What does the 'i' stand for in iPhone and other Apple products? » YugaTech

What does the ‘i’ stand for in iPhone and other Apple products?

We all know what an iPhone or iPad is, but very few of us actually know what the “i” stands for even today. The iPhone, iPad, iMac, iTunes — the “i” prefix has marked most Apple products. But what does it exactly mean?

Back in the day when the very first iMac was introduced at an Apple event in May 6, 1998, Steve Jobs stated that the “i” was for “INTERNET”. He also explained the link between “i” and “Mac.” Back then, it was very difficult to set computers up for an internet connection and the iMac was supposed to make it very easy to everybody.

iMac comes from the marriage of the excitement of the Internet with the simplicity of Macintosh. — Steve Jobs

Aside from the word Internet, Apple’s prefix also stood for individual, instruct, inform and inspire. Check out the slide presented by Steve Jobs that expanded upon what else the “i” means to Apple:

imac slide

These days, I don’t think it really stands for anything any more. People have come to associate an “iAnything” with Apple. Have something to add to this article? Leave us a comment below on what do you think the “i” in Apple products mean.

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Heland Ortega

This article was written by Heland Ortega, Junior Contributor of YugaTech. He is a graduate of Information Technology and Multimedia Arts at FEU Institute of Technology in where he is also now working as a full-time faculty. You can follow him at @helandortega.

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10 Comments

don lixard says:

7 years ago

interim, he was an interim ceo way back
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rawr says:

8 years ago

i am the center of my universe. or other western individualistic shizz
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Just Sayin' says:

8 years ago

Idiot-proof, their products are so basic
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Denise Ganda says:

8 years ago

i as in IXPENSIVE …. LOL.
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unknown says:

8 years ago

i-tlog log log log log log log ???? ???? ????
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deng says:

8 years ago

Nice to know.
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Me says:

8 years ago

leaf on apple logo looks like an eye

siri (iris), retina are eye parts

eye = i

ILLUMINATI
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Densiology says:

8 years ago

Hmm interesting.

I once had a dream that Jobs rose from his grave and immediately shouted at his employees after seeing the current iphones. XD
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kuratong_balileng says:

8 years ago

i dont know
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