From Starbucks to Sony, famous brands that changed their names
lovemoney staff
17 September 2024
The name game
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Google, formerly BackRub
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Subway, formerly Pete’s Super Submarines
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Blackberry, formerly Research in Motion
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Pepsi-Cola, formerly Brad’s Drink
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Yahoo, formerly Jerry’s Guide to the World Wide Web
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Nintendo, formerly Marufuku Company and Nintendo Playing Card Company
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Nissan, formerly Datsun
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Panasonic, formerly Matsushita Electric Industrial Corporation
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Best Buy, formerly Sound of Music
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Nike, formerly Blue Ribbon Sports
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AOL, formerly Quantum Computer Services
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Starbucks, formerly Starbucks Coffee, Tea and Spice and II Giornale Coffee Company
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Sony, formerly Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo
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eBay, formerly AuctionWeb
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Hertz Rent-A-Car, formerly Drive-Ur-Self
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PayPal, formerly Cofinity
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Mozilla Firefox, formerly Mozilla Firebird
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Sharp, formerly Hayakawa Brothers Shokai
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FedEx, formerly Federal Express
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MasterCard, formerly Master Charge
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Apple Inc, formerly Apple Computers
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WW, formerly WeightWatchers
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The Campbell's Company, formerly Campbell Soup Company
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