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To be honest, Insteadsheet sounds a lot worse than Hypernumbers. Names don't have to describe products. It's funny you talk about Excel - the word Excel itself
by revorad 16y ago
To be honest, Insteadsheet sounds a lot worse than Hypernumbers.
Names don't have to describe products. It's funny you talk about Excel - the word Excel itself does not describe spreadsheets!
Is a negative of another product really the best way to go about branding? I can't think of a single good example.
- rriepe 16y agoYou're right. I really meant to say that Hypernumbers implies something else (an app dedicated to advanced math, perhaps?), not that it isn't descriptive. Insteadsheet would indeed be a ballsy name, incorporating the "We're the anti-Excel/Google Spreadsheets" feel right into the name. LessEverything is closest to the approach that I can think of. I stand behind it. And I doubly stand behind not being the guy who just says "The name sucks!" without offering any alternatives.
- revorad 16y agoThe more I think of it, the more I like the name Hypernumbers. It has the word hyper in it - it's exciting! And the acronym is HN. A tribute to Hacker News, perhaps?
- davnola 16y ago"Insteadsheet" sounds stilted and dead on the tongue. "Hypernumbers" has rhythm and asonance. Also, can we please have some care over use/mention here, Quine's turning in his grave!
- notahacker 16y agoAm I the only one that likes them both? It's easy enough to stick with Hypernumbers (the better URL) and use "insteadsheet" as a catchy tongue-in-cheek description of what the product actually is.