7 big names in tech that were almost wildly different

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It's second nature to Google something from your Mac computer, but consider this strange alternative universe: Back Rubbing a topic from your Bicycle.

Long before certain tech companies and products became household names, its monikers were in flux. That's right, a Google search was almost called a Backrub and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs really wanted the Mac to be a Bicycle

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Whether companies or products were almost named something else (or even launched with a different name), these anecdotes remind us that before empires were built, it was all a work in progress. Read more...

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from MashableSamantha Murphy Kelly