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There's a notion that companies named after their open source project are more likely to succeed commercially than those that are not. So from that perspective,
by cdibona 13y ago
There's a notion that companies named after their open source project are more likely to succeed commercially than those that are not. So from that perspective, good for MongoDB. Of course I can come up with a number of counter examples....
- eksith 13y agoI don't think it's confined to just open source projects. E.G. RIM is now BlackBerry Ltd. There are a many reasons why this is the case, but chief among them is that usually the product outpaces the clout of the company/organization (for better or for worse). When that happens, it does make some sense to adopt the product name.