{"id":25654,"date":"2013-09-12T13:00:37","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T20:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/?p=25654"},"modified":"2013-09-12T13:01:03","modified_gmt":"2013-09-12T20:01:03","slug":"xbone-will-never-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/2013\/09\/12\/xbone-will-never-die\/","title":{"rendered":"“XBONE” will never die"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jason Alexander’s character on Seinfeld learned a lesson<\/a> about nicknames the hard way. It’s almost impossible to determine your own nickname. Whatever resonates with the crowd is going to be it. You may want to be called “T-Bone” but you could end up as a “Koko.”<\/p>\n

Almost immediately after Microsoft revealed the Xbox One, internet wiseguys started calling it the “XBONE.” It stuck because it fulfilled the requirements of a good nickname. It’s short, memorable, and can be said in a derogatory way. Although Microsoft has reversed almost every unpopular facet of the Xbox One, as George Costanza learned, nicknames stick. Microsoft’s Major Nelson even expressed<\/a> his dislike for the name, but “XBONE” is just too good to stop using.<\/p>\n

“I don’t like it…it disrespects the teams that have put in thousands of hours (already) into the development of the product. Sure, it’s cheeky but I don’t care for it myself.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fusible<\/a> reports that Microsoft has purchased the Xbone.com<\/a> domain, cementing the nickname forever. For now, the site just redirects to a Bing search for “xbone” but it will likely get tied to the official Xbox page eventually. For example, xbox180.com<\/a>, a snarky reference to the console policy reversals, already sends internet surfers to Xbox.com.<\/p>\n

Take heart Microsoft! At least people aren’t calling your console “Koko.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jason Alexander’s character on Seinfeld learned a lesson about nicknames the hard way. It’s almost impossible to determine your own nickname. Whatever resonates with the crowd is going to be it. 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