I don't like the name

ET3D · Oct 28, 2008, 09:16 AM

"Steam" is simple and catchy. "GameTap" is okay and indicative of something. But AWOMO? I'm not even sure how to pronounce it, and telling someone about it would probably require spelling it out. That's if I don't get confused. It even looks dirty. Is "a womo" a lesbian (woman homosexual) or what?

IMO you should look for a better name.

Judas · Oct 28, 2008, 10:23 AM

depends on how you try to pronounce it perhaps.

ah-woh-mow

?

**That Happy Cat** · Oct 28, 2008, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Judas

depends on how you try to pronounce it perhaps.

ah-woh-mow

?

That's pretty much it

"A-Woh-Mow"

BlueMak · Oct 28, 2008, 11:38 AM

Ah! Woh Mow!

I am not crazy about the name either, but it's a minor issue for me.

Tril · Oct 28, 2008, 11:49 AM

I'm not used to it and I have a tendency to invert to last two syllable.

AWOMO
AMOWO

Apart from that, it's okay.

**SkimpyBikini** · Oct 28, 2008, 12:26 PM

AWOMO originally stood for 'A World Of My Own' - in early incarnations we had a 3D virtual world you walked around in to launch games, a bit like PlayStation Home. This is still part of the long term plan but we're focused on the download client side of things - getting that working is priority.

AWOMO just stuck from there. Hey is 'Hoover' or 'Ford' that much better?

And before someone else posts it, we're there before you on AWOMOsexuals.

Skimpy

ET3D · Oct 29, 2008, 05:17 AM

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Originally Posted by SkimpyBikini

Hey is 'Hoover' or 'Ford' that much better?

Well, yes. The fewer syllables and the easier to remember it is, the better. I'm not saying that it'd kill the platform or anything, but it's far from being catchy.

**temeteus82** · Oct 29, 2008, 07:20 AM

The name is dam good if you ask me

For me the name is easy to pronounce and remember it

Callandor · Oct 29, 2008, 07:23 AM

Okay, sorry but I gotta admit I'm not a big fan of the name myself, I don't know if it's going to be the final name for the service but might I propose having a brain storm competition here on DH like Asus had a while ago for their slogan when beta goes public? Might get something you like, never know.

Edit: the complete expansion of the acronym itself is real nice, just the acronym I think sounds a little...I don't know, average? Like ET said it's not as catchy as steam or kenwood or something. But then again I think Steam to me sounded crappy at first and I think in that respect it could become quite the catchy name in future imo.

***craig5320*** · Oct 29, 2008, 10:18 AM

I think if the service provides what it says it will, the name won't matter

Obviously as Skimpy said it was carried over from the original plans to incorporate a 3D world, perhaps the name will be better suited and more accepted when or if this becomes the case.

Dyre Straits · Oct 29, 2008, 01:18 PM

"A rose, by any other name, is still a rose."

IEMC · Oct 29, 2008, 02:22 PM

It's a mouthful, I agree.

BlueMak · Oct 29, 2008, 03:47 PM

When I first heard it it reminded me of Omo

Come on guys! Make it work under 64!

Dyre Straits · Oct 30, 2008, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueMak

When I first heard it it reminded me of Omo

Come on guys! Make it work under 64!

Always the joker, no? LOL!

BlueMak · Oct 30, 2008, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Dyre Straits

Always the joker, no? LOL!

You are in a good mood

Oct 28, 2008, 09:16 AM	#1
ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 2,487 Rep Power: 57 System Specs	I don't like the name "Steam" is simple and catchy. "GameTap" is okay and indicative of something. But AWOMO? I'm not even sure how to pronounce it, and telling someone about it would probably require spelling it out. That's if I don't get confused. It even looks dirty. Is "a womo" a lesbian (woman homosexual) or what? IMO you should look for a better name.

Oct 28, 2008, 11:38 AM	#4
BlueMak DH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 7,987 Rep Power: 114 System Specs	Re: I don't like the name Ah! Woh Mow! I am not crazy about the name either, but it's a minor issue for me. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Oct 28, 2008, 11:49 AM	#5
Tril S-3D enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,557 Rep Power: 39 System Specs	Re: I don't like the name I'm not used to it and I have a tendency to invert to last two syllable. AWOMO AMOWO Apart from that, it's okay.

Oct 28, 2008, 12:26 PM	#6
SkimpyBikini Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 37 Rep Power: 8	Re: I don't like the name AWOMO originally stood for 'A World Of My Own' - in early incarnations we had a 3D virtual world you walked around in to launch games, a bit like PlayStation Home. This is still part of the long term plan but we're focused on the download client side of things - getting that working is priority. AWOMO just stuck from there. Hey is 'Hoover' or 'Ford' that much better? And before someone else posts it, we're there before you on AWOMOsexuals. Skimpy

Oct 29, 2008, 07:23 AM	#9
Callandor DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Canada Posts: 4,233 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Re: I don't like the name Okay, sorry but I gotta admit I'm not a big fan of the name myself, I don't know if it's going to be the final name for the service but might I propose having a brain storm competition here on DH like Asus had a while ago for their slogan when beta goes public? Might get something you like, never know. Edit: the complete expansion of the acronym itself is real nice, just the acronym I think sounds a little...I don't know, average? Like ET said it's not as catchy as steam or kenwood or something. But then again I think Steam to me sounded crappy at first and I think in that respect it could become quite the catchy name in future imo. __________________ Last edited by Callandor; Oct 29, 2008 at 07:32 AM.

Oct 29, 2008, 10:18 AM	#10
*craig5320* DH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 5,339 Rep Power: 278 System Specs	Re: I don't like the name I think if the service provides what it says it will, the name won't matter Obviously as Skimpy said it was carried over from the original plans to incorporate a 3D world, perhaps the name will be better suited and more accepted when or if this becomes the case. __________________

Oct 29, 2008, 02:22 PM	#12
IEMC Neighborhood screw up. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: MI, US Posts: 710 Rep Power: 35 System Specs	Re: I don't like the name It's a mouthful, I agree. __________________

Oct 29, 2008, 03:47 PM	#13
BlueMak DH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 7,987 Rep Power: 114 System Specs	Re: I don't like the name When I first heard it it reminded me of Omo Come on guys! Make it work under 64! __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*