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Tech press misses Google/Amazon name grab
Products matter, not domains.
Google didn't become worth $200 billion because of their stupid name.
pcwalton
on June 16, 2012
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That's just one example. There have been plenty of startups, particularly in the consumer internet space, in which the names were generally accepted to be critical to the startups' successes. Mint vs. Wesabe is the most obvious example.
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Google didn't become worth $200 billion because of their stupid name.