The Death of Apple's 'i' 

The cause of death? Done by the Pixar lamp.

"iPhone" is just WAY too iconic that I hardly doubt that it will ever change. People always know what an "iPhone" is and that its made by Apple. "Apple Phone" would be kinda confusing and it sounds stupid ^^

I can’t wait for Nick’s new rebooted show, AppleCarly.

Imagine if it was iPay instead of Apple Pay. Customer: How do i pay? Cashier: iPay Customer: you’ll pay? Cashier: No, iPay Customer: Sweet! Cashier: Wait- Customer: Have a nice day! Customer: *walks away with stuff*

*keynote starts* *tim cook walks in* Tim: Here at Apple we think different, which is why today we are introducing *Phone*

Is no one going to talk about how Apple's "forgot password" menu is called iForgot?

i thought that the mcintosh apple WAS spelled macintosh

iCloud survives

that ad transition was so smooth.

"Oh, I'm just playing on my Apple Pad"

iCard would have been hilarious.

im not saying the "apple phone 12"

Even though Apple officially named the smartwatch as "Apple Watch", I still hear a lot of people that's not familiar with Apple calling it "iWatch".

Such a shame that he's dead Steve Jobs was the Apple of my i

Can’t believe he didn’t even mention that once iPhone was no longer the only device using the operating system and it was being used for iPod touch and iPad that they changed it from “iPhone OS” to “iOS”.

TLDW: They lost a dispute over the "i" trademark, and stopped using it.

iPhone iPad iMac iPod iMovie iCloud IIIIIII don’t think the “I” is going anywhere

"Steve jobs suggested the name 'MacMan', which he found particularly appealing - but no one else did, with Segall saying the name made his blood curdle." Hah, that made me chuckle. Good thing Segall was there, that really is a terrible name.

10:16 , wouldn't it be a prefix? Suffixes go after the word, not before it... Edit: I don't mean to nitpick, just an observation. Great video overall!!

I can never forget those i's, i's, i's i's i's i's cause baby toniiiight

The thing is that itv is really big here. It was one of the first British TV channels and is channel 3 on everything and usually on the main channel section of all TVs, the lower the number the higher the dominance that’s why BBC (oldest British tv channel) is channel 1. (Itv means independent television to you who didn’t know)

Your transitions into sponsors are the best on RU-vid. 👌🏼

I always enjoy your informative videos! Can’t wait for more!

Guess they got branded with pixar, smashing that i more than I can count

I always viewed the ‘i’ as standing for ‘intelligent’ like an ‘intelligent’ Mac or an ‘intelligent’ phone or ‘intelligent’ pad. Always worked for me. That’s what it’ll mean for me. I guess the beauty of the ‘i’ is you can personalise what you think it should mean.

Plot twist: The “i” was working part time as the Pixar “i” and got brutally killed by a jumping lamp.

After taking algebra 2 in high school I always assumed Apple's i meant imaginary

Apple Explained: The Death of Apple’s ‘i’ iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and iMac: Am I a joke to you?

I think the main reason they are dropping the “i” in its name is mainly the trademark issues. The video skipped a lot of the trademark issues that Apple went through when the iPhone was released for example, there was an “iPhone” already out there that was owned by Cisco prior to the release. The switch to the Apple in names of products does have a lot to do with brand recognition but mainly for the simple fact that the Apple logo is trademarked and protected so there won’t be more issues going forward or hopefully less issues going forward with them since they already own the trademark for the Apple logo. I think it really comes down to Apple getting tired of all the lawsuits and trademark issues.

The only thing I can think of that Greg neglected to mention was the name change from iCal to Calendar.

I am stoked that Greg could upload this so quickly. Thank you

7:25 Classic "Shut up, next question pls!"-answer 😂😂

Do next one on midnight green. I really want to know how Apple created the new color.

iPad- apple pad iPhone 11- apple phone 11 pro max iPod touch- apple pod touch Nah no thanks apple

9:30 - Oh Greg, with Apple, you really do believe in "Every cloud has a silver lining"! 😂😂

I honestly hope Apple never changes the name of the iPhone and iPad. They are just way too iconic and have such a good reputation!

5:29 When you said "only pay for what you use" I thought you were gonna a do a liberty mutual add LMAO

10:16 - i-Suffix? No. i-Prefix.

I like the i and the  naming, it’s perfect the way it is now leaving their most iconic products with the i. Everyone knows who makes the iPhone, iPad and iMac, there is definitely no confusion about who makes those products! I just wish I would have been smart enough at the time to hang in to my original iBook like I did with several models of the original iMac, including the first Bondi Blue iMac!

The interesting thing I find in all videos in this channel is they are short and to the point and not boring..to watch these short videos

One thing I love about Apple's product names is how the names become so iconic, they almost become synonymous with whatever product line you're talking about. Back when the iPod was popular, I remember kids at school would call pretty much any MP3 player an iPod, because it rolled off the tongue a lot quicker than "MP3 Player", and people knew what you were talking about when you said iPod. It's almost a similar story with the iPhone and iPad, where people know you're talking about a smart phone or tablet when you say those names. It's kinda like that whole joke about a kid playing a video game on an Xbox and the mom coming in saying "How long are you gonna stay on that Nintendo?" The same way Nintendo is practically synonymous with video games, Apple products tend to be the same way. "Those kids and their damn iPhones"...it's always the go to word when talking about smart phones, whether you're an iOS person, Android person, or don't use a smart phone at all. And even if they don't become household names, for example the HomePod and Apple TV, the names are straight forward and you know what you're getting. When you hear "HomePod", you know it's a music player for the home, and well Apple TV needs no explanation. Other companies tend to use some cool snazzy sounding word to sell their product, like Samsung and their Galaxy phones...but does Galaxy really tell you what you're getting? Microsoft calls their tablets "Surface"....but unless you stretch your imagination that doesn't tell me right away that it's a tablet. I don't wanna go as far as saying Apple products are named for idiots who can't tell what's what, but what the names do is effectively tell you everything you need to know about the product. You know that the Mac is a regular desktop, and that the MacBook is a laptop. Just that subtle change, adding Book to the end of the name, is all you need to get the point across that it's a laptop. It rolls off the tongue, and the names become as iconic as the products themselves. I'm not as big a fan of the products that are just named Apple ______, like the Apple Watch and Apple Pencil...I'm more of a fan of the ones that sound simple, yet futuristic, like something you'd find in an episode of Star Trek. I don't know what it is about iPhone...but just adding that "i" makes it sound like a futuristic product. And iPod, AirPods, HomePod...the whole Pod suffix can make anything sound like it's from the future.

The death of “i”

Quality stuff as always!

I like the icon change. Keep it this time!

9:45 Actually, the iPad wasn't the last new Apple product to feature the "i" prefix. Apple did release the iMac Pro in 2017.

Can I just say that I'm so glad they called it the Apple Watch and not the iWatch, I think that iWatch just sounds wrong.

The segue into your sponsor made me chuckle.

Just picked up the new M3 *MacMan* , any tips?

10:18 "i" prefix, not suffix

That transition to the ad was so smooth lol

You have the smoothest transitions to your sponsor message lol.

Very interesting ! Thank you !!

Shouldn’t the “i” mean innovation - it makes sense because every product with the “i” is innovative. 😂

Wow That ad transition tho😶

I liked the "Big Cats" idea behind the 10.0x line of OS. Tiger (10.4...) rocks, so does, now, the Mountain era "El Capitan", rocks, too!

That advertisement transition was oh so smooth lol

When the Apple Watch was released, there was already a smart watch called “iWatch” and apple couldn’t get that name

now the apple vision pro

We all how Apple is a valuable brand and in my opinion it would have been better to keep the prefix < i > Everyone knows about the Apple.. No matter which type of marketing strategy’s Apple Team implement, it will be still the choice of the customers whether to buy it or not at the end of day..

Nice video! I might use Ting

Apple is the best when it ha s an'I'

I thought it was Pixar's lamp that killed the letter i of apple

imagine if all products had i iMacbook iAirpods iMacOS iIpadOS iWheel iVesa mount adapter iDisplay XDR

Also, what will happen to the “ i “ prefix of iOS? Will it remove just like they’ve doing now to some other devices?

Apple: "Let's sue everyone with the letter "i" in their company name!" Microsoft: Android: Netflix:

But that finger at the end of the video 😂

3:02 And what about the Macintosh Portable?

I'd say Apple's namings have been great to date, and not confusing at all!

What do you mean iPad stopped using the "i" prefix after 2010? It is still called the iPad.

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You forget a very important issue: many people registered all sort of products with the "I" prefix such as iCar, iWatch, ITV etc. so that if apple would like to use it, they'd have to pay them a huge fee. This even happened to the iPhone name which was used by another company long before the release of the iPhone. they simply got inspired by iMac and iBook and iPad.

That Ting segway was well done, Greg. 🥂

MEXiCO

iPod? Nah Apple Pod.

5:14 Dang just snuck that in there 😂

we have now: iphone, ipad, imac macbook, mac mini, mac studio apple watch, apple tv, apple pencil, apple pay & apple vision 3 lineups

I'm sorry, but the "i" can't come to the phone right now...

ApplePhone 🤩

The “i” names are very charming. iPhone, iPad, iBook, iMac, iWatch, they all sound recognizable and iconic while being super simple. Kind of amazing how they managed that. I'd have stuck with it.

Man you get me with all those subliminal ads, talk about subtle

They call it AppleCare, cause they don’t want to tell you iCare. But iCare.

Bill Gates SAVED Apple from bankruptsy in 1997 🤮

10:17 Suffix or prefix?

I didn't know about the McIntosh amplifiers / Macintosh computer trademark settlement!

"iPaid"

They could literally call it “phone” and nothing would change

The iPhone is so iconic it is recognizedby just about anyone anywhere so I doubt it would go away. My mom knows nothing about tech but when she hears iPhone, she knows that it's the phone from Apple

I love the smooth segway into the paid promotion haha it was ace

iPod iPhone and now is without the "i" Macbook Mac Wow

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What does ting and apple have in relation???

I would like to see the Apple Phone and Apple Pad (considering they are ditching the i in these products in the nearby future).

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Keep getting that money mr Apple Explained!

10:17 Suffix?

iPhone, iPad and iPod are too iconic for Apple to change

I think they are doing so to avoid getting the i everywhere because it will become a common scheme and lose its value. Also a product with different naming scheme would get a chance to build its own reputation and niche rather than selling under the hood of the an umbrella term. That is what being iconic is...

I have the iPhone 7 I got in January 2019 and I love it 📱

Please please pleas make a podcast! Please!