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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. How about ... by one9nine · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tucson? Yuma? Flagstaff?

  2. 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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    1. Re:IE Killer! by rlowe69 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Lame replying to my own post I know but I just had an idea. Follow my progress ...

      Explorer Killer
      Explorer Killa
      Exilla
      Xilla
      Zilla

      So you end up with Zilla. If Zilla's not enough browser for you, get Mo'Zilla. ...*cough*

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  3. From the list... by Da+VinMan · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I vote for "Anka".

    It's just like Phoenix, only it can carry off elephants (read between the lines here). ;+)

    According to the list:
    Anka
    Arctic mythical bird that was said to carry off elephants. It was also believed to live for 1700 years and, like the phoenix, had the ability to burn and renew itself.

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