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iMac will be Mac

adam9c1

adam9c1

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I predict iMac will be rebranded to Mac.

iPhones, iPods, iPads will stay as such.


MacBook
MacBook Pro
Mac
Mac Pro
Mac Mini


What do you think?
 
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would make sense but at the same time I doubt it. People uses the word Mac too often. Which mac do you have? a mac??
the 'mac' already represent all machines in their line up.
 
Nope.
I think your idea has no merit

I have 7 Macs in the house.
MacBook
MacBook Pro
2 iMacs
Mac mini
2 eMacs

I already refer to all as Macs, always have.
A new one named "Mac" would be confusing to some.
An all-in-one Mac would remain an iMac, in my mind (for what that is worth :D )

Although I DO think that Apple will soon rename OS X to MacOS - but that's a different issue, eh?
 
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Meh, its become a household name for the all-in-one Mac. I don't see worthy reason for a rebrand.
 
slayerizer said:
would make sense but at the same time I doubt it. People uses the word Mac too often. Which mac do you have? a mac??
the 'mac' already represent all machines in their line up.
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People also just use the word "MacBook" to refer to their MacBooks, MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs as it also represents all three models. I still doubt they would rebrand the iMac though.
 
adam9c1 said:
I predict iMac will be rebranded to Mac.
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Never will happen. the iMac predates all of their current models, and the name has brand recognizability. If they drop the i on iMac, then, we'd see the same with the iPhone and iPad. Doesn't make sense.
 
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On what basis?

That's just a blind claim.

I will tell you, I don't predict that.

Maybe I'm wrong. Doing so would be a shame iMac is just soo iconic (look at my avatar?)

I sincerely hope they do not do that. The iMac has always been the centerpiece of their desktop lineup.
 
adam9c1 said:
I predict iMac will be rebranded to Mac.
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I predict: Mac One

That's short for Mac All-in-One. This keeps the pattern of Mac [something] - Book, Mini, Pro, and One. In Roman numerals, "i" is 1, so this in a sense this would be the same name, just rearranged. And hey, the word "one" has various positive meanings.
 
Tiberius2000 said:
Is anyone else getting bored of the trim, metallic look of the entire product line? Does anyone else miss the whimsical, fun designs if the late 90's/early 00's?
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I do of course.

My avatar is the Snow White iMac G3, limited edition. lol

I'm a truly immense fan of Apple history. I love all the old computers and designs.

I actually like old Apple better than new Apple, especially after Steve kicked the bucket. I believe Steve's influence is simply irreplaceable.

But, personal computers aren't a new thing anymore. They have to be in alignment with current design trends as everyone is using them now. The minimalist stainless steel trend has been around and I doubt that is going anywhere anytime soon. iMac fits in perfectly with that. Best looking thing in any room.
 
Tiberius2000 said:
Is anyone else getting bored of the trim, metallic look of the entire product line? Does anyone else miss the whimsical, fun designs if the late 90's/early 00's?

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Yup, those iMacs definitely had character, much better then say rose gold and space gray as what we see for most of Apple's selection.
 
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If they are rebranding it, I dont think they would call it "just" Mac. It would be confusing.
I predict this! :
Because the new GPUs gives less heat and are smaller, they can finally have Desktop class GPUs in the iMac. And since the iMac is allready too powerful in the high-end range to be called casual machines anymore - it ranges all the way from casual to pro and is the only pure Desktop required all-in-one machine from apple. So coming end of this year, the MacDesktop!
 
curmudgeonette said:
I predict: Mac One

That's short for Mac All-in-One. This keeps the pattern of Mac [something] - Book, Mini, Pro, and One. In Roman numerals, "i" is 1, so this in a sense this would be the same name, just rearranged. And hey, the word "one" has various positive meanings.
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iMac can stand for "integrated Mac" - as in AIO. :)
 
maflynn said:
Perhaps, but when it rolled off the assembly line in 1998, the i was for internet :)
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Yes, "internet" was one of the five things Steve mentioned "i" stood for when he introduced the iMac in 1998 (the other four being "individual", "instruct", "inform" and "inspire").
 
maflynn said:
Never will happen. the iMac predates all of their current models, and the name has brand recognizability. If they drop the i on iMac, then, we'd see the same with the iPhone and iPad. Doesn't make sense.
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Agree with this. This machine pre-dates a lot of Apples hardware and I think it's fairly safe to say that everyone know's what the iMac is. Even non Mac users. Dropping the name might actually hamper the product and sales...
 
I think it's possible that iMac will be rebranded. Now, they have iOS for iDevice eg. iPod, iPad, iPhone and then we have iMac ???

OS X is now macOS for everything begin with Mac like MacBook MacPro Mac Mini and then iMac ????
So, it's make sense that iMac will be renamed MacSomething.
 
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