2024-10-16 11:55:00
Marketed since 2007, the iPhone is now part of our daily lives. However, many users have just discovered what the “i” in its name refers to. And the reason disappointed them greatly.
The iPhone is today an almost timeless object. At the center of many discussions, Apple‘s famous smartphone has gradually established itself as one of the best-known and most appreciated technological products in the world. Since the launch of the first model in 2007, the iPhone has evolved greatly with numerous versions and updates.
The latest iPhone version to date is the iPhone 16 range Launched at the end of 2024, this generation benefits from all of Apple’s know-how in mobile telephony. However, the iPhone may soon celebrate its 20th anniversary, but many users have no idea where its name comes from! It must be said that Apple almost never communicates the reason for this name, neither during official conferences nor in product advertising.
Many Internet users have therefore imagined what the “i” in iPhone could refer to. While some thought it was a reference to the words “innovation” or “smart”, to refer to the “smartphone”, or even the “I” in English, as a symbol of symbiosis with the user, everyone was more or less wrong ! The response recently sparked some interest on social media, sparking a backlash.
Many years ago Steve Jobs, former CEO of Apple, talked about the name iPhone. The latter in fact declared that the “i” referred to “Internet, individual, educate, inform and inspire.” If this statement did not surprise many, it was accompanied by another much more mysterious one, which had the merit of questioning several users.
In fact, Steve Jobs also clarified that the “i” in the iPhone has no real meaning and that it might even be a personal pronoun for the device. This would therefore mean that the name of the iPhone still remains subject to individual interpretation!
On various social networks such as TikTok, X (formerly Twitter) or YouTube, several internet users have admitted to being surprised by this very vague explanation. Many even go so far as to dispute this, assuring that for Apple, “i” actually officially means “interaction” or “interactive” (“interactive” in English). Others regret that their iPhone is less “intelligent” than expected and prefer to laugh about it. “I was sure it meant injection!!!”, laughs one Internet user while another jokes: “I thought it meant ‘I’m not listening to you'”.
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