Reader Poll: Does the Name “iPad” Still Suck?

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[polldaddy poll=”2995715″] When the much-awaited Apple tablet device was christened the iPad in January, many people hated the name.

CoM readers were underwhelmed by the choice of iPad, 51% of the 1,380 readers who answered our poll on Jan. 27 gave the moniker a “meh” while just 17% said the name “rocks.”

For English speakers, the sanitary product association was immediate and launched a thousand jokes — including some printed for posterity on underwear,  for many non-English speakers, it was just one awkward vowel away from iPod.

Has time — and the fact that the device is almost in stores — made any difference?

Let us know in the comments.

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