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Riot is now Element

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550 points J_tt | 1 comments | 15 Jul 20 07:07 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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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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hellofunk ◴[15 Jul 20 10:35 UTC] No.23843386[source]▶
How about another very generic and common word, “Apple.”
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1. 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.