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John Gruber sagt:
In an online press briefing today, when asked whether the “e” stands for anything, an Apple rep said no, it does not stand for anything, but that it’s built for everyone. I don’t think she meant to imply that the “e” secretly stands for everyone, if only because I’m pretty sure Apple doesn’t want everyone buying the lowest-price iPhone model. Apple never had an explanation for the “SE” name either, although in my head I’ve already read that as maybe sorta kinda standing for special edition? Way back in the day, I think Phil Schiller once said the “S” in “iPhone 3GS” stood for speed, because the 3GS was in fact strikingly faster than the prior year’s 3G, and the “C” in “iPhone 5C” definitely, if unofficially, stood for color. But it’s best not to waste too much time trying to find any logic to this other than that Apple thinks “iPhone 16e” looks and sounds cool. I’m just glad it’s not the “iPhone 16 AI”.
[https://daringfireball.net/2025/02/thoughts_and_observations_on_todays_iphone_16e_announcement]