is "X" the new "Power"?

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rokrok
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
yeah, i know, the X prefix has only been attached to the server unit so far, but maybe that's only the beginning?



i can totally see Apple's marketing team trying to tie the "e" to education, the "i" to consumers (okay, the internet... whatever), and the X to the pro's.



so will we be seeing the XMac?

the XBook?



it would seem, if they have a massive change in mind for the tower cases, now might be the time to move to a new name or prefix as well.



of course, the only ones who know for sure are hidden depp in the bunkers below cupertino.

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  • Reply 1 of 14
    serranoserrano Posts: 1,806member
    Score 1; Redundant
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  • Reply 2 of 14
    rokrok Posts: 3,519member
    what the hell are you talking about? i had a valid question here. answer it or don't.
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  • Reply 3 of 14
    giantgiant Posts: 6,041member
    Yeah. I bet the next tower will be called the xbox. Oh, wait...
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  • Reply 4 of 14
    giantgiant Posts: 6,041member
    you could be absolutely right, though.
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  • Reply 5 of 14
    logan calelogan cale Posts: 1,281member
    Redundant, because there's another thread like this. No matter.



    X will not replace Power.
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  • Reply 6 of 14
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    It could happen, but I doubt it.
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  • Reply 7 of 14
    spotbugspotbug Posts: 361member
    Doesn't it need to be a lower-case letter?



    I think that's what I don't like about the name "XServe". It's a big, frickin' X! That's not right.



    Compare:



    xServe



    XServe
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  • Reply 8 of 14
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    [quote]Originally posted by spotbug:

    <strong>Compare:



    xServe



    XServe</strong><hr></blockquote>Of course, since you're making an issue of which way it is capitalized, you should at least include the correct way.



    Xserve.







    [ 05-22-2002: Message edited by: starfleetX ]</p>
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  • Reply 9 of 14
    scott f.scott f. Posts: 276member
    The Paradigm has been broken long ago... the whole "Marketing Spin" of the "i" in iMac was INTERNET. It was the Mac to get you on the net. Internet Mac. That's fine... it makes sense. Same with iTools and iChat... they are INTERNET tools.



    But, Internet Pod...? Internet DVD...? Internet Tunes...? well.. there ARE internet streams... Internet Photo...? that's a stretch... I guess because you can upload to a website... but it's really not an internet app.



    And why aren't other things "i"Apps...? Why isn't it iMail...? They break their own stride with the naming convention(s). To be honest... the whole "i"-thing is getting long in the tooth. But, hey... who am I...? They'll name it what they want, and we'll end up liking it either way...



    peace...

    - Scott
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  • Reply 10 of 14
    rubberduckyrubberducky Posts: 59member
    I would imagine the X is there to imply a certain amount of flexibility.
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  • Reply 11 of 14
    wolfeye155wolfeye155 Posts: 425member
    I highly doubt that will happen. Also don't you think that the name PowerServe would have really sucked?
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  • Reply 12 of 14
    target practicetarget practice Posts: 48member
    I asked in another thread, but did not get an answer.



    Is it pronounced "ecks"-serve or "ten"-serve?



    OS X (pronounced "ten") is a capital X. If it is pronounced "ecks"-serve, it seems it should be written "xServe" to remain consistent with iMac, eMac, etc.
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  • Reply 13 of 14
    wolfeye155wolfeye155 Posts: 425member
    It's pronounced "ex" serve. If you listen to the Quicktime stream of the conference, Steve prounounces it "ex" not ten.
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  • Reply 14 of 14
    spotbugspotbug Posts: 361member
    [quote]Originally posted by starfleetX:

    <strong>Of course, since you're making an issue of which way it is capitalized, you should at least include the correct way.



    Xserve.



    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Oh, man! It's even worse than I thought!
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