iConfused

I really don't understand what the "i" in iPod stands for. Yes, I own one and I even work on a mac so am used to seeing things like "iPhoto" or "iTunes." But that's not really the point of all this; why is everyone else in the world putting "i" before everything? Do THEY know what it means, or are they just putting it there because the trend seems to have worked for Apple? This kind of reminds me of that anti-drug "Leeching" commercial where all those kids put leeches all over themselves because, "everyone else is doing it." It's kind of like all these other advertisers are "iLeeching" themselves- (that just came to me)!