Has Apple forgotten how to spell Mac?

bousozoku · Nov 5, 2003, 12:22 AM

I was looking through the refurbished items within the Apple store and came across this tidbit. I thought that they knew better.

jonapete2001 · Nov 5, 2003, 12:25 AM

I dont get it what did they mispell?

whocares · Nov 5, 2003, 12:30 AM

I guess you mean it should be "Mac". But they spelt windows as WINDOWS. May just be the title is always uppercase.

Then again they could afford for programmers to insert an "if(title = mac) don't use uppercase" statement in the styles sheet

[edit]
Take to notice of the above, they spelt iPod, well "iPod", so MAC would be a mistake

[/edit]

baby duck monge · Nov 5, 2003, 01:19 AM

i think this is purposeful. they are selling models that are supposed to only work on one platform. people can be kinda dumb, and by capitalizing the platform on which the product runs, people are less likely to get confused and buy the wrong thing. the fact that they do this with both Mac and Windows should be a hint that there is some reason for it.

bousozoku · Nov 5, 2003, 01:48 AM

I suppose I should have included more of the page because they had a second group of iPods where Mac was spelled Mac.

ColoJohnBoy · Nov 5, 2003, 02:51 AM

Well, that's not a spelling error, it's a capitalization error. Also, with the newer iPods, on which no differentiation needs to be made between Mac & Windows, there's no need to emphasize a difference; When I worked at the Apple Store it was a major pain in the ass to have keep enough of each type of iPod in stock - most people had no idea there was a difference, though.

Megaquad · Nov 5, 2003, 06:14 AM

Don't you have better things to do...

mac15 · Nov 5, 2003, 06:19 AM

yeah I find PC user saying 'I want a MAC, how do you use a MAC, what is a MAC, why are MACS so expensive' so damn annoying, its just personal preference I think but yes it ticks me off for some reason

Mark James · Nov 5, 2003, 06:34 AM

Nothing is quite as irritating as 'Applemac', however.

Eddie Jones excepted, of course.

SiliconAddict · Nov 5, 2003, 11:41 AM

Well technically you are buying a MAC
Machine
Address
Code

Every puter with a NIC has one so.

bousozoku · Nov 5, 2003, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Megaquad
Don't you have better things to do...

Well, it was either that or contemplate the cost of broadband access in Croatia.

Wes · Nov 5, 2003, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bousozoku
Well, it was either that or contemplate the cost of broadband access in Croatia.

Hey! He's on narrow-ish band now on ISDN, cut him some slack :P.

Shifty · Nov 5, 2003, 03:33 PM

I try not to nit-pick at text

ps. This is MacRumors, not MACrumors

bousozoku · Nov 5, 2003, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shifty
I try not to nit-pick at text

ps. This is MacRumors, not MACrumors

Did you see the September issue of MacFormat? They mentioned MacRumors.com and showed MacRumours.com.

cubist · Nov 5, 2003, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SiliconAddict
Well technically you are buying a MAC
Machine
Address
Code

Every puter with a NIC has one so.

The nitpick thread! Actually I think that MAC (as in MAC address) stands for Media Access Control.

scem0 · Nov 5, 2003, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cubist
The nitpick thread! Actually I think that MAC (as in MAC address) stands for Media Access Control.

I was just about to bust him on that!

damn you! taking all my fun away...

Well, i don't see why apple capitalized both Mac and Windows..... Seems odd to me.

scem0

wdlove · Nov 5, 2003, 08:30 PM

This definitely makes for interesting conversation. Maybe it was just done for effect. At least they were consistant.

bousozoku · Nov 5, 2003, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by wdlove
This definitely makes for interesting conversation. Maybe it was just done for effect. At least they were consistant.

Well, they were consistent the one time, but not the other.

Maybe it was updated by a recent switcher.

Shifty · Nov 6, 2003, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bousozoku
Did you see the September issue of MacFormat? They mentioned MacRumors.com and showed MacRumours.com.

Damn. I wish I had. I don't buy MacFormat anymore. To expensive for me. I often buy MacUser

EDIT: Is 'Rumours' the british spelling?

bousozoku · Nov 6, 2003, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Shifty
Damn. I wish I had. I don't buy MacFormat anymore. To expensive for me. I often buy MacUser

EDIT: Is 'Rumours' the british spelling?

Rumours, I believe, is the everywhere-but-the-U.S.A. spelling.

Many words like that, though.

iJon · Nov 6, 2003, 06:49 PM

oh know, a macrumors newbie is the new webmaster

iJon

SiliconAddict · Nov 6, 2003, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cubist
The nitpick thread! Actually I think that MAC (as in MAC address) stands for Media Access Control.

You and I both know the terms are interchangeable. My various teachers swapped the terms so often one is synonymous with the other. And anyways. Machine Address Code sound better. Either that or
Macs
Are
Cool

Nov 5, 2003, 12:22 AM	#1
bousozoku Retired (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gone but not forgotten.	Has Apple forgotten how to spell Mac? I was looking through the refurbished items within the Apple store and came across this tidbit. I thought that they knew better. Attached Thumbnails
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whocares macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: :noitаɔo˩	I guess you mean it should be "Mac". But they spelt windows as WINDOWS. May just be the title is always uppercase. Then again they could afford for programmers to insert an "if(title = mac) don't use uppercase" statement in the styles sheet [edit] Take to notice of the above, they spelt iPod, well "iPod", so MAC would be a mistake [/edit] __________________ InvisiSig™: *"The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is the day they start making vacuum cleaners."* -Unknown *"And it eats 8088s for breakfast."* -Steve Jobs
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Nov 5, 2003, 01:19 AM	#4
baby duck monge macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Memphis, TN	i think this is purposeful. they are selling models that are supposed to only work on one platform. people can be kinda dumb, and by capitalizing the platform on which the product runs, people are less likely to get confused and buy the wrong thing. the fact that they do this with both Mac and Windows should be a hint that there is some reason for it. __________________ When I get sad I stop being sad and get awesome. True story. My Heatware.
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Nov 5, 2003, 01:48 AM	#5
bousozoku Thread Starter Retired (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Gone but not forgotten.	I suppose I should have included more of the page because they had a second group of iPods where Mac was spelled Mac. Attached Thumbnails
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Nov 5, 2003, 02:51 AM	#6
ColoJohnBoy macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado	Well, that's not a spelling error, it's a capitalization error. Also, with the newer iPods, on which no differentiation needs to be made between Mac & Windows, there's no need to emphasize a difference; When I worked at the Apple Store it was a major pain in the ass to have keep enough of each type of iPod in stock - most people had no idea there was a difference, though.
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Nov 5, 2003, 06:14 AM	#7
Megaquad macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2001	Don't you have better things to do...
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Nov 5, 2003, 06:19 AM	#8
mac15 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sydney	yeah I find PC user saying 'I want a MAC, how do you use a MAC, what is a MAC, why are MACS so expensive' so damn annoying, its just personal preference I think but yes it ticks me off for some reason __________________ Check out my guiKitting at the theflanneleffect
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Nov 5, 2003, 06:34 AM	#9
Mark James macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sarf London	Nothing is quite as irritating as 'Applemac', however. Eddie Jones excepted, of course.
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Nov 5, 2003, 11:41 AM	#10
SiliconAddict macrumors 601 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Chicago, IL	Well technically you are buying a MAC Machine Address Code Every puter with a NIC has one so. __________________ -iPod Video 160GB -MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.33Ghz/3GB RAM/250GB -Newton 4700 (a.k.a iPaq 4700) -Dell 2405FPW 24" Widescreen
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Nov 5, 2003, 03:33 PM	#13
Shifty macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: UK, London, SW15	I try not to nit-pick at text ps. This is MacRumors, not MACrumors __________________ >>ShiftY<< aka Redshift www.differentdistrict.com
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Nov 5, 2003, 08:30 PM	#17
wdlove macrumors 604 Join Date: Oct 2002	This definitely makes for interesting conversation. Maybe it was just done for effect. At least they were consistant. __________________ First MacRumors "Contributor"
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iJon macrumors 604 Join Date: Feb 2002	oh know, a macrumors newbie is the new webmaster iJon
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