Updated With Pictures: iPhone Corrects Spelling of Apple Products

It must be a constant frustration to Steve Jobs that journalists and message board commenters alike routinely “misspell” iLife, iTunes, iPod, etc. as Ilife, Itunes, Ipod. Well, in the universe of the iPhone, that vicious cycle will end. Reader Scott notes:

I don’t know if anybody else has noticed this yet, but the spellcheck on iPhone auto corrects the “mis-punctuation” of Apple’s i-products.
For example:
Ilife becomes iLife
Itunes becomes iTunes
etc.
It gave me a little chuckle to realize Apple edited the dictionary in it’s own favor.

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Ed
Microsoft has been doing this for years. I realized it when I tried to send e-mail to my wife using outlook (only at the office – I PROMISE!). I would normally tag my letters and email to her with hugs and kisses – XOX. But teh spellchekr always changed XOX to “Xbox”. Just for kicks, I would enter “Playstation” – unknown word.
Go figure.
jimmyjim
(Now if it could correct Petemortensen’s punctuation, like using “its” for the possessive of “it.”)
Petemortensen
The misuse of its was in the quote. I don’t correct verbatim e-mails for usage. If you’ll look a little higher, you’ll note that he refers to improper capitalization as “mis-punctuation.”