It could have been iSlate or iTablet. Or just plain old Tablet.
But no, Apple decided to go with their now venerable ‘i’ prefix, and create what sounds vaguely reminiscent of a feminine hygiene product.
The ‘i’ in iMac, iPod, iPhone and now iPad is more than a decade old. It feels like a walk through Tomorrow Land at Walt Disney World where visions of the future have long turned dusty.
That’s not to mention the ‘Pad’ part.
Apparently, I’m not the only one who thinks this way. What about you?
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