Re:How Apple names things
by pavo-etc on Thursday December 22, 2022 @05:44AM
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We can't forget the nightmare that is Xbox names
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Re:How Apple names things
by schipplock on Thursday December 22, 2022 @09:43AM
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I still don't know which is the most powerful one. I remember people buying the previous generation of XBox consoles, because they were confused about the name :D.
Re:How Apple names things
by BitwiseFool on Thursday December 22, 2022 @10:41AM
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Rumor has it that Steve Ballmer wanted people to refer to the new Xbox as "The One" because it was supposed to tie all these capabilities together and be the centerpiece of the living room. Additionally, Microsoft was going through a branding phase of "One" at the time.
As a personal pet peeve of mine, whenever a corporation chooses "One" for its marketing or branding it indicates an uncreative and unoffensive marketing team that can't think of anything more creative to convey a sense of product cohesion.