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Apple Issues Invitations for Media Event on September 12

iWe said:
Not might, they do. Why anyone thought it would have made any sense to call it iPhone 6 defies any logic.
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Actually, calling it iPhone 5 defies logic. Since you know, it's the 6th one and since the fourth one was called the 4.
 
iMike208 said:
Gotta say, I have found this thread hysterical this afternoon. Lots of "in your face" commentary from the iPhone 5 corner. The phone isn't even here yet and you're so sure of yourself that you'll welcome any backlash IF (even though maybe the chances are less now) it doesn't get called the iPhone 5. Very brave, very brave indeed. I commend you for your confidence! :D

I always understood the logic of why it COULD be called iPhone 5, but it still has never really made sense to me. There was always a reason for each iPhone's name in the past. The 5 would be the first time that it would just be "because it follows 4".
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I think the iPhone 4 was called the 4 just "because it follows 3". Only people here, completely oblivious to marketing insisted it was related to the generation, the OS, the processor, any other technology mumbo jumbo that marketing teams typically ignore since the common customer is completely oblivious to these things. (Where 3G and 4G are marketing terms pushed by carriers and therefore consumers are aware of).
 
bennyzups said:
Although the shadow is a 5, i believe there are 5 products that are going to be released. The iphone will be called the 5. but there will be (1) iPod Touch (2) iPhone (3) iPod Nano (4) iPod Shuffle (5) Macbook/ iPad Mini... whats everyone else think
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Probably not the iPad or Macbook. But iOS6 seems to be something that could be the fifth
 
saud0488 said:
Actually, calling it iPhone 5 defies logic. Since you know, it's the 6th one and since the fourth one was called the 4.
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It only defies geek logic. If your logic is aligned with the consumer, something a marketing dept would do, then calling it the iPhone 5 makes FAR more sense than calling it the 6.
 
Geckotek said:
I think the iPhone 4 was called the 4 just "because it follows 3". Only people here, completely oblivious to marketing insisted it was related to the generation, the OS, the processor, any other technology mumbo jumbo that marketing teams typically ignore since the common customer is completely oblivious to these things. (Where 3G and 4G are marketing terms pushed by carriers and therefore consumers are aware of).
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I don't know that Apple would really recognize that their fans are that dumb, whether or not they are, by naming it like that. 4 follows three, but the 3GS wasn't the "3" and the 3G wasn't the "2."
 
Geckotek said:
It only defies geek logic. If your logic is aligned with the consumer, something a marketing dept would do, then calling it the iPhone 5 makes FAR more sense than calling it the 6.
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Nope that logic doesn't follow cause then the iPad should have been the iPad 3. This is especially true since the 2 is still being sold and since the 2 is older than the "iPad."
 
Caliber26 said:
It's one thing for fellow forum members to rub it in others' faces but when the website's administration steps in and joins the "I told you so!" crowd, as Arn has so subtly done, I find it to be a little tasteless. -- While bloggers typically aren't held up to the same standards of professionalism that real journalists are, there is a level of unbiased reporting that's expected regardless. After all, this is MacRumors, not Gizmodo.
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Really?! I thought arn's approach was actually spot on, especially given the amount of grief folks gave him on calling it the iPhone 5. How was his post tasteless in any way? I've seen columnists in the NY Times, WSJ, Washington Post, etc respond to their readers in the same manner when they are right (granted many of these posts I'm referring to are political in nature).

Arn has every right to claim that he is accurate in calling the next iPhone the iPhone 5.
 
saud0488 said:
I don't know that Apple would really recognize that their fans are that dumb, whether or not they are, by naming it like that. 4 follows three, but the 3GS wasn't the "3" and the 3G wasn't the "2."
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It has nothing to do with being dumb. Why does the average person need to know or even care about the processor name, the OS version, or the generation of the hardware? They don't and in no way does it make them dumb that they don't know these things. Most of them have other focuses and interests, unlike the users of this forum. Also, you must have skipped the part where I explained that the 3G network was highly advertised by the carriers, so using the 3G technology name on the second iPhone made sense.

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saud0488 said:
Nope that logic doesn't follow cause then the iPad should have been the iPad 3. This is especially true since the 2 is still being sold and since the 2 is older than the "iPad."
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I think the most logical explanation I've heard there is that you can't have an iPad 4 and an iPad mini. It makes sense they dropped the numbering when adding a new model to the lineup in this situation.
 
iMike208 said:
Check with the FBI, they should have it. :D
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Nice :D

Geckotek said:
It only defies geek logic. If your logic is aligned with the consumer, something a marketing dept would do, then calling it the iPhone 5 makes FAR more sense than calling it the 6.
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I know, could you imagine _skipping_ a number in the mind of the non-nerd consumer? Especially now the product has such critical mass and visibility. Even my +parents+ know the current version number of the product.

"Hi, I have an iPhone 4, I heard the new one is out, and I'd like to upgrade"

"Well, this is the new iPhone 6"

"Er, so where's the 5?"

"Well, let me show you this diagram of generations vs. their product version name so I can explain..."
 
"It's almost here"

That is really very poor. I seem to remember their last invitation had some awkward sounding tagline.

It's not a pun, it's not any sort of play on words, it is simply a literal statement.

(Unless of course "here" is a play on words for "hear" in veiled reference to the iPod line up :rolleyes: )
 
Cynicalone said:
I was kinda hoping they would retire these numbers. It is getting kinda stupid. The iPad gave me hope that we would move on from this.

I wonder if we will see iTunes 11 and a final date for iOS 6.
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I think you just answered your own question. The numbers provide a reference point for the thing you're talking about. iPhone 5, iTunes 11, iOS6. I have no idea why they dropped it from the iPad... going to be mighty confusing when the new iPad comes out but it's a different model than "the new IPad."
 
Geckotek said:
I think the iPhone 4 was called the 4 just "because it follows 3". Only people here, completely oblivious to marketing insisted it was related to the generation, the OS, the processor, any other technology mumbo jumbo that marketing teams typically ignore since the common customer is completely oblivious to these things. (Where 3G and 4G are marketing terms pushed by carriers and therefore consumers are aware of).
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Yeah, I guess that's one way to look at it. But, you know we all lived in the age of blockbuster movies where sequels actually just had numbers next to their names and not brand new titles/subtitles. I don't think anyone thought Rocky IV was anything other than it was! (ending the Cold War, obviously) I think common folk could look at the iPhone 4 and realize that that probably meant it was the 4th iPhone (a 3rd sequel to the original if you will. Of course , like I said, there were still people that thought it meant 4G)

But, I do get where the "5" camp is coming from. Just wanted to say my long-winded piece!
 
But seriously, isn't it embarrassing that it's nearly the end of 2012 and the iPhone still uses 3G, and is FINALLY upgrading
 
I still can't believe, 35 pages people are still arguing about what the thing will be called :confused:

It's right there in black and white, clear as crystal.
 
I hate to interject a question into the whole "It should be 5, it should be 6" discussion -

- but if the iPhone is indeed announced Sept 12 as expected, when will the iOS 6 update be available to my 4s?

I intend to get the "5" but I'm wondering when I can update the 4s for my wife.

Thanks
 
I love it. "Its almost here." to me sounds like they are saying "you know that thing you've been seeing and reading about for months now, yeah we're finally releasing it" They aren't being cryptic or anything.

If the tagline was "you aint seen nothing yet" I would be flipping out at them hinting that what we've seen in the rumor mills has all been fake. But "Its almost here" to me solidifies that all the rumors are true!
 
thejadedmonkey said:
This is unusual for Apple in many ways, most notably how it's going to happen about exactly a week after the Nokia/Windows Phone announcement. Comparisons will be everywhere, and if Apple doesn't deliver on NFC and Wireless charging in a 4.5" device, it will appear as though they're slipping.

And they won't add that much tech to the iPhone 5. Or if they do, color me surprised.
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Wireless charging would be handy but NFC doesn't seem to be secure as recently shown at Black Hat. I would disable NFC in any phone that had it until the technology has eliminated its current security issues.

To use the wireless charging still requires the purchase of accessories. Wireless charging can already be accomplished with most iOS and Android phones via third party accessories.

Iconoclysm said:
Why do you think Nokia scheduled their announcement for this week? Rumors of an iPhone announcement on 9/12 came long before Nokia's.
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True.
 
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Geckotek said:
I think the iPhone 4 was called the 4 just "because it follows 3". Only people here, completely oblivious to marketing insisted it was related to the generation, the OS, the processor, any other technology mumbo jumbo that marketing teams typically ignore since the common customer is completely oblivious to these things. (Where 3G and 4G are marketing terms pushed by carriers and therefore consumers are aware of).
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No. Go back and watch WWDC 2010. Steve Jobs very clearly says "today we are introducing iPhone 4. The fourth generation iPhone!"

He clearly alludes to the naming being because it is the fourth generation phone. The 5-naysayers didn't just make this up.
 
munkery said:
Wireless charging would be handy but NFC doesn't seem to be secure as recently shown at Black Hat. I would disable NFC in any phone that had it until the technology has eliminated its current security issues.
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OMG!!! Don't say that in the NFC thread! They freak out at any hint that NFC could even possibly be insecure. :eek:
 
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