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Does it bug anyone else how Apple names their phones?
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So Apple is switching to Roman numerals while the Super Bowl is moving away from them.
Kelsey Grammer is going to Tweet about this soon.
Good info. The original does make sense whereas "I could care less" is nonsensical. Another good example is the original "You can't eat your cake and have it too" vs. the nonsensical but more common "You can't have your cake and eat it too." It's better to use the version that does make sense.
I can't think of anything more stupid then worrying about what a company names there product. When Apple called their tablet the Ipad, I didn't care. I did not even think twice, about the comedians jokes, or the names. Because I wanted the product.
It is the same with the phone, If they called it "dog feces". I would not care at all, if the product works as I need it.
If you are worrying about the labels on the box, and not the working of the product, then in my opinion your worrying about the wrong thing.
As much of a waste as this thread may be, I disagree with this. They didn't have to name the iPhone 3G that just because it had a new 3G connection. By this same logic, they should have named the iPhone 5 the "iPhone LTE"...
They could have just named it the iPhone 2 and started the "S" line after that. Since 1S would have been weird...
I was simply stating the reason it was called the iPhone 3G - I didn't mean to imply that had to be it's name.
I don't think Apple was thinking about a numbering/naming scheme just yet when they named the iPhone 3G. None of their iPod lines carried numbers at the time, and they still don't.
Could have gone either way but the iPhone 3G added just three new features (3G connectivity, A-GPS and a new plastic case). It was their first attempt at mass marketing the iPhone along with the subsidy and by adopting the plastic case, it felt plasticky and a downgrade from the much better constructed original iPhone. In light of that, the 3G connectivity was really the primary driving factor in marketing the iPhone 3G.
iPhone 3G/3Gs is the iPhone 3 series
iPhone 4/4s is the iPhone 4 series
iPhone 5/5c/5s is the iPhone 5 series
iPhone 6/6? is the iPhone 6 series
The numbering system that Apple uses does not mean that iPhone X is the Xth phone released.
I actually liked that naming convention, removing the number altogether. I feel like most people say "the new iPad/iPhone/whathaveyou" when they're released anyway.
iPhone 4/4s is the iPhone 4 series
iPhone 5/5c/5s is the iPhone 5 series
iPhone 6/6? is the iPhone 6 series
The numbering system that Apple uses does not mean that iPhone X is the Xth phone released.
I actually liked that naming convention, removing the number altogether. I feel like most people say "the new iPad/iPhone/whathaveyou" when they're released anyway.
Lol I'm now following this thread because your guys discussion is more interesting then the topic.
My gripe with iPad naming is Apple hasn't stuck to a consistent system/convention. It would have actually been easier if they had gone the same route as iPod touch and referred to it be by release date/generation.
iPad
iPad 2
The new iPad (with Retina Display)
iPad with Retina Display
iPad Air
iPad mini
iPad mini with Retina Display
There are more comments here about people who don't care than anything else. We get it, you don't care/it doesn't bug you.
I guess you guys forgot that when the original iPhone first came out it was very controversial and people didn't know how to take it and the premier criticism was that it was on EDGE and many phones were already on 3G at the time so every cell phone shop in America was touting lack of 3G as a reason the iPhone was a "gimmick" or it sucked.
The 3G was a huge flag being waved saying "its ok we fixed that now!" come to us!
It was a super important thing at the time if you guys remember.
Where's the PIZAZZ in that?
I think the numbering has to go at some point or it'll get really unwieldy in a few years. iPhone 12 just doesn't seem to roll off the tongue!
You're remembering it wrong, the 4 never got HSPA+, the 4S did.
I assume they couldn't make the experience smooth on the tech at the time which was already pushing boundaries for the time.
Apple has never really been concerned with giving specific version names to their hardware until the iPhone. Mostly people identify Macs informally by their major design / material approach (Aluminium, Titanium, Polycarbonate, Unibody etc) and then its time and year of introduction.
I guess Apples marketing department agreed that consumers need to know that the version of phone their buying is a digit better than the previous version since numerical naming is so prevalent in the phone industry.
Otherwise it could have easily have been the '07 iPhone - '13 iPhone. But introducing it at the end of the year, no consumer wants to buy a "2013" phone in July 2014.
The iPad seems to fall uncomfortably in the middle with Apple officially mostly refusing to give a numerical approach to iPad naming and now throwing in the 'air' moniker.
I guess Apples marketing department agreed that consumers need to know that the version of phone their buying is a digit better than the previous version since numerical naming is so prevalent in the phone industry.
Otherwise it could have easily have been the '07 iPhone - '13 iPhone. But introducing it at the end of the year, no consumer wants to buy a "2013" phone in July 2014.
The iPad seems to fall uncomfortably in the middle with Apple officially mostly refusing to give a numerical approach to iPad naming and now throwing in the 'air' moniker.
They could've handled it like they handle their iPod lines by just sticking (_th Generation) after the name. And I agree, the naming of the iPads has been very awkward, although most people I know had casually named them 1-4 until the iPad Air came along even though those weren't their official names from Apple.