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I think the term "pad" describes a product like this very well. Apple was now first, but after the wePad, xPad, multiPad, netPad, etc., related names will just
by metachris 17y ago
I think the term "pad" describes a product like this very well.
Apple was now first, but after the wePad, xPad, multiPad, netPad, etc., related names will just be other generic terms...
- joshhart 17y agoI'm not sure about that. My girlfriend and her coworkers complained about the name instantly because of similarity to a certain female product.
- tvon 17y agoIt's odd that the iPad invites that comparison, but the ThinkPad and CruchPad apparently did not (at least not that I recall).
- cool-RR 17y agoProbably the "pad" is more dominant in iPad than in CrunchPad or ThinkPad.
- jsz0 17y agoEh. People love to talk and repeat jokes they heard on the TV or the Internet. If someone was actually offended/upset about the name they certainly wouldn't be happily joking about it in public. Just a classic "I have nothing else to say so let me repeat something I heard once" type of reaction I suspect.
- fnid2 17y agoIt does make sense, considering the notepad vs a notebook. Slate harkens to the old single room school days. Frame might make you think it's only for pictures or be hung on the wall. Pad's pretty good I suppose. People will get over the hygiene aspect of it.
- ezy 17y agohttp://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/PADD http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/PADD Yes, a very good name.