From: Mathieu Bouchard <matju@...>
Date: 2005-02-26T12:05:09+09:00
Subject: Re: [OT] Ajax: A New Approach to Web Applications


On Sat, 26 Feb 2005, PA wrote:
> On Feb 25, 2005, at 22:45, Curt Hibbs wrote:
> > Well, it turns out someone *has* given it a name: Ajax (for 
> > Asynchronous
> > JavaScript + XML).
> Hmmm... is not Ajax a brand of detergent or such?

Is not Linux a brand of detergent?

  http://oriol.joor.net/blog-dev/?itemid=1564

(note: this website is written in Catal�)

And it's been popularly known for over five years. (I've seen a different
photo of it five years ago)

> Which raises an obvious question: does it cleans any better under its 
> new moniker?

I have a question for you. Do you also know all the other Ajaxes, and why
not phone Colgate-Palmolive and tell them to change the name of their
product? I mean, here's a list for you:

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajax

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