Tech companies LightSquared, Crittercism and ThinkingPhones are still around but no longer answer to those names.
You practically need a scorecard to keep track of these companies this week, as they have all changed names for one reason or another, and naturally are putting a positive spin on the results.
The networking industry has a long history of name changes, from France Telecom to Orange, Siemens Enterprise to Unify, and more recently, Google to Alphabet, etc. But of course redoing a company name is not a matter taken lightly given that some firms dole out tens of thousands of dollars to be branded just so. Not to mention all the subsequent pains in the neck and everywhere else, from getting new web domains to pounding out new business cards and other collateral.
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