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<blockquote data-quote="neroshan" data-source="post: 128222" data-attributes="member: 8568"><p><strong><em><span style="color: Blue">How companies got their names </span></em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Apple Computers </span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">It was the favourite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months late </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">In filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Computers if the other colleagues didn't suggest a better name by 5 O'clock. </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"> </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">CISCO </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">It is not an acronym as popularly believed. It is short for San Francisco. </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"> </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Compaq </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">This name was formed by using COMp, for computer, and PAQ to denote a small </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Integral object. </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"> </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Corel </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">The name was derived from the founder's name Dr.Michael Cowpland. It stands </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">For COwpland REsearch Laboratory. </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Google </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">The name started as a joke boasting about the amount of information the </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Search-engine would be able to search. It was originally named 'Googol', a </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Word for the number represented by 1 followed by 100 zeros.After founders - </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Stanford graduate students Sergey Brin and Larry Page presented their project to an </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Angel investor, they received a cheque made out to 'Google' </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"> </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Hotmail </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Founder Jack Smith got the idea of accessing e-mail via the web from a </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Computer anywhere in the world.When Sabeer Bhatia came up with the business plan for </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">The mail service, he tried all kinds of names ending in 'mail' and finally settled for Hotmail as </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">It included the letters "HTML" - the programming language used to write web pages. </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">It was initially referred to as HoTMaiL with selective uppercasing. </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Hewlett Packard </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the company </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">They founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett. </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Intel </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company 'Moore Noyce' </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">But that was already trademarked by a hotel chain so they had to settle for an </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Acronym of INTegrated ELectronics. </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Microsoft </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">MICROcomputer SOFTware. Originally christened Micro-Soft, the '-' was removed later on. </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Motorola </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Founder Paul Galvin came up with this name when his company started </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Manufacturing radios for cars. The popular radio company at the time was </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Called Victrola. </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Sony </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">It originated from the Latin word 'sonus' meaning sound, and 'sonny' a slang </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Used by Americans to refer to a bright youngster. </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Yahoo! </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">The word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book 'Gulliver's </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Travels'. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and action </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">And is barely human. Yahoo! Founders Jerry Yang and David Filo selected the name </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Because they considered themselves yahoos </span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p> <strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="neroshan, post: 128222, member: 8568"] [B][I][COLOR="Blue"]How companies got their names [/COLOR][/I][/B] [B][COLOR="Blue"] Apple Computers It was the favourite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months late In filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple Computers if the other colleagues didn't suggest a better name by 5 O'clock. CISCO It is not an acronym as popularly believed. It is short for San Francisco. Compaq This name was formed by using COMp, for computer, and PAQ to denote a small Integral object. Corel The name was derived from the founder's name Dr.Michael Cowpland. It stands For COwpland REsearch Laboratory. Google The name started as a joke boasting about the amount of information the Search-engine would be able to search. It was originally named 'Googol', a Word for the number represented by 1 followed by 100 zeros.After founders - Stanford graduate students Sergey Brin and Larry Page presented their project to an Angel investor, they received a cheque made out to 'Google' Hotmail Founder Jack Smith got the idea of accessing e-mail via the web from a Computer anywhere in the world.When Sabeer Bhatia came up with the business plan for The mail service, he tried all kinds of names ending in 'mail' and finally settled for Hotmail as It included the letters "HTML" - the programming language used to write web pages. It was initially referred to as HoTMaiL with selective uppercasing. Hewlett Packard Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard tossed a coin to decide whether the company They founded would be called Hewlett-Packard or Packard-Hewlett. Intel Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore wanted to name their new company 'Moore Noyce' But that was already trademarked by a hotel chain so they had to settle for an Acronym of INTegrated ELectronics. Microsoft Coined by Bill Gates to represent the company that was devoted to MICROcomputer SOFTware. Originally christened Micro-Soft, the '-' was removed later on. Motorola Founder Paul Galvin came up with this name when his company started Manufacturing radios for cars. The popular radio company at the time was Called Victrola. Sony It originated from the Latin word 'sonus' meaning sound, and 'sonny' a slang Used by Americans to refer to a bright youngster. Yahoo! The word was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book 'Gulliver's Travels'. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and action And is barely human. Yahoo! Founders Jerry Yang and David Filo selected the name Because they considered themselves yahoos [/COLOR][/B] [/QUOTE]
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