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Re:"I have already used the name Go for *MY* programming lan... by raganwald on Wednesday November 11, 2009 @08:36AM (#935201)
Except that both C# and C++ are related to C. If Go! and Go are related languages, then the similarity in names is helpful. When the languages are dissimilar, the similarity of names is confusing.

This, I think, is ultimately the point of trademarks. It entirely about "property," it's also about clarity.

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Re:"I have already used the name Go for *MY* programming lan... by uriel on Wednesday November 11, 2009 @08:52AM (#935227)
> Except that both C# and C++ are related to C.

That is a very questionable claim.

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Re:"I have already used the name Go for *MY* programming lan... by cookiecaper on Wednesday November 11, 2009 @10:35AM (#935405)
Well, C++ is at least. C# was just trying to piggyback on the success of C languages.
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