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landguy1 on 12 September 2013
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Adinnieken said:
landguy1 said:
This matters why? Why do we care what he thinks is a respectful nickname for the new system? I don't think it's bad anyway, but whatever.

IGN paraphrased, they didn't quote.  MN said Xbone was disrespectful to the people working on the console. 

"Bone" in US slang has a dual connotation.  1) to fuck something  2) get cheated out of something.

1.  I boned this chick last night behind the bar.

2.  That asshole boned me on the used car I bought from him. 

It's also generally an incorrect acronym.

Xbox is one word, not two.  Therefore Xbox One is two words.  XO would be correct, or X1 would be correct, but XBOne, XbOne, or xbone would not be.  However, out of those three, XbOne is the most correct.

M$ came up with the name.  Now, they have to live with what comes from it.  It is extremely common to short hand everything with texting and twitter nowadays.  So, XB = XBOX and one=one.  So xbone/XBone/XB1(my favorite) or whatever is expected or should be expected.  I don't really think it came from people being mad at M$, I think that came later from the haters.   M$ screwed up their messaging and now their brand is damaged by the backlash.  I plan to get one.  I know the nickname might upset some of the people involved, but the more people from M$ talk about it, the worse the haters will push it.  Just like the specs thing that M$ just won't quit talking about.