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Well they had to change their Gmail offering in the UK to GoogleMail to avoid naming clashes with an established company, so why not here as well?

Last edited by ramesees on 14 Jul 2007 - 21:44

The name "Gmail" had little value at that time, so it didn't really hurt them to give up that name in the UK. The name "Google" on the other hand has become so well established, it would be suicide to let it go.

What isn't mentioned here is the company in question registered it's name a week after Google announced their Chinese name, which kind of suggests that they're just trying to extort some money from Google.

If that's true then the lawsuit is absolutely ridiculous. It just seems like everyone is trying to profit from anything... morality was thrown out the window long ago.

Your post should be corrected to:
Google (English name) is not the same as Guge (Google's Chinese name).

Ah, I misinterpreted the article. I thought the Chinese firm wanted Google to change their English Name, Google, not Guge. Sorry.

hahaha nice!

If you read the article you'd see that the Chinese name for Google is Guge.

Did you not see the "/sarcasm" at the end of the post?

Why even bother? People on here are picky about the smallest things anymore.

I think he saw it. It was just that your comment was so, you know, not funny at all that he assumed you meant something else.

Of course I saw it. However, it still read exactly like you thought Google was called Google in China. It's not being picky but calling you out for being wrong.

Persons who don't know English are considered stupid?
How can you spell Google in English if you don't know English?

How are the people supposed to lookup the correct spelling if Google only advertises its Chinese name as "Guge" but not as "Google"?
Even if they find the correct spelling, Google isn't even listed in the local directory, as stated in this original article.

Chinese persons will only know Google as "Guge," so they can only look for Guge in the directory.

The problem is that there is another company that also has the same name, Guge.
Would you be confused if two companies had the same name?

probably something like there is no exact alphabet/syllable translation for it in either chinese language.

Yep. The closest to Google would be Guge (pronounced "goo-ge" ). Keep in mind too that the way the Chinese language works is all names are actually words, unlike in English where names are only used as names and have no meaning in normal language. For instance, my Chinese name is "Shui Xiao Bu" wich means "water little cloth". All together they make up a name, but each character is used in normal language as well. My point is that in Chinese it's very strict the way you can make up a name. It's not like here where it has no meaning, there it's all made up of real words.

[quote=Ji@nBing said,#8.2][quote=shhac said,#8.1] Keep in mind too that the way the Chinese language works is all names are actually words, unlike in English where names are only used as names and have no meaning in normal language.[/quote

Totally irrevelant to the topic but I thought I'd being you up on a issue. But what you said is actually half wrong, yes the first name is I think made up, but in Europe the persons surname descended from whatever trade his ancestor used to have or in scandanvia/celtic countrys his fathers name, eg Eriksson.

[quote=evo_spook said,#8.3][quote=Ji@nBing said,#8.2][quote=shhac said,#8.1] Keep in mind too that the way the Chinese language works is all names are actually words, unlike in English where names are only used as names and have no meaning in normal language.[/quote

Totally irrevelant to the topic but I thought I'd being you up on a issue. But what you said is actually half wrong, yes the first name is I think made up, but in Europe the persons surname descended from whatever trade his ancestor used to have or in scandanvia/celtic countrys his fathers name, eg Eriksson.[/quote]

The majority of family names or form places, while some are professions or combination of events/places/profession. But nowadays a lot of family names are alsomade up.


and fathers names in Scandinavia isn't used anymore, a few family still retain the last used fathers name as the faily name, but it's no more common than place names. Iceland still use hereditary parent names as surnames I believe.

[quote=HawkMan said,#8.4][quote=evo_spook said,#8.3][quote=Ji@nBing said,#8.2][quote=shhac said,#8.1] Keep in mind too that the way the Chinese language works is all names are actually words, unlike in English where names are only used as names and have no meaning in normal language.[/quote]

Totally irrevelant to the topic but I thought I'd being you up on a issue. But what you said is actually half wrong, yes the first name is I think made up, but in Europe the persons surname descended from whatever trade his ancestor used to have or in scandanvia/celtic countrys his fathers name, eg Eriksson.[/quote]

The majority of family names or form places, while some are professions or combination of events/places/profession. But nowadays a lot of family names are alsomade up.


and fathers names in Scandinavia isn't used anymore, a few family still retain the last used fathers name as the faily name, but it's no more common than place names. Iceland still use hereditary parent names as surnames I believe.[/quote]

actually most family names have been carried down through the generations, i.e not made up..

I think Gugou would sound closer to Google.

You uh, do know that one way of reading "gou" means "dog" right? :/
Google = Old Dog?
Nay. You can teach Google new tricks.

It just sounds closer to me. I guess the meaning is important too.

Did you actually read the topic?

obviusly not not that it's all hat uncomon on this place

I think it would be pretty difficult trying to read something that looks like unrecognizable symbols of the English alphabet.
Remember, not all Chinese people can read English.

keyword: TRANSLITERATION

It's not dumb that Microsoft sued but that the punk tried to make money from the Microsoft brand.

his name is mike rowe, he made software, mikerowesoft...... boo hoo its his name and hobbie.

this kid went to the same school as me.

So he couldn't have called his business Mike Rowe Software, Mike Rowe Developer or even Rowe Software? Instead he decided to pick a name that, orally, is identical to the most recognised software brand in the world? He tried to play off an existing and famous brand and he was RIGHTLY called out for it. I don't care whether you went to the same school as him - the kid was still an idiot.

Sorry, I think its you whos being a bit too much of a MS groupie here, there was nothing, stupid, illegal what the kid did. He was well within his rights to do what he did. To play off names is a well know ploy and is totally ligit.

LOL....

Dude, I'd hardly consider random calls about another company's business my own "business".

lol man, your ignorance just made my day.