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Microsoft is terrible at naming things. I blame most of Bing's failure on the name, not the actual product itself.
by sixothree 15y ago
Microsoft is terrible at naming things. I blame most of Bing's failure on the name, not the actual product itself.
- untog 15y agoWhat makes "Google" a better name than "Bing", if you ignore the success now associated with it?
- sixothree 15y agoI didn't say Google was a better name but here goes. Bing is physically difficult to speak. And as every fourth grader who has taken math knows, Google actually means something. Bing doesn't mean anything; it doesn't even evoke any thought or emotion.
- brudgers 15y ago"Google" doesn't mean anything outside the name of the company and the services it provides. "Googol" is the mathematical term. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googol
- adnam 15y agoYeah, "Bing" is the sound a microwave makes after you've been waiting for a minute.
- chc 15y agoIt's doing better as Bing than it was under either of its old names.
- roc 15y agoAt least they didn't name it "Microsoft Live Search, Internet Edition 2010"