the argument aiui is that we want to push Mozilla more (c.f. Firefox) and that dinosaurs have bad connotations (extinct, scary, etc)
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Replying to @nick_r_cameron @wycats
personally, I disagree on both fronts, but this is way above my pay grade (I'm sure I lack perspective, etc)
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Replying to @nick_r_cameron
did they do any research determining that the *existing logo* is introducing those connotations?
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Replying to @wycats
yeah, I'm amazed we've been able to keep the marketing folk away from that. We do get apx 1 reddit thread per year about it though
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Replying to @nick_r_cameron @wycats
Something I've learned from marketing people is it's not what the engineers want but the target demographic.
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It doesn't matter if we don't like it, what matters is if the people using the product do.
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Replying to @mgattozzi @nick_r_cameron
"Mozilla" is not a product, "Firefox" is ;)
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Replying to @wycats @nick_r_cameron
Right. I guess I meant more branding than product, but you get my point!
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Replying to @mgattozzi @nick_r_cameron
yeah, of course it's true that logos/brands are targeting the target market. Just don't see evidence of dino=bad
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and generally, logo changes have a high cost, because people are acclimated to the old brand.
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