Re: [OT] RIP Netscape

• Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> [2007 Dec 31 12:19 -0600]:
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  > On 12/31/07 12:06, David Brodbeck wrote:
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  > > On Dec 29, 2007, at 3:18 PM, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote:
  > >> As far as I'm concerned, 'Netscape' is a good name. I always wondered
  > >> how names like 'Seamonkey', 'Iceape' or 'Firefox' could ever make their
  > >> way into a serious, corporate environment.
  > >
  > > Silly names seem to be all the rage with start-ups these days, so maybe
  > > the open source community was just ahead of the curve. ;)
  >
  > That's been a trend now (in the US, at least) for about 20 years.
  > Started with stupid wussy product names and moved to stupid and or
  > meaningless company names.
  

We must be careful not to offend. Companies now spend untold time and money searching through languages of all sorts to be sure that a new product or merged company name is not offensive. If even one person^Wattorney finds it offensive^Wlucrative it is certain that a lawsuit will be filed.

It's PC insanity and it shows no sign of stopping any time soon.

Happy New Year!

• Nate >>

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