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Strange analogy, surely it would have to be ripping off a product called ‘Microsoft One’
by jm547ster 8y ago
Strange analogy, surely it would have to be ripping off a product called ‘Microsoft One’
- Spearchucker 8y agoPossible. First thing Google One made me think of was that they're getting into the gaming space.
- will_brown 8y agoWell it’s not an analogy. It’s just stealing a product name from a competitor, it really doesn’t matter if the products aren’t in the same space. If Google created Google Windows and the product wasn’t an OS, it’s still a rip off right? It’s one thing when it’s Apple/google maps because it’s a generic and descriptive mark, but One? Should have just gone full stop Google Windows.
- toupeetape 8y agoIf we are going down this road, Microsoft copied HTC, who not only had a product called "One" but also ones called "One S" and "One X" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_One_S https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_One_S https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_One_X https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_One_X
- will_brown 8y agoOk...I’m no MS fanboy. But MS OneNote was released right around the same time. But let’s be serious Google spent millions to brand/launch this, and it’s got to be embarrassing that either: a. None of the yesmen thought to speak up and say hey should we really use a name MS uses for a bunch of their products (One Note, Xbox One, One OS, One Guide); or b. Straight ripped it.
- joshuamorton 8y agoAndroid One is 4 or 5 years old. Companies have been naming things with "one" since forever.
- burgerboy 8y agoSo any name sharing a word with someone else's name is a ripoff. OK.
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- nicoburns 8y agoI mean, microsoft's storage solution is called onedrive. That's pretty damn similar.
- will_brown 8y agoYes they own more than a few trademarks for One in the space. MS OneNote, One guide. But hey Googlers are gonna downvote when Google spends millions of branding/marketing a new product only to be called on copying MS of all companies.
- mikestew 8y agoHad they called it “iDrive”, or summat, the rip-off would have been obvious even though Apple has no such named product. Little accessory makers can get away with such naming because a) “Cheap-Ass iAccessories” isn’t a household name and b) their product probably has something to do with Apple stuff. For a company like Google, I find it a bit embarrassing.
- nitrogen 8y agoWho ripped off whom? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InfoGear#iPhone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InfoGear#iPhone The "i" in all of Apple's names stands for Internet in 1990s nomenclature. Similarly the word "one" predates any usage by MS.