In the middle of 2021, we all know some fans of apple, The famous company technological founded there in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak i Ronald Wayne, And the apple logo it is recognizable miles away.
In these times, maybe you or one of your closest acquaintances has one iPhone, The smartphone that was born in 2007, or iPad, The electronic tablet that caused a sensation at the beginning of the last decade. For the more veteran, they may fondly remember theirs iPod or the first computers iMac.
Besides that they were credos by the same tech giant Cupertino, All these devices and products have one more thing in common that is always there and that we may have forgotten: The letter ‘i’ which heads the first name of all.
From ‘bot’ we might think that this letter means ‘I’ in English, This by highlighting the intention of Apple to make products that meet the needs of each user; however, this is not the real reason why the letter is present.
History of the ‘i’ in Apple product names
It is worth taking a look at the past and remember that the Apple’s first product which included the ‘i’ in its name was the iMac computer of 1988, this powerful team was of the pHollows that could be connected to the network at that time, so at first, the famous letter was an allusion to the ‘ Internet.
When Steve Jobs introduced his new computer towards the end of the last century, he had to explain that the ‘i’ had many other meanings: ??Internet, individual, instruct, inform and inspire‘, (Internet, individual, instruct, inform and inspire, translated into Spanish), noted expert Paul Bischoff in Reader’s Media Diggest.
However, this specialist states that -if we also look to the past- we will remember that the first iPods could not connect to the internet, so the ‘i’ is open to multiple interpretations, According to the user or the intention of the product.
Did you know the story of why the ‘i’ is in the names of many Apple products?