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Nidan on 30 June 2008

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LNRT on 01 July 2008

i is for Apple... or wait no.

Actually it is a brand thing. When consumers see the i in front of something they associate it with Apple (even if it isn't an Apple product) and they think it is a quality product because of that.



brute on 01 July 2008

^yeah like he said,its a brand thing



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That Guy on 01 July 2008

why does microsoft put X in front of everything or "Windows" in front of their operating systems?



jalsonmi on 01 July 2008

It is a brand thing, but it does have an origin.

The first product they did this with was the iMac. The original iMac, which came out in 1998, was touted for it's ability to get you on the internet (this of course at a time where a modem was not a standard feature on all computers). Because is was everything in one box, rather than a separate computer and monitor, is was marketed as something you could turn on and get onto the internet on right out of the box. If I remember the campaign well, the slogan was "Step 1: Turn it on. Step 2: Get onto the internet. Step 3: There is no step 3!"

The iMac became such a successful product that the prefix lost it's original meaning simply became associated with Apple as a whole. Apple thus made it a standard on much of their product line as a way of perpetuating that.



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Avalach21 on 01 July 2008
jalsonmi said:
It is a brand thing, but it does have an origin.

The first product they did this with was the iMac. The original iMac, which came out in 1998, was touted for it's ability to get you on the internet (this of course at a time where a modem was not a standard feature on all computers). Because is was everything in one box, rather than a separate computer and monitor, is was marketed as something you could turn on and get onto the internet on right out of the box. If I remember the campaign well, the slogan was "Step 1: Turn it on. Step 2: Get onto the internet. Step 3: There is no step 3!"

The iMac became such a successful product that the prefix lost it's original meaning simply became associated with Apple as a whole. Apple thus made it a standard on much of their product line as a way of perpetuating that.

 

cool

 

but wtf is a pod anyways?

 

iPod



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jalsonmi on 01 July 2008
Avalach21 said:
jalsonmi said:
It is a brand thing, but it does have an origin.

The first product they did this with was the iMac. The original iMac, which came out in 1998, was touted for it's ability to get you on the internet (this of course at a time where a modem was not a standard feature on all computers). Because is was everything in one box, rather than a separate computer and monitor, is was marketed as something you could turn on and get onto the internet on right out of the box. If I remember the campaign well, the slogan was "Step 1: Turn it on. Step 2: Get onto the internet. Step 3: There is no step 3!"

The iMac became such a successful product that the prefix lost it's original meaning simply became associated with Apple as a whole. Apple thus made it a standard on much of their product line as a way of perpetuating that.

 

cool

 

but wtf is a pod anyways?

 

iPod

 

Pod (v):

  1. (botany) a seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers)
  2. a small vehicle, especially used in emergency situations.

 

So an iPod is obviously a seed case for legumes that has been optomized for accessing the internet.



My consoles and the fates they suffered:

Atari 7800 (Sold), Intellivision (Thrown out), Gameboy (Lost), Super Nintendo (Stolen), Super Nintendo (2nd copy) (Thrown out by mother), Nintendo 64 (Still own), Super Nintendo (3rd copy) (Still own), Wii (Sold)

A more detailed history appears on my profile.

LNRT on 01 July 2008
jalsonmi said:
It is a brand thing, but it does have an origin.

The first product they did this with was the iMac. The original iMac, which came out in 1998, was touted for it's ability to get you on the internet (this of course at a time where a modem was not a standard feature on all computers). Because is was everything in one box, rather than a separate computer and monitor, is was marketed as something you could turn on and get onto the internet on right out of the box. If I remember the campaign well, the slogan was "Step 1: Turn it on. Step 2: Get onto the internet. Step 3: There is no step 3!"

The iMac became such a successful product that the prefix lost it's original meaning simply became associated with Apple as a whole. Apple thus made it a standard on much of their product line as a way of perpetuating that.

Nice. I knew the letter had some meaning behind it at some point but I didn't know what it was.



Avalach21 on 01 July 2008
jalsonmi said:
Avalach21 said:
jalsonmi said:
It is a brand thing, but it does have an origin.

The first product they did this with was the iMac. The original iMac, which came out in 1998, was touted for it's ability to get you on the internet (this of course at a time where a modem was not a standard feature on all computers). Because is was everything in one box, rather than a separate computer and monitor, is was marketed as something you could turn on and get onto the internet on right out of the box. If I remember the campaign well, the slogan was "Step 1: Turn it on. Step 2: Get onto the internet. Step 3: There is no step 3!"

The iMac became such a successful product that the prefix lost it's original meaning simply became associated with Apple as a whole. Apple thus made it a standard on much of their product line as a way of perpetuating that.

 

cool

 

but wtf is a pod anyways?

 

iPod

 

Pod (v):

  1. (botany) a seed case for legumes (e.g. peas, beans, peppers)
  2. a small vehicle, especially used in emergency situations.

 

So an iPod is obviously a seed case for legumes that has been optomized for accessing the internet.

 

hahaha



Here's a video from my band's last show Check out more (bigger) videos here http://www.youtube.com/user/icemanout
steven787 on 01 July 2008
niksta2 said:
super_etecoon said:

Yeah...but this is marketing.

 

 

so then why did they call it Apple Tv instead of like "iChannels"

 

Notice Apple TV failed and all the other products succeeded.  Apple is a victim of there own creativity, they are percieved as doing one thing - making tech for morons who concerned with being trendy and own Volkswagons.  If it doesn't have "i" in front they don't know what it means.

I'm fed up now, I'm gonna go listen to JT on my iPod Nano.



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