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Steve Jobs' Original Name for the iMac Was So Horrifying It Would Explode Your Ears [Apple]

The iMac revived Apple after a decade of sickly malaise. The name is so obviously iconic. So it's shocking that Steve Jobs hated it and wanted to call it something so awful it would "curdle your blood." That's according to the man who named it, Ken Segall, who talked to Leander at Cult ...

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Gizmodo — 4 days ago

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This guy says he invented "Think Different" and came up with the name "iMac" -- next he'll say he invented the iPod and the iPhone, too

It's amazing, the nerve of these ad guys. This one is named Ken Segall and yes, he worked for us for a while, and now he's going around claiming that he invented our slogan, "Think Different," and that he invented the name "iMac." To make it spicier, he tells Cult of Mac that when he first came up w ...

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The Secr...eve Jobs — 3 days ago

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Wall Street Journal ad inadvertently trashes BlackBerry in favor of iPhone

I guarantee Steve Jobs smiled and Jim Balsillie grimaced when they saw the ad above, in last week's Wall Street Journal touting the paper's developing mobile presence.Look at the displays: which would you rather have when you only have a minute? ...

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bookofjoe — October 27

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Apple Seeks Patent On Operating System Advertising

patentpundit writes "On April 18, 2008, Apple Computer applied for a patent relating to an 'invention' that allows for showing advertisements within an operating system. The first named inventor on the patent application is none other than Steve Jobs. The patent application published and bec...

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Slashdot — October 23

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Steve Jobs was absolutely right

Microsoft has no taste. Who in the name of Allah thought this was a good idea?... ...

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Samizdata.net — October 23

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Questioning The Wisdom Of Fast Company’s Cover Stories

Is it just us or does Fast Company have an odd policy when it comes to deciding who should feature on their cover (and even in their articles)? Sure, we love some of the writing in the magazine but why on earth would a magazine that is supposed to be future focused feature Intel or Nokia as ...

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Psfk — October 23