There are complaints over the name of the upcoming Apple tablet device. So in this week’s poll, we’re asking if you think “iPad” is a good name for the gadget. The poll is located on the right hand side of the home page beneath the Macsimum Opinion column.
In last week’s poll, we asked if you planned to buy an iPad. Sixty-two percent of you said “yes,” 19% said “no” and 19% haven’t decided.
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Read MoreAn iPad by any other name would still be an iPad. And another name would probably have been a better choice for several reasons.
One: as many folks have pointed out, it sounds like a feminine hygiene product.
Two: it’s too close to iPod. You can bet that there’ll be articles in which an understandable typo will say “iPod” when it means “iPad.” And vice versa.
Three: there are other claims to the name: STMicroelectronics, ST, a French-Italian company, uses the IPAD name in chips sold to mobile phone makers. IPAD stands for “Integrated Passive and Active Devices.
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