Timeline for Why is "Apple silicon" with lowercase "s"? [closed]
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| Jan 18, 2023 at 22:47 | history | closed |
Allan Solar Mike Steve Chambers IconDaemon Monomeeth♦ |
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| Jan 18, 2023 at 19:28 | comment | added | Allan | It's like saying "Intel Xenon processors." Instead of using the word "processor" they opted (for whatever reason) to use "silicon." See the sub-title on this page. It gives you a perfect example of this usage. | |
| Jan 18, 2023 at 19:18 | comment | added | Martin | @Allan thanks, and I don't mind the question being closed as this is just curiosity. As for naming, it doesn't need to be a product to be in title case, it can also be a proprietary technology, like Alfa Romeo Twin Spark. | |
| Jan 18, 2023 at 19:07 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jan 18, 2023 at 18:51 | comment | added | Allan | Mac mini is a product that doesn’t conform to title case. Apple doesn’t sell “silicon” per se. They sell Mac computers with processors powered by Apple silicon. | |
| Jan 18, 2023 at 18:51 | answer | added | grg♦ | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jan 18, 2023 at 18:48 | comment | added | Allan | I’m voting to close this question because it asks “why Apple does something” is considered off-topic as described in the help center. | |
| Jan 18, 2023 at 18:44 | history | asked | Martin | CC BY-SA 4.0 |