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Pornhub’s parent company is changing its name to total nonsense (www.theverge.com)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Pornhub’s parent company is changing its name to total nonsense::MindGeek, the parent company of Pornhub and other adult entertainment websites is changing its name to Aylo as it looks to get a “fresh start.”

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[–] [email protected] 121 points 2 years ago (11 children)

With "total nonsense" I expected something like ZyAbct328 or some crap, like a name you can barely find to stay under the radar.

But Aylo? Wtf is The Verge doing?

Aylo is only "nonsense" because you're not used to it. What about Sony? Nike? Lego? Cisco? Adobe? ...

[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

Just because I was curious: Sony comes from sonos, sound in Latin. Nike is the ~~Roman~~ Greek God of victory. Lego is is a Danish abreviation for "play well". Cisco comes from San Fransisco. Adobe is the name of a Creek near the founders house.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nike is the Roman god of victory.

To be pedantic, Victoria is the Roman version. Nike (Νίκη) is the Greek version of the goddess.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Oops, yup, very true, I always confuse the Greek and Roman gods 😅

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