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Q: What's the meaning of the "i"? ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   1 Comment )
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Subject: What's the meaning of the "i"?
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: seattle-ga
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Posted: 13 Jul 2003 14:29 PDT
Expires: 12 Aug 2003 14:29 PDT
Question ID: 229528
What is the meaning of the "i" in several of Apple Computer's
products?   For example:  iMac, iTunes, iPhoto, iDVD, etc.   Please be
sure and include the search criteria that would help to locate this
information.   Thank you.
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Subject: Re: What's the meaning of the "i"?
Answered By: robertskelton-ga on 13 Jul 2003 14:55 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hi there,

The "i" stands for internet.

An article at the Guardian:

"For a struggling Apple, the subsequent huge success of the iMac (the
"i" stands for internet) re-established the company as the
quintessential "cool" computer company, and helped keep it afloat
after years of losing market share to Microsoft."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,969807,00.html

When I did this Google search, the answer appeared in most of the
snippets on the results page:

apple "the i stands"
://www.google.com/search?q=apple+%22the+i+stands%22


Best wishes,
robertskelton-ga
seattle-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
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Subject: Re: What's the meaning of the "i"?
From: kewpid-ga on 13 Jul 2003 21:56 PDT
 
it doesnt necessarily stand for "internet". it is just the prefix to
all of apple's consumer lines, where all their professional lines
start with "power".
eg iBook as opposed to PowerBook
    iMac as opposed to PowerMac

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