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wodenokoto
2741 days ago
As for the premier dragon company, isn't it typical for Chinese companies to have names unrelated to their business, but which sounds good to stick investees who wants to invest in IT?
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gumby
2741 days ago
Sounds like I should rename my current startup, frobx.ai to “Enormously Profitable in Multiple Lines of Business”
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plorkyeran
2741 days ago
Well there was the famous example of Long Island Ice Tea's stock soaring when they renamed to Long Blockchain.
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gumby
2741 days ago
Ha, I was making a joke but that is an excellent real world example!
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na85
2741 days ago
Well, frobx doesn't exactly roll off the tongue ;)
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netsharc
2741 days ago
On that topic Nokia was a pulp mill and rubber company...
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httpsterio
2741 days ago
And still are. Its one of the oldest Finnish companies and their technological branch is still just a very young part of a longer history.
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