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Riot is now Element

(element.io)
550 points J_tt | 1 comments | 15 Jul 20 07:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.301s | source
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izietto ◴[15 Jul 20 07:41 UTC] No.23842358[source]▶
I don't like the new name, is too generic. I think an original alternative would have been better, like Trello, Slack, ...
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1. solarkraft ◴[15 Jul 20 08:23 UTC] No.23842600[source]▶
Agreed. Catchy names also have 1 to 2 syllables, usually, so Element seems a bit unwieldy. But maybe they want to step back a bit and give the Matrix brand a boost.