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Can you think of a project, a product or a company that succeeded with a somewhat negative-sounding name (even if meant somewhat ironically or as sort of a rene
by tmsh 16y ago
Can you think of a project, a product or a company that succeeded with a somewhat negative-sounding name (even if meant somewhat ironically or as sort of a renegade mentality)? I'm drawing a blank.... It's odd that I can't think of a single one though. Even among game studios, etc.
- shasta 16y agoGarage games?
- kaisdavisOR 16y agoUpvoted since I live in Eugene and know some of their employees. :)
- mhansen 16y agoGit
- astrange 16y agoWhat do you mean "a somewhat negative-sounding name"? Products succeed with embarrassing names like "Wii" all the time.
- tmsh 16y agoI mean like Evil. Or Gloom. Or Danger. Embarrassing is a much wider set. Anyway, just curious...
- Tichy 16y agoDoom
- tmsh 16y agoAh nice, that's what I was looking for.
- vlad 16y agoDanger, one of the sample words you mentioned, is the name of a company that Microsoft bought.
- tmsh 16y agoI can't seem to reply to the comment below me in response. But basically re: Danger, one of the sample words you mentioned, is the name of a company that Microsoft bought. That's why I asked the question. My thought is that there is a psychological excuse to have low expectations for a project, product, or company if it has negative connotations (and not 'making fun of' or 'humorous' connotations). I've seen projects fail with clever negative titles (mostly via acronyms). Not because the developers were bad -- but because, I think, it might give the management or business side an excuse to look for failure. Or it may create other headaches psychologically for the people involved. That's the only reason I asked the question. I admire people who take those risks. But it may be worth thinking it through. Or maybe not..
- lanstein 16y agoDanger
- mikecane 16y agoBut Wii = Whee.
- macrael 16y agoWii. iPad.
- idoh 16y agoWaste Management, Inc.
- thatoneguy 16y agoWii.
- deleted 16y ago[deleted]
- nkassis 16y agoiOS, and considering Cisco used the name first, it only makes it look more dated.
- JMiao 16y agoum, cisco also had a "product" called the iphone.
- vlad 16y agoGimp
- kevbin 16y agoCompany: Humble Oil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humble_Oil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humble_Oil, Micro Soft, Borland, SMEG Product: * For dummies, dilbert, crack, SCSI Project: Butt-head astronomer, operation enduring freedom (when emphasis on 2nd instead of 3rd word), unix, lisp
- mahmud 16y agoAnd the previous Operation Just Cause, to remove Noreaga, just because.