Apple announced its new range of iPhones this week, including the heavily hyped tenth anniversary edition, iPhone X. The company have had a pretty standard numbering system up until now, but the “X” sure has a lot of people confused.
Following the announcement, a deluge of articles appeared like a crowd of pretentious wankers chanting in unison, “Uhh, I think you’ll find it’s pronounced ‘ten’, not ‘ex’, you fucking peasant.”
And sure, Apple did confirm that it’s pronounced as the number ten, but that hasn’t stopped the debate raging on.
Is it the iPhone 10 or is it actually called iPhone “X”? Asking for my mans
— Dayson (@freelovedaylxc) September 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/starBROPE/status/908253480799924224
https://twitter.com/pierce_broget/status/908459834097504256
You’re right, Paul, that’s way off. As the internet often does, folks are taking the concept for a ride and the results are thrilling.
https://twitter.com/kjmci/status/908098589607563265
It’s actually pronounced iPhone “key”, it coexists with iPhone Hearts itself, and it was the reason for the first iPhone war.
— I Don’t Want to Think of Funny Names Anymore (@sevelev711) September 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/jamestitcomb/status/907716269197082624
me: so are you getting the iPhone X? friend: it’s actually pronounced iPhone 10 me: If I pay a $1000 I call it whatever the fuck I want
— ƨamah (@_peachwine) September 13, 2017
Actually it’s pronounced iPhone Cross
— Emma Jade (@Adrienne_Quelle) September 13, 2017
2018: iPhone Y
It’s pronounced “ee”, like in Spanish.
— John Gruber (@gruber) September 15, 2017
And some folks just have more important questions to ask.
https://twitter.com/cocksIap/status/908151843808845824
At the end of the day, who fucking cares? Call it whatever the hell you want. I like to call it The Expensive Slab Your Rich Friend’s Gonna Snort A Coupla Fast Ones Off While You Sit There With Your Broken 5s, but that’s just me.
The iPhone X will hit stores on November 3.
