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Doesn't mention in the article that the 'reason' the name Macintosh was chosen was that it's simply after a variety of Apple (McIntosh).
by fredley 7y ago
Doesn't mention in the article that the 'reason' the name Macintosh was chosen was that it's simply after a variety of Apple (McIntosh).
- Lio 7y ago...and they changed the spelling so that they didn't clash with the American hifi manufacturer of the same name.
- whoopdedo 7y agoThey already had to go through one trademark lawsuit, they didn't want another.
- asplake 7y agoMcIntosh is the 65th most common surname in Scotland. Couldn’t help myself, had to look it up! https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/births/popular-names/archive/100-most-common-surnames https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics...
- madcaptenor 7y agoI always thought it would be good if they named all their computers after varieties of apples.
- irrational 7y agoThose old pink iMacs could've been Pink Ladies.
- troymc 7y ago"Apple names some of its most opaque holding companies after kinds of apples." --- see https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-subsidiaries-are-named-for-apples-2016-8 https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-subsidiaries-are-named...
- ngcc_hk 7y agoCan’t. Apple is beatle and no beatle in apple music until very lately.