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How 6 Memorable Tech Companies Got Their Names

Posted by samzenpus on from the what's-in-a-name? dept.

itwbennett writes "If Larry Page and Sergey Brin had stuck with the first name for their search engine, we'd be 'BackRubbing' instead of Googling. But the fun doesn't stop there. The unforgettable Go Daddy was first saddled with the eminently Seussian moniker 'Jomax Technologies.' And as for Yahoo!... its original name just rolled off the tongue: 'Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web.'"

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  1. If I named my business after my first website by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    It would be called 127.0.0.1

  2. So if it wasn't for Google... by dclozier · · Score: 3, Funny

    Rub one out would have a whole new meaning for ./

    1. Re:So if it wasn't for Google... by sharkey · · Score: 3, Funny

      Or a function that allows you to look over your post before submitting it. A "Preview", as it were.

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    2. Re:So if it wasn't for Google... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Let me BackRub that for you.

  3. Re:Bite out of the apple by PCM2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a reference to how you start out in a walled garden, but they kick you out as soon as you do something they don't like, even though you never understood the rules.

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  4. The most important internet company ever by retardpicnic · · Score: 3, Funny

    HOMER
    Oh, what am I gonna call my Internet company? All the good names are taken. Oh wait, I've got it! Flancrest Enterprises! (looks in a book) D'oh!

    MARGE
    What exactly is it your company does again?

    HOMER
    This industry moves so fast it's really hard to tell. That's why I need a name that's cutting-edge, like CutCo, EdgeCom, InterSlice... come on, Marge, you're good at these! Help me out!

    MARGE
    How about... CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet?

    HOMER
    Fine, it's not important... What really matters is my title. I think I'll make myself... vice president. (excitedly) No, wait! Junior vice president!

    The phone rings, and Homer answers it.

    HOMER
    CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet, junior vice president Homer Simpson speaking, how may I direct your call? (disappointedly) It's Patty.

    Homer hands the phone to Marge.

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  5. Microsoft by fearlezz · · Score: 5, Funny

    I heard "Microsoft" was suggested by bill gates' first girlfriend... in bed.

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    1. Re:Microsoft by AfroTrance · · Score: 2, Funny

      I stand corrected. That is making me Macrohard.