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There are several languages that have great similarity in names and some only differ by a character or few characters: C, C++, C#, Cω, Ch; X++, XL, XSL; Go, Go
by ebrenes 17y ago
There are several languages that have great similarity in names and some only differ by a character or few characters: C, C++, C#, Cω, Ch; X++, XL, XSL; Go, Go!, Goo.
So why again should Google make the name change?
- gojomo 17y agoA standard for trademarks is risk of confusion; as the "!" is not pronounced (or typically indexed), the collision between 'Go!' and 'Go' is much stronger than the others you list. If the 'Go!' creators had any hope for using that name on a series of offerings (tools, books, etc.), they have to object to Google's use, to retain the presumptive rights they'd established so far via use.
- moosecake 17y ago"'Go!' pronounced 'Go bang'"?
- gojomo 17y agoWhat makes you think that's the recommended pronunciation? Notably, the word 'bang' does not appear in the book, "Let's Go!", so it is unlikely to be the author's preferred pronunciation: http://books.google.com/books?ei=50f7Ssn3LpOilQTelvTyDg&id=jyIrfDokmKgC&dq=isbn%3A0975444913&q=bang#v=onepage&q=bang&f=false http://books.google.com/books?ei=50f7Ssn3LpOilQTelvTyDg&...
- wrinklz 17y agoYes, I'm starting an internet company called "Yahoo", which shouldn't cause any confusion with that other company, "Yahoo!", widely known as "Yahoo Bang". Right, give me a break. :)