boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoGoogle promised a better search experience — now it’s telling us to put glue on our pizzawww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down11
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minus-squareGormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoI said it back then and I’ll say it again: Calling your mega corporation “Alphabet” sounds hella distopian
minus-squarepalordrolap@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoThe main reason for the name is that it sorts before both Amazon and Apple in the Big Tech directory. It’s literally as petty as that. They obviously chose a word that was related to searching within that criterion, but still.
I said it back then and I’ll say it again: Calling your mega corporation “Alphabet” sounds hella distopian
The main reason for the name is that it sorts before both Amazon and Apple in the Big Tech directory. It’s literally as petty as that. They obviously chose a word that was related to searching within that criterion, but still.