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What is the linguistic equivalent to skeuomorphism? Anachronism? Apple using "TV" all over the place is like plastering their apps with 3.5" floppy or 120mm op

• lxgr 2y ago
  At least to me, TV is a service/abstract concept as much as a device (but then again, I didn't grow up speaking English, and my native language has a different word for the service and the device). So if there's a thing that can show me a bunch of TV serials and movies, why not call that TV? I suppose you could be nitpicky and say "TV means linear broadcast or cable TV, not VOD"; it should be called (Apple) VCR" – but now we're really talking outdated technologies :)
  • adolph 2y ago
    Once upon a time there was a company who could enter a market with a product and service offering with relatively novel names, like say iPod and iTunes. As time went on some lights dimmed and they just slapped a lowercase I on a generic term. This device became such a success maybe they thought having a new word for a thing wasn’t important anymore. The I was played out so they used their company name instead. Then to avoid complete boredom they added suffixes of pro, plus and Xtreme.