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To riff off that: .net - A bad name and it was impossible to search for information in the early days. SkyDrive - Great name...but oops already trademarked.
by IanDrake 12y ago
To riff off that:
.net - A bad name and it was impossible to search for information in the early days.
SkyDrive - Great name...but oops already trademarked.
Live.com - Makes no sense.
Bing.com - See Live.com.
- eli 12y agoDoes "ebay" or "amazon" or "google" make sense?
- slouch 12y agoAt least for ebay and google, these names held no previous definition. Live, bing and amazon are all words that meant something before they became brand names.
- deleted 12y ago[deleted]
- astrodust 12y ago"ebay" and "google" are made-up words, very distinctive. "amazon" isn't unique, but it wasn't hard for them to wrestle to the top on that one, especially with the .com domain. "live" could've been a thing, but it's buried under layers of branding. Is it Microsoft Live? MSN Live? Is it "live" as in "alive" or "to live"?
- kelukelugames 12y agoDon't forget Metro and the trademark issues.
- sirkneeland 12y agoOr earlier this week when they suddently rebranded a lot of Bing things (back) to MSN things.