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XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:31 pm
by DavPow
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http://xbmc.org/introducing-kodi-14/


Honestly, I don't really like it....

What do you guys think?

Re: XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 10:03 pm
by Xphazer
I have no words...
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Re: XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:02 pm
by xman
KODI 14- sounds likes an artificial flavor additive. I bet this decision wasn't put to a poll. Sounds like the work of some marketing idiot. Probably the same ones that thought in the 90s it would be a good idea to bring out a new formula for COKE.

Re: XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 2:04 am
by Dan Dar3
I just noticed the post an hour ago and was going to post it over here.

Now obviously, like some of the people commenting on that thread, they started using the software back in the day when it ran on Xbox and they are attached to the name as it makes them remember those good times. But at the same time, there's plenty and a lots more that don't really care for the name XBMC, doesn't mean that much to them, as long as the software gets new features and it runs better on old and new platforms, they can call it Fido or Dino or whatever. True, if don't change it too often, cause that would be confusing and annoying when you're looking for knowledge about it :-)

Question is, what does it mean for us. Do we snap the old XBMC name back? :-) for me it took a while to accept the XBMC4Xbox name (always sounded in my head like "Xbox Media Center for Xbox"... ?!). Do we call it Kodi4Xbox? :-) Or we just keep going with XBMC4Xbox like nothing happened...

Re: XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 5:12 am
by byron
@ Dan...agreed, i thought the same thing about the name an all accounts. Its a good brain teaser to be thought about over a glass of water with kodi...

@ phazer...facking hilarious :lol:

Re: XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 6:24 am
by r32crazy01
Please don't rename this version to KODI4XBOX :| , as Dan Dar3 mentioned It might be a good opportunity to reclaim the XBMC name.

Re: XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 8:48 am
by spicemuseum
For us, 'XBMC' does what it says on the tin, 'Kodi' is meaningless.

Re: XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 5:13 pm
by Dom DXecutioner
Interesting... Kodi is the name of my neighbor's dog; either way, that sounds kinda elementary... either way it has no effect on the software itself, so that shouldn't matter; i can easily say that cause i don't use xbmc on pc.
Dan Dar3 wrote: Question is, what does it mean for us. Do we snap the old XBMC name back? :-) for me it took a while to accept the XBMC4Xbox name (always sounded in my head like "Xbox Media Center for Xbox"... ?!). Do we call it Kodi4Xbox? :-) Or we just keep going with XBMC4Xbox like nothing happened...
Personally, I'd like to see XBMC back; never did like "4Xbox".

Re: XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 6:15 pm
by cashonly
bring back to xbox what it's his to have (in my native language sounds better :P )

X.B.M.C !!!!!!!!!!!!! all the way!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (*written in xbox jewel font)

Re: XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 6:22 pm
by BuZz
I don't plan to change anything - we can't really move to just xbmc - that will just cause even more confusion imho.

Re: XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 6:45 pm
by Dom DXecutioner
Fair enough! It's your party, we're just guests! :)

Re: XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 7:47 pm
by Xphazer
We had a discussion yesterday on TS about that and decided that it would create too much confusion by using "XBMC".
The problem is, people will confuse this site for mainline. Mayhem would ensue, I guarantee it.

Renaming "Kodi4Xbox" or anything using kodi is 100% out of the question, I would rather say HOWLONGDOIGOTTAWAIT4Xbox.
Kodi is an horrible, horrible name IMO. PLEX sound good as a stripper name beside that.
Yesterday reading all the comments posted everywhere got me laughing hard for a little while. Most people don't like the new name.

A couple comments from the XBMC FB page:
Yann Longueuil wrote:I don't mind the name change but I'm not sure about the name itself. You should have polled the community (oh wait... Have you?). Kodi sounds like an eco responsible company that sells baby cribs.
Peter Holmström wrote:Let's make a fork and call it XBMC
Michael Russell wrote:Sounds like a character from an Australian soap!
André Högberg wrote:Kodi, sounds like a dogs name. And the logo has to go, it makes me think of comic sans.

Re: XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 8:16 pm
by Dom DXecutioner
Well then, it's decided...

Re: XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 8:20 pm
by spicemuseum
Yep, "Xbox Media Centre <sic> for Xbox", it stays.

Re: XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 12:04 am
by Xphazer

Re: XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:48 am
by sahib12
ah too bad we won't get our original name back, would have made a great story, xbox comes back for revenge and takes whats rightfully theirs :D but yeah there would be a lot of confusion right now. maybe sometime in the future - a guy can always dream :)

Re: XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:21 am
by sixties keith
I don't plan to change anything - we can't really move to just xbmc - that will just cause even more confusion imho.
Renaming "Kodi4Xbox" or anything using kodi is 100% out of the question,
thank god for that, dont really care about the name etc for other platforms, xbox is were its at and im glad its staying xbmc4xbox, makes sense. :)

Re: XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:23 am
by cashonly
XbmcX could be a good new name

Xbox Media Center X

as in Xbox

Re: XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 11:31 pm
by Sychose
Any idea why they picked that name?

Re: XBMC gets a new name...

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 10:37 am
by xman
Because it was a media center for the Xbox. It was never envisaged that it be used on a P.C. or it would have been called PCMC which sort of suks aye. Actually it sounds outstanding compared to YOGI 14, ow sorry my bad, Kodi 14.