Did Charlie pick the names?The clue is in the logo. Kangaroos hop, so you could call them a Hopper. A baby kangaroo is called a Joey. Related to Kangaroos, but slightly different, is the Wallaby which you could call a Wally.
The Hopper hops too, over commercials. That was its defining feature back in the day.
That's the how. More interesting would be why they chose to name their products after Australian marsupials.
Yes, I understand the implications of the name. But there could have been alternatives.The clue is in the logo. Kangaroos hop, so you could call them a Hopper. A baby kangaroo is called a Joey. Related to Kangaroos, but slightly different, is the Wallaby which you could call a Wally.
The Hopper hops too, over commercials. That was its defining feature back in the day.
That's the how. More interesting would be why they chose to name their products after Australian marsupials.
They may have had the help of an outside marketing company that ran focus groups, etc., before deciding.Yes, I understand the implications of the name. But there could have been alternatives.
For example, they could have use “Skipper”. That name would have been more directly to the point of skipping commercials. Or how about “Spider” for an obscure MOCA reference. I’m sure we could come up with more hinting names.
So as you say, what made their crack marketing team pick Australian marsupials. It’s always seemed as a bit of a goofy choice.
Would that have resulted in Gilligans,Mary anns and Gingers ?For example, they could have use “Skipper”.
Maybe “a three hour tour” would be how long it would take for the skip-forward/backward buttons to start working.Would that have resulted in Gilligans,Mary anns and Gingers ?