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Is the similarity to "google" intentional?
by cabirum 4y ago
Is the similarity to "google" intentional?
- throwamon 4y agoMaybe, but it may also have something to do with Kagi's "lenses"? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31823317 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31823317 So it's doubly punny.
- jpalomaki 4y agoGoogle Lens was originally called ”Goggles” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Goggles https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Goggles
- slg 4y agoYou don't "accidentally" name a product something that is one letter off and so visual similar to the name of your biggest rival. It is clearly intentional. The only question is whether Google has or will want recourse for that.
- nerdponx 4y agoOn the other hand, "google" has always sounded like "goggle", in addition to being a cute misspelling of "googol".
- userbinator 4y agoIn what accent do Google and goggle sound almost the same?
- nerdponx 4y agoMost that I know of. They differ in pronunciation by one vowel sound, and in spelling by one letter.
- sdfhdhjdw3 4y agoGoogle? What is that? No, it was an accident.