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That's what I think is stupid. Roman numerals are stupid and make things inconsistently named. iPhone ten vs ecks-code.

• mike_d 7y ago
  I think it was a fun "throw back" to when they released OSX (the previous version was called OS 9).
  • dymk 7y ago
    "OSX" is pronounced "ozz-icks" :)
• sorum 7y ago
  Fair point. Once you start listing it out, you see how confusing they made it for users: - OS X = "OS ten" - iphone X = "iphone ten" - Xcode = "ex-code"
  • bdcravens 7y ago
    Plus "XS" was "ten S"
    • holy_city 7y ago
      Which always sounded like "iPhone tennis" to me
    • stordoff 7y ago
      It's just occurred to me I never made that connection - every I know just calls it the XS (ecks-ess).
• closetohome 7y ago
  Shit, are we supposed to be pronouncing that "tencode"?
• jsgo 7y ago
  They can call it what they want and I understand what they were going for, but it'll always be iPhone Ecks to me.
• koyote 7y ago
  Huh, I always called it the iPhone Ecks. I can't really think of a 'tech thing' with 'X' in the name that is not pronounced Ecks.