Those in India were first known to Europe as Indians; from India.
Our local Indians who we met later needed a different name.
It's the Egyptians who named them 'indus', to refer to people who lived east of the Indus river. Much, much earlier than the Europeans.
Columbus thought he had actually landed in India when he ran into people with brown skins, hence the reference in the Americas. Maps at that time did not know that there was this massive land mass that stretched all the way form the north to the south, cutting off easy access to India (which is where he was headed and thought he had reached)!
This is why moving their naming conventions to %uF8FF .... is brilliant (%uF8FF Watch, %uF8FF Pay, %uF8FF TV, etc). Not only will they not have to deal with this shit, but it's also a stronger connection to the company and the brand, since everything is "i" these days.
[quote name="Slurpy" url="/t/183176/apple-may-face-iphone-trademark-battle-in-india-as-local-firm-asserts-ifon-mark#post_2632629"]This is why moving their naming conventions to %uF8FF .... is brilliant
I've seen everyone rip off Apples naming. From Sony's iSound to iGoogle.
I sometimes wonder if the reason Apple is ditching "i" in favor of "?" for naming is to shake off all the copycats.
These companies are so shameless I wouldn't doubt if we see ?Sound or ?Google in the future
Apple didn't invent the i-naming. In 1990 I was using a telephony testing device called the iTron. Cisco was already using iPhone which Apple tried to steal.
Only because Columbus didn't know where he was - since he was trying to find India, he named the inhabitants "Indians".
He thought he was in the Indies (cluster of islands off the coast of India) when he landed on the island that's now Hispaniola, the island that Haiti and the Dominican Republic share.
Riiiiiight, the similarity in name was the only obstacle to success.
Why not InFon or InFone or InPhone for India Phone? Or iTalk, or any of a myriad of possibilities.
Maybe I am missing something here but how many investors base their decisions on nothing more than a catchy name? Could it be that the investors backed out when Apple became their competition in the market segment for the device regardless of the name?
You do have to wonder how many companies put i in front of any other syllable or word hoping to cash in on the success of iMac, iPod, etc based on the iDea that Apple would not enter that particular market and crush them like a bug.
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It's the Egyptians who named them 'indus', to refer to people who lived east of the Indus river. Much, much earlier than the Europeans.
Columbus thought he had actually landed in India when he ran into people with brown skins, hence the reference in the Americas. Maps at that time did not know that there was this massive land mass that stretched all the way form the north to the south, cutting off easy access to India (which is where he was headed and thought he had reached)!
He should have stuck to running.... Oh wait, that job's been taken by an Indian!
iVoice? iFon?
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iWTF indeed!!! Here come bunch of more Drama iQueens!
They want Apple do the needful $$ ...
He's clearly been drinking too much Pepsi.
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Those in India were first known to Europe as Indians; from India.
Our local Indians who we met later needed a different name.
Only because Columbus didn't know where he was - since he was trying to find India, he named the inhabitants "Indians".
Apple didn't invent the i-naming. In 1990 I was using a telephony testing device called the iTron. Cisco was already using iPhone which Apple tried to steal.
He thought he was in the Indies (cluster of islands off the coast of India) when he landed on the island that's now Hispaniola, the island that Haiti and the Dominican Republic share.
Are they going to call their first phone the ObiOne?
I've seen everyone rip off Apples naming. From Sony's iSound to iGoogle.
And now Tim Cook with iGay
LMAO!
Barra with Xiaomi, Sculley with Obi? This is going to be hilarious. Oh, and Sculley picked up a designer from Beats! It can't get any funnier!
Riiiiiight, the similarity in name was the only obstacle to success.
Why not InFon or InFone or InPhone for India Phone? Or iTalk, or any of a myriad of possibilities.
Maybe I am missing something here but how many investors base their decisions on nothing more than a catchy name? Could it be that the investors backed out when Apple became their competition in the market segment for the device regardless of the name?
You do have to wonder how many companies put i in front of any other syllable or word hoping to cash in on the success of iMac, iPod, etc based on the iDea that Apple would not enter that particular market and crush them like a bug.
And Bezos with Fire Sale