[–] aj 15y ago ↗ Um no. They could and that is what they wanted to name Google originallyOff hand, I don't remember who it was, but their first investor misspelled the name as Google on the check and they just took that as the name.
[–] jacquesm 15y ago ↗ Bullshit, that domain was simply already taken. Googol.com was registered in 1995.
[–] singer 15y ago ↗ The average person would have spelled Googol as "Google", so it was the natural choice.
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 19.6 ms ] threadOff hand, I don't remember who it was, but their first investor misspelled the name as Google on the check and they just took that as the name.