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There's something about using the word 'Magic' in your company's name [1]; great concept, likely amazing people, but in the end either vaporware or something th
by geerlingguy 7y ago
There's something about using the word 'Magic' in your company's name [1]; great concept, likely amazing people, but in the end either vaporware or something that's way too ahead of its time.
Maybe the 'Magic' is how they are able to get so much funding and attention for so little end result.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Magic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Magic
- Andrex 7y agoSome names are just too perfect. Starcraft Ghost The Phantom (games console) Duke Nukem Forever (though it eventually did come out)
- iaw 7y ago> Duke Nukem Forever (though it eventually did come out) Duke Nukem (took) Forever
- ModernMech 7y agoMy favorite was the Guns and Roses album "Chinese Democracy" which took like a decade to release. They used to say democracy would come to China before the album would.
- soneca 7y agoI remember a small delivery startup called "Magic" too that had quite an impact here in HN, then I never heard about it again. Edit: Here it is the HN post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9087819 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9087819 They are still around though https://www.getmagic.com https://www.getmagic.com