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peteretep
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Because “Google” was a sensible name?
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TeMPOraL
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No, but Google is two syllables, and DDG is three. Also, Google doesn't have a duck in the name.
benjaminbrodie
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Googly eyes
mc32
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True but DuckDuckGo doesn’t roll off the tongue as easily. If they named it “Poodle” it’d probably get more traction as silly as it seems.
corobo
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Or even just Duck[.com] - they own the domain..
spyridonas
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Or AltaVista
pointillistic
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Lycos
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