How 10 Famous Technology Products Got Their Names
From iPod and BlackBerry to Twitter and Wikipedia, we take a look at the processes and people who came up with the names for these iconic tech products.
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75 Responses
11.25.2008
7th NT kernel… I guess it’s not that clear to everyone.1. NT2. NT 33. NT 44. 20005. XP6. Vista7. 7
11.25.2008
In football (soccer), a temporary team for a challenge game, e.g. a mixture of local teams or players who previously represented a single team, is usually termed XI, e.g. Cork City XI, to refer to them being a mish mash 11 players.Unfortunately, more often than not people call them “ex one”, and some newspapers even write it that way – X1.
11.25.2008
I’d like to hear the thrilling story behind the name “iPhone”
11.25.2008
Portmanteau. iPod + Phone = iPhone. Amazing.
11.25.2008
Thanks for an unintressting article.
11.25.2008
dugg for “Windows 7: Counting on the Power of 7″
11.25.2008
I don’t think the iPod one is quite true. What I heard was that Apple originally created the name “iPod” for an Internet kiosk, which they never ended up releasing. Since they already owned the name and ended up not having a use for it, they gave it to the MP3 player instead.If you think about it, the name makes much more sense that way – a self-contained kiosk (“pod”) that connected to the Internet (“i”, like in iMac).
11.25.2008
5. Windows 7: Counting on the Power of 7″Simply put, this is the seventh release of Windows, so therefore ‘Windows 7′ just makes sense.”7th release, eh?Windows 1.0Windows 2.0Windows 3.0Windows 3.1Winows 3.1.1Windows NTWindwos NT 3.0Windows NT 4.0Windows 95Windows 98Windows MEWindows 2000Windows XPWindows Vistaand then Windows 7.You must be using windows calculator to get to 7.
11.25.2008
They are talking about the version of the kernel.. .I think.
11.25.2008
Can you count (list) kernel versions then? (source)Not that windows 1.0 even had the concept of a kernel… unless DOS counts..
11.25.2008
Windows 1.0Windows 2.0Windows 3.x / Windows NT 3.xWindows 4.x (9x) / Windows NT 4Windows NT 5.x (2000/XP)Windows NT 6.0 (Vista)Windows NT 6.1 “for compatibility” (Windows 7)
11.25.2008
From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_WindowsWin 3.1 = Version 3.1 of the KernelWin 95 = Version 4.0.950Windows 98 = 4.10.1998Win 2000 = NT 5.0.2195WinXP = NT 5.1.2600Win Server 2k3 = NT 5.2.3790Windows Vista = NT 6.0.6001…Not counting all the releases, but you get the picture.
11.25.2008
What about “Bob”?? Y’know, Microsoft Bob. Everyone forgets poor Bob.
11.25.2008
Come on… even as you were typing that you didn’t realize that Windows 3.1 was an update to the 3rd version of Windows, and not the 4th… just look it up on your own instead of making this asinine post.
11.25.2008
I recall having to buy complete upgrades…. these were not service packs.But to accommodate you:1. 1.02. 2.03. 3.0 et al4. 95, 98, 98 SE, ME5. 20006. XP7. Vistaoopps that does not add up either and ignores NT totally.It also ignores WINCE.As for kernel versions… Windows will ship with a 6.1 kernel.Oh, and lose the attitude. Check the net – many people asked the same question.
11.25.2008
Isn’t windows 2000/xp in the same family?
11.25.2008
Was there ever really a released 2.0?
11.25.2008
fognozzle… still cannot get to 7 though if you try to include 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.1 as one version and NT, NT 3.0, NT 3.1… Are you trying to tell me to include 95 and 98 as one as it is still begins with 9???
11.25.2008
How did Digg get its name?
11.25.2008
Kevin Rose realized that the comments would eventually become so full of crap you’d have to digg your way out of them.
11.25.2008
It’s named after an obscure town in the Swiss Alps (Digg, Switzerland) whose population of 450 is dedicated to sharing information, and voting up or down on whether it is worth reading. Ron Paul has a large following, all citizens love or hate Apple, and there are only 8 women. maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&safe=off&client= …
11.25.2008
WTF Windows 7? I don’t need to be told how to count.
11.25.2008
“Today, kids and adults now ruthlessly plagiarize Wikipedia instead of encyclopedias.”Hmm. a bit scary that.
11.25.2008
The iPod one is not true. It was actually a brand they held before they created the iPod (For some sor of kiosk, I believe). They then decided to use the name for mp3 player after the kiosk idea went down.
11.25.2008
“Simply put, this is the seventh release of Windows, so therefore ‘Windows 7′…”?!?FFS. I can’t believe I spent 3 minutes looking at that ***** article. And it’s over 10 ***** pages. What a waste of time and bandwidth.