meaningless because it's been so overused (tired) that it's come to mean nothing.
HD unlike 3g points to added functionality but via a moniker that's tired, generic and overused. This is very un-apple. Also apple are promoting the new ipad based on its retina display, which is an innovation and a selling point that would be diluted by adopting the generic hd moniker that every dime a dozen electronics manufacturer has added to all sorts of rubbish. Why would apple who seeks to be both unique and minimal in their model names choose hd to emulate, say zune hd? I don't think it was ever even a consideration at apple.

I think they chose wisely to do away with 3,4, etc. 4s and 3gs because this numbering and letter adding business has not potential end in sight and it would only serve to cheapen the impact of the product. Best to refer to the current iphone or ipad and refer to the generation as an identifier.

I was being more sarcastic about the 4G badge that is displayed when the iPhone4S is connected to AT&T's network.

Nice commentory anyway.

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post #125 of 132
3/11/12 at 3:17pm
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I was being more sarcastic about the 4G badge that is displayed when the iPhone4S is connected to AT&T's network.

Got it.
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post #126 of 132
3/11/12 at 7:00pm
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Originally Posted by SolipsismX View Post

How about πPad.

Ha!

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post #127 of 132
3/11/12 at 7:45pm
I vaguely miss the Apple IIGS. It was a nice computer for its time.
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post #128 of 132
3/12/12 at 3:35am
This is a very interesting read. I started selling Apple products in 1985 and retired in 2009. The naming schemes for Macs in the mid-90s, before Steve Jobs return to the Apple, was a nightmare - not only for customers but also resellers. "Performa" was a horrendous choice for a product line as it sounds more appropriate for a brand of condoms...

One correction: "When Apple introduced the iPod in 1999". The original iPod was introduced in October 2001 and not 1999.
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post #129 of 132
3/12/12 at 5:30am
It's funny how the competition still has utterly cryptic product names. Look at HP for example, or Samsung, especially with their TVs. Sure, there is some kind of system behind the naming scheme, but for John Doe, it's just a nightmare of letters and numbers.
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post #130 of 132
3/12/12 at 6:43am
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A few people are calling the new name dumb. Well, I'm calling those people dumb and clueless, because the new name is great and it's a very smart move, taking the future into consideration. The name is not the "new iPad", which certain people falsely believe, it's just simply iPad from now on. The new iPad is the iPad (third generation).

Nobody saw it coming. I think that most people were expecting the iPad 3 with some people speculating about an iPad HD while a few other silly and not too bright people speculated about an iPad 2 S.

The iPad will be around for many years to come and each year there will be a new model, just like with cars. Let the Android manufacturers release hundreds of models a year with all sorts of confusing and retarded names, that nobody can keep track of. Apple will simply have the iPad!

It's a brilliant and smart move by Apple!

The iPad is an iconic product, and the name iPad is all that needs to be said.


When talking about how awesome and trustworthy my iPhone 3Gs is, people can understand how significant it is because the phone is getting up there in age. If I said however, that my iPhone is awesome, the next question would be which one do you have so it can be contextualized. People need it and will make up their own distinguishing moniker to get the job done; messy.

Which iPad do you have? The iPad. Yeah I know, which one? The iPad. What?

Prediction: I'm guessing it's gonna be call iPad retina.

Your predictions???...
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post #131 of 132
3/12/12 at 6:55am
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Your predictions???...

iPad.

4th generation: iPad
5th generation: iPad
6th generation: iPad
7th generation: iPad
8th generation: iPad

6th generation iPhone: iPhone
7th generation iPhone: iPhone
8th generation iPhone: iPhone
9th generation iPhone: iPhone
10th generation iPhone: iPhone
11th generation iPhone: iPhone
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That's Google alright. For a stupid company they sure do dumb things.
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post #132 of 132
3/12/12 at 5:10pm
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Originally Posted by TimmyDax View Post

or tbf even:

"Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II, Epic Touch 4G (Black) Android Smartphone SPH-D710"

According to Samsung

HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA man...thank God for the Nexus and even the Droid line (though they are handling those horribly...making Droid a brand with many phones under it as opposed to ONE phone...considering how well the original Droid sold they could've made the Droid a super success...but no...and the Nexus line is marketed horribly)
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