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I loooove Google, but I can't get over this "Play" nonsense. I get that it's short and (maybe) easy to remember, but it just sounds stupid. They certainly cou

I loooove Google, but I can't get over this "Play" nonsense. I get that it's short and (maybe) easy to remember, but it just sounds stupid. They certainly could have come up with a better name than that.

k3n 14y ago
Kind of flies in the face of conventional wisdom, too IMO, as productivity and business-related apps certainly aren't something to "play" with. What's next, a "work" marketplace, but with conrflower-blue themes and more mundane blurbs and graphics?
- ok_craig 14y ago
  Tablets still aren't generally thought of or used as productivity devices, they are viewed and used more as consumption devices. I'm not saying this can't or shouldn't change, I'm just saying this is how it is right now. It seems smart to market to that.
  - k3n 14y ago
    But, Google's Play is not just for tablets; Play is the market for ALL of Google's apps, from Android to Chrome (browser) to ChromeOS. Chrome is already heavily used for commercial purposes, and ChromeOS has the potential to be (and might be used for such already). That's kind of where I was going with that.
biot 14y ago
I thought RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook name was brilliant. To the consumer market, they read it as "play book" and think of all the fun things they can do while playing with it. For the business market, they read it with the sports metaphor as a "strategic playbook" which fits their purposes well.
- rmckayfleming 14y ago
  Anecdotally, they've also done relatively well here in Ontario ever since they dropped the prices to 200$ and up. Many of my friends and family have one (no Kindle Fire up here).
ok_craig 14y ago
Really? It seems like it made sense and maybe sounded funny for like... two days. Now I kinda like it. I'm surprised that the hate for this name is sticking for so long for that many people.

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I loooove Google, but I can't get over this "Play" nonsense. I get that it's short and (maybe) easy to remember, but it just sounds stupid. They certainly cou

by guynamedloren 14y ago

k3n 14y ago
Kind of flies in the face of conventional wisdom, too IMO, as productivity and business-related apps certainly aren't something to "play" with. What's next, a "work" marketplace, but with conrflower-blue themes and more mundane blurbs and graphics?
- ok_craig 14y ago
  Tablets still aren't generally thought of or used as productivity devices, they are viewed and used more as consumption devices. I'm not saying this can't or shouldn't change, I'm just saying this is how it is right now. It seems smart to market to that.
  - k3n 14y ago
    But, Google's Play is not just for tablets; Play is the market for ALL of Google's apps, from Android to Chrome (browser) to ChromeOS. Chrome is already heavily used for commercial purposes, and ChromeOS has the potential to be (and might be used for such already). That's kind of where I was going with that.
biot 14y ago
I thought RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook name was brilliant. To the consumer market, they read it as "play book" and think of all the fun things they can do while playing with it. For the business market, they read it with the sports metaphor as a "strategic playbook" which fits their purposes well.
- rmckayfleming 14y ago
  Anecdotally, they've also done relatively well here in Ontario ever since they dropped the prices to 200$ and up. Many of my friends and family have one (no Kindle Fire up here).
ok_craig 14y ago
Really? It seems like it made sense and maybe sounded funny for like... two days. Now I kinda like it. I'm surprised that the hate for this name is sticking for so long for that many people.