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Riot is now Element

(element.io)
550 points J_tt | 7 comments | 15 Jul 20 07:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.41s | source | bottom
1. LarvaFX ◴[15 Jul 20 08:34 UTC] No.23842657[source]▶
I don't like the name because it is so generic and for me the word invokes no association with communication whatsoever.
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2. teruakohatu ◴[15 Jul 20 08:36 UTC] No.23842671[source]▶
I just think Element14. I agree with you, it is so generic as to be meaningless. Signal makes sense. iMessage & Facetime do what they say. Whatsapp at least sounds like a fun app even if the name is meaningless.
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3. exochrono ◴[15 Jul 20 08:42 UTC] No.23842705[source]▶
I think WhatsApp is a play on "What's Up" which actually makes a lot of sense given that's pretty much the point of a lot of casual conversation haha
4. hoffs ◴[15 Jul 20 08:51 UTC] No.23842757[source]▶
I think of Element the skateboarding company
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5. mitch-snipline ◴[15 Jul 20 09:07 UTC] No.23842842{3}[source]▶
Same here.
6. hellofunk ◴[15 Jul 20 10:35 UTC] No.23843386[source]▶
How about another very generic and common word, “Apple.”
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7. nytpu ◴[16 Jul 20 22:17 UTC] No.23864481[source]▶
Except they were originally "Apple Computers" until they slowly gained enough recognition to rebrand to "Apple," plus that was in 1984, there wasn't an oversatuated market of other computer brands also called "Apple," unlike "Element" which has tons of existing tech-related and non–tech-related overlap and is generic on top of it.