How Apple names things

Re:How Apple names things by hnlmorg on Thursday December 22, 2022 @06:08AM (#34092184)

Which is confusing. Why have a hardware product and a streaming service named identically aside the addition of a non-alphabetically symbol.

When people talk about Apple TV I’m never quite certain which product they’re referring to and have to infer that from the context of their sentence.

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Re:How Apple names things by andirk on Thursday December 22, 2022 @06:14AM (#34092234)

Such as "I like my Apple TV" probably implies the hardware box whereas "I like Apple TV" means the streaming service.

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Re:How Apple names things by zootboy on Thursday December 22, 2022 @08:25AM (#34092971)

Except Apple loves to drop the articles when describing their hardware. E.g. "With iPhone, you can do X, Y, and Z!". So "I like Apple TV" could easily be referring to the hardware box in Applespeak.

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Re:How Apple names things by whynaut on Thursday December 22, 2022 @11:26AM (#34095074)

but normal people don't, hence this never being an issue

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Re:How Apple names things by robertoandred on Thursday December 22, 2022 @11:23AM (#34095026)

Don't forgot the app! Use the Apple TV app to watch Apple TV+ on your Apple TV!

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Re:How Apple names things by kergonath on Thursday December 22, 2022 @06:30PM (#34100394)

Isn’t the app just called “TV”? It kind of makes sense if it’s purpose is to show television programs.

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