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thesearcher · Feb 21, 2005, 06:01 PM

Originally posted by Bobby:
I've tried to find some other word for hello or meeting in another lanugae that would sound better than "Bonjour", but all in all Rendezvous is really the only term I can find that sounds good...

My vote would go for Guten Tag.

Kristoff · Feb 21, 2005, 06:15 PM

or how about Хороший День -- komrad.

turtle777 · Feb 21, 2005, 06:20 PM

Originally posted by Simon:
Consider yourself reported. It's thanks to people like you that we Americans look like a bunch of uneducated idiots to the rest of the world.

Maybe he meant to write "I hate the French pussies" ?

-t

Simon Mundy · Feb 22, 2005, 12:58 AM

It's a strange choice - especially when you know that Steve and Phil are going to get up at the next MacWorld and talk about 'bunjewer' and make the french-speaking world cringe.

Any, I can throw my vote in from the OSOTW and make the assumption that all Americans are NOT idiots. Half of American voters DIDN'T vote for Bush first time around...

Squozen · Feb 22, 2005, 04:49 AM

I vote for ReachOutAndTouchSomeone (tm)

Appleman · Feb 22, 2005, 06:15 AM

edit: something went wrrong while posting, sorry.

Appleman · Feb 22, 2005, 06:16 AM

edit: something went wrrong while posting, sorry.

Appleman · Feb 22, 2005, 06:17 AM

I think "Passport" should be the name: it's an international word, it actually describes the function of Rendezvous, but it probably is already choosen for another technology. Quark?

PurpleGiant · Feb 22, 2005, 06:45 AM

Originally posted by Appleman:
I think "Passport" should be the name: it's an international word, it actually describes the function of Rendezvous, but it probably is already choosen for another technology. Quark?

Too similar to MSN Passport name.

jasong · Feb 22, 2005, 08:55 AM

PowerConnect Extreme

-- Jason

Appleman · Feb 22, 2005, 08:57 AM

Originally posted by PurpleGiant:
Too similar to MSN Passport name.

Yes, it was too familiar indeed.
Well, Bonsoir then

iBabo · Feb 22, 2005, 04:37 PM

Originally posted by Jan Van Boghout:
I think (hope?) it was a joke, especially since Rendezvous is French as well

something tells me he doesnt know that...

jocker · Feb 24, 2005, 09:11 AM

Originally posted by Chuckit:
Funny, that's what I told your mom last night!

cpac · Feb 24, 2005, 01:33 PM

Originally posted by jasong:
PowerConnect Extreme

PowerConnect Extreme 3D '05 gets my vote.

teszeract · Feb 24, 2005, 04:53 PM

Originally posted by poocat:
The attempted humor, in all directions (Apple, that means you) is quite lame. For example, Firewire is a better name than IEEE 1394 or whatever, but BonJour? that's awful. Absolutely preposterous. Sure, Rendezvous had to go, but... how about some technical name, rather than a "oh look it's foreign" name?

$0.02

Maybe not you, but I imagine many many people are quite familiar and would use the word RONDAYVOO (perhaps that can jog the memory) in everyday English.

villalobos · Feb 25, 2005, 01:40 AM

Actually, 'rendezvous' is not proper. 'Rendez-vous' is. And for Pete's sake is Bonjour, not Bon Jour....

nereus · Feb 25, 2005, 05:08 PM

Originally posted by cpac:
PowerConnect Extreme 3D '05 gets my vote.

iFindMyBuddies

Simon Mundy · Feb 25, 2005, 08:30 PM

Originally posted by nereus:
iFindMyBuddies

iMsickofiNames

Kristoff · Feb 25, 2005, 11:47 PM

Originally posted by villalobos:
And for Pete's sake is Bonjour, not Bon Jour....

How do you know?

One means "Good Day" and the other means "hello".

Which is Apple going to call it?

villalobos · Feb 26, 2005, 12:34 AM

Originally posted by Kristoff:
How do you know?

One means "Good Day" and the other means "hello".

Which is Apple going to call it?

Nobody ever says Bon Jour in French, ever. That sounds just weird.

King Bob On The Cob · Feb 26, 2005, 01:14 AM

Originally posted by Angus_D:
You think I don't know that? I still see people doing it all the time. And when >50% of your population votes to re-elect Bush, I find it mighty tempting myself.

I know a lot of very intelligent down-to-earth Americans. Unfortunately, you're not one of them.

Uh... 89 million of Americans voted in 2002 ( http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/...ng/002278.html ), similar amounts voted in the 2004 elections. This is out of a population approaching 300 million. No where near 50% of our country expressed an opinion on who they wanted to be President either way.

Simon · Feb 26, 2005, 04:36 AM

Originally posted by Kristoff:
One means "Good Day" and the other means "hello".

Bull.

Hello is bonjour. Good day is bonne journ�e. Nobody says bon jour.

Appleman · Feb 26, 2005, 04:52 AM

This thread seems either to be about french or about americans. The tile of this thread therefor seems wrong to me...

Angus_D · Feb 26, 2005, 07:44 AM

Originally posted by King Bob On The Cob:
Uh... 89 million of Americans voted in 2002 ( http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/...ng/002278.html ), similar amounts voted in the 2004 elections. This is out of a population approaching 300 million. No where near 50% of our country expressed an opinion on who they wanted to be President either way.

Obviously I meant voting population.