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You could also consider Google as Alphabet's primary, or "alpha" bet, but Google is also investing in a variety of "other bets". The name also provides for cool
by CobrastanJorji 10y ago
You could also consider Google as Alphabet's primary, or "alpha" bet, but Google is also investing in a variety of "other bets". The name also provides for cool URLs, like https://abc.xyz https://abc.xyz.
- jogjayr 10y agoSerious (and off-topic) question: did Silicon Valley name Hooli XYZ as a nod to that domain name? A whois seems to indicate that the domain was created a year before the second season of the show, when Hooli XYZ made its first appearance.
- kobeya 10y agoI'm pretty sure it was just an obvious play on Google X. But googlers are not without a sense of humor. http://hooli.xyz/ http://hooli.xyz/
- kobeya 10y agoA beta-bet, if you will.