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I don't like the name because it is so generic and for me the word invokes no association with communication whatsoever.
by LarvaFX 6y ago
I don't like the name because it is so generic and for me the word invokes no association with communication whatsoever.
- teruakohatu 6y agoI just think Element14. I agree with you, it is so generic as to be meaningless. Signal makes sense. iMessage & Facetime do what they say. Whatsapp at least sounds like a fun app even if the name is meaningless.
- exochrono 6y agoI think WhatsApp is a play on "What's Up" which actually makes a lot of sense given that's pretty much the point of a lot of casual conversation haha
- hoffs 6y agoI think of Element the skateboarding company
- mitch-snipline 6y agoSame here.
- hellofunk 6y agoHow about another very generic and common word, “Apple.”
- nytpu 6y agoExcept they were originally "Apple Computers" until they slowly gained enough recognition to rebrand to "Apple," plus that was in 1984, there wasn't an oversatuated market of other computer brands also called "Apple," unlike "Element" which has tons of existing tech-related and non–tech-related overlap and is generic on top of it.