tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post115591239647330331..comments2024-02-19T00:54:37.767-08:00Comments on The Columnist Manifesto: iMegalomaniaOscar Madisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05558650379298098292noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1156020523171588162006-08-19T13:48:00.000-07:002006-08-19T13:48:00.000-07:00It is an interesting question, but I wonder if the...It is an interesting question, but I wonder if there's a really mundane answer: I'm virtually certain that there's another program out there called <I>imail</I> (or some minor spelling variant thereof) and I wonder if they just beat them to the name? (I'd try to track it down, but only have a sec here.)<BR/><BR/>As a Mac user (principally, at least -- I've worked with Unix enough and even the dreaded Windows), it irritates me too that they've tried to take the default name, just as it would if 'Ford' became 'Car'. "What kind of car do you have? I have a Car." (So, OK, I'll be playing pond hockey on the frozen surface of hell before I'll be driving a Ford, but you get the point.) And it robs them of the distinct personality that a lot of Mac users are really into. And finally, their browser is Safari, for ex., not iBrowser or iNet or something and they could -- and should -- have done that with this name too. I wonder if there's some story behind these names.<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, and while I'm at it: The Mets cannot possibly be dumb enough to pick up Green. It would be a stain on a season that otherwise seems like it's been really smartly handled by the whole organization.Mr. Verbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.com