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Am I the only one that is distracted by the name "Google Sheets?" It doesn't exactly roll of the tongue, awkward to say and doesn't exactly scream "spreadsheets
by yan 13y ago
Am I the only one that is distracted by the name "Google Sheets?" It doesn't exactly roll of the tongue, awkward to say and doesn't exactly scream "spreadsheets" when placed next to other Google Docs (Drive?) products. It can just as easily have been a presentation tool, or something else entirely. Although, it's probably ambiguous only to me and for most other people, sheets == spreadsheets.
- ChuckMcM 13y agoI did think "Hmm, Google going into Bed, Bath, & Beyond? Or maybe a flexible display you sleep under?" But no such luck[1] :-) I agree with you that 'naming' is not a strong suit here. [1] I'm sure one segment of the Internet could find a use for a bed sheet that was also a display :-)
- magicalist 13y agoHa, no you aren't. Has it always been called that? My first reaction to the submission title was "what in the world is google sheets?" I almost always use the word processing part of Docs, and maybe 10% spreadsheets (and maybe like .5% presentations), but I guess I just always refer to "google docs", saying "make a spreadsheet in docs" if I have to be more specific (or "in drive", though I'm still resisting that for going less descriptive of what I actually do with it with the new name).
- Double_Cast 13y agoI propose Gcell for slang. It's quicker, analogous to Gmail, and vaguely reminiscent of Excel.
- andrewflnr 13y agoIIRC they're trying to avoid GStuff-type names.
- e12e 13y agoBut is it fast enough to warrant the name gazelle?
- skeletonjelly 13y agoThe name will make business conversations awkward to Kiwis. Maybe.
- jeffgreco 13y agoYeah, it makes more sense than "Excel" to me.