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> It's not the symbol of death to Elon. It's the cool brand they wouldnt let him rename PayPal to. From what I can tell, it was x.com even after the merger wit
by antiterra 3y ago
> It's not the symbol of death to Elon. It's the cool brand they wouldnt let him rename PayPal to.
From what I can tell, it was x.com even after the merger with Confinity, and the change to PayPal didn’t happen until after Thiel took over.
There are also accounts of focus groups where people had negative reactions to the name X but the focus group result was written positively.
- dragonwriter 3y ago> > It’s not the symbol of death to Elon. It’s the cool brand they wouldnt let him rename PayPal to. > From what I can tell, it was x.com even after the merger with Confinity, and the change to PayPal didn’t happen until after Thiel took over. Elon wanted to rebrand PayPal, the product that had been acquired with Confinity, after the company name, X. AFter Musk was forced out as CEO (the second time) the company, X, was renamed after the product, PayPal. So, you’re both right.