When do you think Apple should break away from using 'i' ?
When do you think Apple should break away from using 'i' on most all of its products since that nomenclature has been used for nearly 14 years (Apple TV is still a hobby). Eventually Apple 'i' products will become so commonplace that a new generation of kids will grow up associating 'i' things with their aging parents (like Chrysler minivans and Sony Walkmans). It's eventually going to happen and there might be nothing Apple can really do since often the very thing that makes a corporation hugely succcessful and popular can be it's undoing.
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Maybe. But it's so intertwined that they probably never will.
Would you buy an Eastingshack lightbulb (I know, bad example)?
Steve wanted to call the first Mac the 'Bicycle', and the first 'iMac' the 'Macman' so maybe Apple can go with 'BicycleMan' since Tim loves biking
Think about it, Apples really new products are not all iDevices at all. MB AIR, AppleTV are examples. I think Apple uses "I" where it will do the most good, that is in conjunction with personal devices. I Is for mine, me or the person.
The whole reason I bring this up is because Tim Cook said they called the latest iPad the 'new iPad' instead of the 'iPad 3' because they didn't want to become too predictable. I thought this reasoning was sort of BS, since Apple is all about being predictable with their 'i' products and their use of either white, black, and stainless steel finishes.
Steve wanted to call the first Mac the 'Bicycle', and the first 'iMac' the 'Macman' so maybe Apple can go with 'BicycleMan' since Tim loves biking
It is probably the simplest, iconic identifier any company has ever created and I personally think they should keep it permanently.
Ultimately, I see just one product existing - an internet-enabled portable device...
iPod.
Ultimately, I see just one product existing - an internet-enabled portable device...
One device to rule them all, so maybe a change from 'i' to 'O' might be in order.
Yes, the iRing is fake.