Why are "Mail" and "Address Book" nameless?

[maclover001]

We've got iCal, Safari, Photo Booth, iTunes, etc.
But why are "Address Book", and "Mail" essentially nameless? It seems a bit odd.

If it weren't for the old laptop, "iBook" would be a perfect name for Address Book.

 

[Biolizard]

We've got iCal, Safari, Photo Booth, iTunes, etc.
But why are "Address Book", and "Mail" essentially nameless? It seems a bit odd.

If it weren't for the old laptop, "iBook" would be a perfect name for Address Book.

I guess, like Ronseal, it does what it says on the tin.

 

[MrM]

I'm glad that it is just simply "Mail" and "Address Book," since the "i" originally stood for internet. It's just a trend now.

 

[mrkgoo]

It's not that odd.

Column A:
Aperture
Final Cut
Automator
Dashboard
Exposé
Front Row
Garageband
iCal
iChat
iDVD
iMovie
iPhoto
iSync
iTunes
iWeb
Photo Booth
Safari
Spaces
Time Machine

Column B:
Address Book
Calculator
Chess
Font Book
Dictionary
Mail
preview
QuickTime Player
Stickies
System Preferences
TextEdit
And pretty much all the Utilities

 

[MisterMe]

We've got iCal, Safari, Photo Booth, iTunes, etc.
But why are "Address Book", and "Mail" essentially nameless? It seems a bit odd.

If it weren't for the old laptop, "iBook" would be a perfect name for Address Book.

Mail and Address Book are not nameless. Their names are Mail and Address Book, respectively.