Google is rebranding storage plans as “Google One”

Re:Google is rebranding storage plans as “Google One” by hk__2 on Monday May 14, 2018 @03:00PM (#17068402)

> If this is really the case, then I would say the name sucks. It's hard to know what 'Google One' means from just the name.

It’s also hard to know what "Google" means from its name. And "Windows". And "Bing". And "Facebook", "Twitter", "WhatsApp", "Amazon", "Yelp", "Pocket", "Chrome", "Firefox", "Safari", "Uber", "Steam", and many more.

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Re:Google is rebranding storage plans as “Google One” by biztos on Monday May 14, 2018 @04:57PM (#17069387)

Of these, I always found "Yelp" pretty self-evident, at least if you've read many reviews there.

From Webster's: "a sharp shrill bark or cry (as of a dog or turkey)"[0]

[0]: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yelp

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Re:Google is rebranding storage plans as “Google One” by donald123 on Monday May 14, 2018 @03:03PM (#17068430)

I guess what I meant by "hard to know" is less confusing. All the names in your example cannot be easily confused with other product or brand. But "Google One" is the other way around.

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Re:Google is rebranding storage plans as “Google One” by hk__2 on Monday May 14, 2018 @06:58PM (#17070173)

I think it’s only because they’re well known. "Amazon" could be a supermarket selling organic food; "WhatsApp" some site to recommand apps; "Facebook" another site to make books out of pictures of your family; "Uber" and "Bing" pretty much anything.

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