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Apple Trademarks 'Mac Pro' in U.S.
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kalisphoenix
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Personally,
(I know you all have been waiting to hear my verdict)
I've always liked SGI's approach. They don't have many different models at a given point in time, but each one stands out. Indy, Indigo, Iris, Fuel, Tezro, Octane, et cetera.
Why wouldn't Apple do the same thing? The Cat theme has obviously worked well for OS X. "OS X Tiger." Or just "Tiger" when we already know what is being discussed, or Panthera tigris if you're an *******.
Why not pick a theme and go with it for the machines? Mythology is a fertile field. Two cores? Gemini. Three cores? Cerberus. Up to 128 hot-swappable cores? Hydra.
Or something that (according to heathen Apple detractors) personifies the Apple crowd in a way with which we can more easily identify? The Mac Double-Grandé Lattécino? Or, for those still into the PPC scene, the Mac'swell House?
We can use the I Ching. Or expressive phrases: the Mac Thuper-Duper! the Mac Daddy! the MacHeath, He's a Sailor! The Brecht reference might be particularly welcome to a group of people rapidly losing their superiority complex.
I liked codenames and still do. Who doesn't get excited at the thought of an original Butt-Headed Astronomer sitting on their desk? Or the always roomy and delectably lickable Yosemite? What Apple can do is make these codenames more of a public reference system. Powerbook G3 series? iMac Intel early 2006? WTF? No! We need the Dual Keira, the Winona Pro, the MadeleineStoweBook for old Road Warriors, and the, uh, whatever women and gay men look for in a sex object.
Seriously! iMac? Mac Pro? MacBook? MacBook Pro? Mac Mini? That's the most sterile, uninteresting, uninspired **** I've ever heard of. Perhaps we can rename associate's and Ph.D's to Degree Mini and Degree Pro while we're at it! He's not well-hung, that's a Penis Pro! That kid isn't microcephalic, he's simply stuck with a Cranium Mini!
I feel like it's a restriction placed on how I can describe my computer to another person. It makes no difference to me -- I know Orion, just like I know Neptune and Lilith et al. But when I respond to the question "What kind of computer do you have?" I feel immediately confusing. "It's an iMac early 2006. The twenty inch, with the 256MB RAM. No, not the G5, the Core Duo. Yes, Intel. Oh, uh, it runs OS X. Well, it's white and weird-looking. No, I mean--" and so on.
This isn't a "grab Kalisphoenix, he's foaming at the mouth" sort of thing. I'm just saying that this minimalist naming scheme seems rather dissonant with the "Every Mac model is a tribe of its own, separate from other Macs that preceded and followed it, with its unique strengths and weaknesses" thing that is attractive to me about Apples. For instance, the Yosemite. Very odd machine. Poopy IDE controllers in the first batch. Firewire, but no target disk mode or firewire booting. And so on. If you say, however, a Powerbook G3, I say "G3 or G3 Series?" And 99% of the time, the person says, "Uh, it's a black one. With a G3, whatever that means. It's like the 3rd Powerbook they made or something."
P.S. I mean, God! Lamborghini names their cars after friggin' cows! And they sound great! Let's pick a language and take names from their cows! Anything! God! Orwell was right! Pretty soon we'll have the GoodMac, the DoubleGoodMac, and the DoublePlusGoodMac! ****!
(I know you all have been waiting to hear my verdict)
I've always liked SGI's approach. They don't have many different models at a given point in time, but each one stands out. Indy, Indigo, Iris, Fuel, Tezro, Octane, et cetera.
Why wouldn't Apple do the same thing? The Cat theme has obviously worked well for OS X. "OS X Tiger." Or just "Tiger" when we already know what is being discussed, or Panthera tigris if you're an *******.
Why not pick a theme and go with it for the machines? Mythology is a fertile field. Two cores? Gemini. Three cores? Cerberus. Up to 128 hot-swappable cores? Hydra.
Or something that (according to heathen Apple detractors) personifies the Apple crowd in a way with which we can more easily identify? The Mac Double-Grandé Lattécino? Or, for those still into the PPC scene, the Mac'swell House?
We can use the I Ching. Or expressive phrases: the Mac Thuper-Duper! the Mac Daddy! the MacHeath, He's a Sailor! The Brecht reference might be particularly welcome to a group of people rapidly losing their superiority complex.
I liked codenames and still do. Who doesn't get excited at the thought of an original Butt-Headed Astronomer sitting on their desk? Or the always roomy and delectably lickable Yosemite? What Apple can do is make these codenames more of a public reference system. Powerbook G3 series? iMac Intel early 2006? WTF? No! We need the Dual Keira, the Winona Pro, the MadeleineStoweBook for old Road Warriors, and the, uh, whatever women and gay men look for in a sex object.
Seriously! iMac? Mac Pro? MacBook? MacBook Pro? Mac Mini? That's the most sterile, uninteresting, uninspired **** I've ever heard of. Perhaps we can rename associate's and Ph.D's to Degree Mini and Degree Pro while we're at it! He's not well-hung, that's a Penis Pro! That kid isn't microcephalic, he's simply stuck with a Cranium Mini!
I feel like it's a restriction placed on how I can describe my computer to another person. It makes no difference to me -- I know Orion, just like I know Neptune and Lilith et al. But when I respond to the question "What kind of computer do you have?" I feel immediately confusing. "It's an iMac early 2006. The twenty inch, with the 256MB RAM. No, not the G5, the Core Duo. Yes, Intel. Oh, uh, it runs OS X. Well, it's white and weird-looking. No, I mean--" and so on.
This isn't a "grab Kalisphoenix, he's foaming at the mouth" sort of thing. I'm just saying that this minimalist naming scheme seems rather dissonant with the "Every Mac model is a tribe of its own, separate from other Macs that preceded and followed it, with its unique strengths and weaknesses" thing that is attractive to me about Apples. For instance, the Yosemite. Very odd machine. Poopy IDE controllers in the first batch. Firewire, but no target disk mode or firewire booting. And so on. If you say, however, a Powerbook G3, I say "G3 or G3 Series?" And 99% of the time, the person says, "Uh, it's a black one. With a G3, whatever that means. It's like the 3rd Powerbook they made or something."
P.S. I mean, God! Lamborghini names their cars after friggin' cows! And they sound great! Let's pick a language and take names from their cows! Anything! God! Orwell was right! Pretty soon we'll have the GoodMac, the DoubleGoodMac, and the DoublePlusGoodMac! ****!
Doctor Q said:
Forgetting about the AirPort Express? Although that isn't a Mac product, is hardware nonetheless.
knackroller
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celebrian23 said:
Towermac is the most utterly cheesy thing I've heard in a long time.
And as far as all this "I want a tower between the iMac and the Mac Pro"...forget about it. Not. Going. To. Happen. You want a Headless machine that's not the Mac Mini? Buy a Mac Pro. End of story. Too expensive for you? You'll be able to buy it when you get a job after college. Or after you get out of High School and then go to College and then get a job.
i like xMac
sorta like xserv but mac. maybe thats what the next server will be called, but to me it has the connotation of a revolutionary mac desktop
sorta like xserv but mac. maybe thats what the next server will be called, but to me it has the connotation of a revolutionary mac desktop
celebrian23
macrumors 65816
Calm down! I didn't say an "in-between" tower would be realistic, just a nice intermediate peice. I know it will never happen. And I really like towermac. It rolls so much nicer.
Stridder44
macrumors 68040
Stridder44
macrumors 68040
NickCharles said:
Amen. Thank you. It's just a name people. You think the name is what we all think sounds bad? You should listen to your complaining/arguments!
Unorthodox said:
Don't see why they wouldn't keep the iMac name... That is the computer that jump started apple in the late 90s... no reason to change...
reyesmac
macrumors 65816
Unless the Mac Pro (Ugh) is dirt cheap and the best thing since sliced bread I don't think I will feel comfortable saying its new name. I started using Macs when the G3 was brand new, thats all I know. If they are willing to change the name they better change the look of it and what it can do. If the laptops can get motion sensors, cameras, new plugs, and other capabilities, the new Mac better have a few new things in it other than an intel chip and some fans.
Multimedia
macrumors 603
I Approve The Mac Pro Moniker
I Approve The Mac Pro Moniker. 😀
Bring on the Quads. 😉
I Approve The Mac Pro Moniker. 😀
Bring on the Quads. 😉
All I care about is speed. I would just as soon they keep the old grill case. I love it. Just give me a faster Quad please. August 7 San Francisco WWDC SteveNote at the latest.reyesmac said:
Chaszmyr said:
I'm with you Chasz although I REALLY like the PowerMac moniker the best.
ProMac sounds a little like ProZac (maybe with similar calming effects?) but it's better sounding then MacPro which just sounds weird to me AND are you an amateur if you have less?
In the end, whatever they call it I am sure we will all like it in time.
"Think Alike... BE Different!"
iAlan
macrumors 65816
I know it has been said, but i will say anway...(and sory I have not read all the posts)
Pro laptop - MacBook Pro
Consumer laptop - MacBook
Pro desktop (no built in screen) - Mac Pro
Consume desktop (with screen) - iMac
Consumer desktop (no built in screen) - Mac Mini
Now, a Prosumer model between the Mac Mini and Mac Pro would be a good line extension. But what to call it...Mac ?
I think Apple will do this if the Mac Mini ends up being positioned as the 'digital media hub' - there is demand for something more powerful
Oh, and I don't know how to search for patent and copywrite info, so don't know if Apple has other names out there...
Pro laptop - MacBook Pro
Consumer laptop - MacBook
Pro desktop (no built in screen) - Mac Pro
Consume desktop (with screen) - iMac
Consumer desktop (no built in screen) - Mac Mini
Now, a Prosumer model between the Mac Mini and Mac Pro would be a good line extension. But what to call it...Mac ?
I think Apple will do this if the Mac Mini ends up being positioned as the 'digital media hub' - there is demand for something more powerful
Oh, and I don't know how to search for patent and copywrite info, so don't know if Apple has other names out there...
teejaysplace said:
Damn. I can't wait until they Come out with MacPod Video, Nano, and Shuffle. Oh, and MacTunes, and MacLife, and MacMovie HD, and MacPhoto, and MacWeb, and MacChat AV, and on and on and on...
I know you specified "computing products" (among which I guess we're not including iPods or software), but I'm not really convinced that the "i(suffix)" theme is at an end.
Plus, as a hundred other people have said, the name "Mac" would be just too ambiguous. I don't think they'll name one computer a "Mac" when everything in their product line can rightly be referred to as a "Mac". I doubt this is the death knell of the iName scheme. Like it or not, iSuspect the iMacs are staying.
ImAlwaysRight
macrumors 6502a
Yep, knew this was coming. Resistance is futile. Those of you that don't want the name change would get along real well with some folks in my church that don't want to change anything either. 😛
That's right, EVERYONE DRINK THE KOOL-AID AND EVERYTHING WILL BE O.K. Or else you'll have to buddy up with the dude on macosrumors who still thinks an iBook revision is coming. 🙄absurdio said:
Abercrombieboy said:
Exactly.
While we here know that the company is "Apple" and the nickname for the computer they make is "Mac" a lot of people think that they company is called "Mac." If they changed the name of the iMac to plain old Mac, it would be silly.
I hate car analogies, but it would be like Ford coming out with a new model named "Car."
In comparison to
Dimension, XPS, Inspiron, and all the names Dull has used, MacPro works for me. It's not like Steve had this 30 year itch to call it the Apple II iPro, the Apple II06, or any other version of the 2. If it runs the pro apps I want, I could care less what they call it.😀 Just bring it out, along with that Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro. 🙂
Dimension, XPS, Inspiron, and all the names Dull has used, MacPro works for me. It's not like Steve had this 30 year itch to call it the Apple II iPro, the Apple II06, or any other version of the 2. If it runs the pro apps I want, I could care less what they call it.😀 Just bring it out, along with that Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro. 🙂
Some_Big_Spoon
macrumors 6502a
No, they absolutely don't.
I think they're hoping the faithful will grow accustomed and the newbies won't know the difference. The new names are clunky and, frankly, pretty unoriginal.
Bring back the Quadra! :-D
I think they're hoping the faithful will grow accustomed and the newbies won't know the difference. The new names are clunky and, frankly, pretty unoriginal.
Bring back the Quadra! :-D
celebrian23 said:
ImAlwaysRight
macrumors 6502a
Yo, I SUPPOSE because it is much easier to copy other people. Heck, I can even see myself doing that in this frickin' response. And I feel stupid! Why can't I just come up with an original message instead of always quoting people and then replying?DevilDog said: