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I grew up in Ontario, where McIntosh are king (and deliciously awesome!). I was surprised, when I moved, that a lot of people didn't know that the MacIntosh com

by latch 15y ago

I grew up in Ontario, where McIntosh are king (and deliciously awesome!). I was surprised, when I moved, that a lot of people didn't know that the MacIntosh computer was actually named after this apple (trademark, or something, prevented them from using "McIntosh")

officemonkey 15y ago
It was probably the trademark for McIntosh amplifiers (http://www.mcintoshlabs.com/us/Pages/Home.aspx http://www.mcintoshlabs.com/us/Pages/Home.aspx).
rbanffy 15y ago
"Macintosh" was also chosen because it's acronym-proof
- tcdent 15y ago
  Still doesn't stop people from writing MAC instead of Mac; its an abbreviation, not an acronym!
  - rbanffy 15y ago
    Things like these help separate the clueless from those you should pay attention to. It's a Good Thing.
numbsafari 15y ago
Also, McDonald's like to sue people for using Mc-, kinda like Apple likes to sue people for using i-.