A little OT: Googlegear name change.

oldfart

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Sort of hardware related (the mods will decide) :p. Like most here, I buy a bit of hardware from Googlegear as well as Newegg. I went there today and saw that the name was changed.

Yes, Googlegear.com has finally changed its goofy name to...are you ready???

ZipZoomFly.com Now thats a big improvement! What the heck are these guys smokin out there?
 

KDOG

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LOL!! I was just there checking out 21" monitors and saw it - I thought someone hacked the site!!!
 

oldfart

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Ohhh. Looks like they had to change it. It seems Google, the search engine guys are the root of this See here

Still, ZipZoomFly.com?
 

Auric

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The details in oldfart's link show googlegear.com was registered after google.com launched. Their "about" page explains that the new name reflects their new focus with no mention of the real intrigue, of course. I still like them both. :)
 

OddTSi

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Why not change their name to GoogolGear. Seeing as googol is the proper spelling of the word.
 

StraightPipe

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funny, i actually thought that they were the same company, i guess thats what google is mad about.
 

John

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What a stupid name for a computer hardware store.
 

Auric

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Originally posted by: Viper96720
LOL so their new focus is to zip zoom and fly?

Nah, they say the new focus is on high performance parts to make yer PC zip zoom fly instead of every part available.


Originally posted by: shuttleteam
What a stupid name for a computer hardware store.

I agree but you know what? It can always be worse! :Q

Notice the userid is a synonym of the store name? Checking the history it is surprising they got away with the store name version as the userid for nearly ten months!

Anyway, thanks for the belly laugh! :)