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apple is kind of annoying

can someone tell me why apple has to name all of its products "i-something"? i know it helps with marketing and brand recognition*. i just don't get the i. and i also don't think it's that cool, but if you do, i suppose you're entitled to your own opinion.

* see also: Ford "Ex-whatever" SUVs and other nauseating branding schemes.

Comments (8)

superficial?! iThinkYouSmell! ;)

p-man:

URL: http://
skorloff - gross. TMI. steve - it's popular because buyers are iSuperficial.

URL: http://stevehouchin.blogspot.com
if ithere's an iproblem iwith it, iwhy idoes it iseem ito ibe iso ipopular? Iare iyou ijust igrousing?

skorloff:

clearly <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=ivibe&start=0" rel="nofollow">their products can help generate a lot of intense pleasure.</a>

p-man:

steve (jobs) told me he plans to rename it the iMacBook. word.

the new laptops are now called MacBooks, if that makes you feel better.

p-man:

URL: http://
well aren't you iSpecial.

heatherfeather:

URL: http://
iDon't have iProblem with iT.

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