Comments on: Apple Confirms “3GS,” Journalists Rejoice http://gigaom.com/2009/06/23/apple-confirms-3gs-journalists-rejoice/ Sun, 19 May 2013 06:34:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Michael http://gigaom.com/2009/06/23/apple-confirms-3gs-journalists-rejoice/#comment-349940 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:57:08 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26915#comment-349940 While this clarification is fine for the journalists out there, the choice of name is still a horrible one. The first thing I did when I heard the announcement was search for “iPhone 3GS” on Google. I got a bunch of results that were talking about multiple instances of the iPhone 3G. They could have avoided this problem and the one which you have blogged about if they had just picked some other letter. Stupid stupid stupid.

]]> By: Jeff http://gigaom.com/2009/06/23/apple-confirms-3gs-journalists-rejoice/#comment-349939 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:55:49 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26915#comment-349939 Um actually the plural for the iPhone 3GS would be iPhone 3GS’
just like the plural of Jesus would be Jesus’. Anyway just thought I would share.

]]> By: Edmund Heaphy http://gigaom.com/2009/06/23/apple-confirms-3gs-journalists-rejoice/#comment-349938 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:01:17 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26915#comment-349938 I care, Eric. Thanks Josh for the laugh. Actually, scratch that, Eric made me laugh more. Idiots are surprisingly funny!

Edmund.

]]> By: Adam http://gigaom.com/2009/06/23/apple-confirms-3gs-journalists-rejoice/#comment-349937 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:43:09 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26915#comment-349937 If you’re obsessive-compulsive, I suppose you’ve heard of Apple’s Guidelines for Using Apple Trademarks and Copyrights, in which the company claims that: “As adjectives, trademarks may not be used in the plural or possessive form. Correct: I bought two Macintosh computers. Not Correct: I bought two Macintoshes.”

http://www.apple.com/legal/trademark/guidelinesfor3rdparties.html

So, I bought two, er, iPhone 3G S cellphones?! :-)

]]> By: DTNick http://gigaom.com/2009/06/23/apple-confirms-3gs-journalists-rejoice/#comment-349936 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:13:07 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26915#comment-349936 We journalists care when it comes time to write our articles…

]]> By: Josh Pigford http://gigaom.com/2009/06/23/apple-confirms-3gs-journalists-rejoice/#comment-349935 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:50:50 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26915#comment-349935 Touché. And fixed. And for the record, a mistake is different than not caring. We certainly care about that stuff. It was just an honest mistake.

]]> By: lee http://gigaom.com/2009/06/23/apple-confirms-3gs-journalists-rejoice/#comment-349934 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:46:52 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26915#comment-349934 Just call me overly obsessive-compulsive, but I care and I appreciate the clarification. Steve Jobs cares. And I bet the people in marketing who lost their jobs over this “trivial” issue now care too.

]]> By: Dominic http://gigaom.com/2009/06/23/apple-confirms-3gs-journalists-rejoice/#comment-349933 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:41:52 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26915#comment-349933 I find it ironic that you care so much about the correct pluralisation of a gadget, but care so little about spellchecking your article, ‘for those of use having to write about the formerly awkward name’. I don’t think I need to point out the spelling mistake I am referring to, but just in case you can’t do it yourself, it’s ‘use’, which should be ‘us’.

]]> By: Josh Pigford http://gigaom.com/2009/06/23/apple-confirms-3gs-journalists-rejoice/#comment-349932 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:22:39 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26915#comment-349932 I’m guessing you don’t? No idea what makes me think that. Must be a gut instinct. :) ur caps r on, btw

]]> By: Eric http://gigaom.com/2009/06/23/apple-confirms-3gs-journalists-rejoice/#comment-349931 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:18:31 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=26915#comment-349931 …….WHO CARES?!?!

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