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Phoenix Project Considers A Name Change

Posted by timothy on from the what-about-anka-or-pheng dept.

Magpie writes "Recently Blake Ross, a developer of the Phoenix web browser, has made a post on the Mozillazine forums looking for a new name for the project. Apparently the people over at Phoenix Technologies decided that the name interferes with their trademark since they make an 'internet access device .'" Maybe they could start with this list.

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  1. IE Killer! by rlowe69 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Hmmm ... Mozilla is short for Mosaic Killer, right? What would Internet Explorer Killer be?

    Exiller
    Exilla
    Expilla
    Explilla
    Explolla
    Ex plorilla(*)

    *possible Trademark infringement (ie. they may be catching on at this point)

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  2. Re:"Geoduck"? by grytpype · · Score: 3, Informative

    "Also one of the oldest animals in the world, geoducks can live as long as 146 years."

    Gee, we sure are learning a lot about gastropods today!

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