Dare ObasanjoJul 25, 2023

Elon Musk has been obsessed with destroying a much beloved brand by renaming it X for decades.

An excerpt from “The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power” by Max Chafkin

Show threadDare ObasanjoJul 25, 2023
Twenty year’s later, the jokes still write themselves
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-rebrand-paypall-x-sounded-like-porn-site-twitter-2023-7?amp
Musk wanted to call PayPal X.com, but some said it sounded like porn

Musk has tweeted that X.com "has great sentimental value" to him. But focus groups from his PayPal days weren't as high on the website name.

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Show threadPablo RrrrrrrJul 25, 2023
@carnage4life At this point, the only letter he should be using is Y.
Show threadDan Portales 🇲🇽 
@pablor @carnage4life I think "L" fits better.
Jul 25, 2023 at 2:59amWeb