[polldaddy poll=”2995715″] When the much-awaited Apple tablet device was christened the iPad in January, many people hated the name.
CoM readers were underwhelmed by the choice of iPad, 51% of the 1,380 readers who answered our poll on Jan. 27 gave the moniker a “meh” while just 17% said the name “rocks.”
For English speakers, the sanitary product association was immediate and launched a thousand jokes — including some printed for posterity on underwear, for many non-English speakers, it was just one awkward vowel away from iPod.
Has time — and the fact that the device is almost in stores — made any difference?
Let us know in the comments.
Nicole Martinelli is a San Francisco freelance writer who heads up Cult of Mac Magazine, our weekly publication available on iTunes. You can find her on Twitter and Google+. If you’re doing something new, cool and Apple-related, email her.
