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How will you pronounce iPhone X?
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I prononce it "X" and I think Apple missed a marketing opportunity. They have the iPhone X line, and they could continue it with XI, XII, etc etc. They also could continue with the legacy iPhone line, such as the iPhone 8, the iPhone 9 etc.
Now its a bit awkward, we have the iPhone 8 and the iPhone ten, what happens next fall, will there be a iPhone 9 and eleven?
Now its a bit awkward, we have the iPhone 8 and the iPhone ten, what happens next fall, will there be a iPhone 9 and eleven?
iPhone X sounds more futuristic. I pronounce OSX OS Ex too.
iPhonex. ayfonex. One syllable. Easy to say.
iPhone..ten requires a pause in between. Which slows me down, same way Face-ID does.
iPhone..ten requires a pause in between. Which slows me down, same way Face-ID does.
Funny part, Romans didn’t have clocks. Sundials yes but no clocks.
How about iPhone vee v over inverted vee ^
I saw the iPhone X billboard on 101S today around Redwood City and couldn't help but say "iPhone Ex". It will take work to train myself to say "iPhone Ten". Everything about the iPhone X is amazing, it's the phone of the future. But Apple could have named it better, too ambiguous.
It’s GIF. Regardless of what the creator says (in attempt to generate interest in his creation), an acronym adopts the pronounciation of each letter i.e. Graphic Interface Format.
Ten!
Just like OS X is OS TEN!
You can tell who’s the PC guy in the whole room just by hearing how he pronounces this in a whole room. Apple guys used to all have something special, this is one of them
Just like OS X is OS TEN!
You can tell who’s the PC guy in the whole room just by hearing how he pronounces this in a whole room. Apple guys used to all have something special, this is one of them
Hmm, don't know about that. I suspect you'll be overhearing a lot of "iPhone Ex" in the Apple Store next month, not to mention at Aunt May's house over Thanksgiving.
Everyone of my non-tech friends and family say, “ex”. When I would say, “iPhone ‘ten’” they would often say, “Oh, there’s another new iPhone bedsides the 8 and ‘ex’?”
Heck, even I say “ex” now. Apple uses a huge letter “X” in all their promos and such. I know it’s supposed to be a Roman numeral, but for me it reads “iPhone ‘ex’” more naturally than “iPhone ‘ten’”.
Didn’t something similar happen a few iPhones ago with iPhone 5 or 6? Or was it the iPad? IIRC, Apple announced a new iPhone or iPad and initially left the number off. But the press kept referring to it as the 5 or 6, or iPad 3 or 4 (again, not sure which?) and they eventually gave in.
Anyway...I’m calling it “iPhone ‘ex’”. Sounds more stylish somehow, haha!!
Heck, even I say “ex” now. Apple uses a huge letter “X” in all their promos and such. I know it’s supposed to be a Roman numeral, but for me it reads “iPhone ‘ex’” more naturally than “iPhone ‘ten’”.
Didn’t something similar happen a few iPhones ago with iPhone 5 or 6? Or was it the iPad? IIRC, Apple announced a new iPhone or iPad and initially left the number off. But the press kept referring to it as the 5 or 6, or iPad 3 or 4 (again, not sure which?) and they eventually gave in.
Anyway...I’m calling it “iPhone ‘ex’”. Sounds more stylish somehow, haha!!
in writing..
it's weird to see "i use a X"
instead of "i use an X"
(no real point.. just sayin )
it's weird to see "i use a X"
instead of "i use an X"
(no real point.. just sayin
)
I can’t stop calling it the “x”. Sounds way cooler. Also 10 doesn’t make any sense to me. If any phone in the lineup should be a homage to a decade of iPhone, it ought to be one with the home button and familiar form factor.
Just my take on it.
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Just my take on it.
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Totally agree. When I heard them call it “10” at the event, I had the exact same thought. New phone, new naming convention.
Yeah I’ve been calling it the “ex”. It’s only natural given that it’s written that way in all the marketing materials. It’s rather awkward to write is as iPhone X and say iPhone Ten. I suspect that Apple die hards will know it’s supposed to be “ten” but I’m guessing everyone else will probably say “ex”.
I actually kind of wonder if this will end up being similar to when the iPhone 3GS was released. Originally, all the press releases and marketing materials referred to it as the 3G S, with a deliberate space between 3G and S. Apple kept pushing this version even though everyone else referred to it as the 3GS. After a while, Apple gave up and changed their own marketing materials to match. I could see something similar happening with the X.
I actually kind of wonder if this will end up being similar to when the iPhone 3GS was released. Originally, all the press releases and marketing materials referred to it as the 3G S, with a deliberate space between 3G and S. Apple kept pushing this version even though everyone else referred to it as the 3GS. After a while, Apple gave up and changed their own marketing materials to match. I could see something similar happening with the X.
Score......Nerds ten.......non nerds get the buzzer eX ahhhhhhhh.
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This is brilliant marketing. Look at the free advertising, the constant banter. All over one letter or Roman numeral. Other manufacturers are envious beyond words. Keep people talking about the product.
I suspect every time this product is brought up, it becomes a comment. Inside and outside this forum. Calling it an issue gives it too much weight. However the extra seconds of person thinking about the name is crucial to keep the product on your mind. Advertisers pay millions for those extra seconds. Think of the geico phrase.
They could have saved us so much time and called it "iPhone 10". It's really annoying how people go "Have you seen the iPhone 'ex'?". And then you have to explain it's "ten", to which they ask "why have they skipped 9?"......
And then you have to explain it's "ten", to which they ask "why have they skipped 9?"......
Don’t worry, Microsoft have prepared the public for nine-skipping.