Posted by fatreg
Folks,
this a question ive asked a few times but never had a reply!
I'm told the esato stands for only take a sony ericsson, if thats true why is the site not called eato? after all sony ericsson werent together when esato started?
so is someone telling me porkies or did Laffen foresee the future?
fatreg
Posted by Mulder7
Ive asked myself that question many times when visiting here. I always thought the name come from Sweden or something.
Posted by goldenface
When did ESATO start then Reg? The official date that SE started business was 1st October 2001, but it was known about before then.
Posted by fatreg
well i remember coming here when i just got my T68m
and it appeared to be going a long time before then!
fatreg
Posted by govigov
there was a debate on whether it is actually
"only take a sony ericsson"
or
"only trust a sony ericsson"
Posted by goldenface
Has anything been officially confirmed?
Posted by fatreg
either way its still sony ericsson and they werent around!
i want the real answer from Laffen if needs be!
so c'mon peterkay tell me the real reason why its called esato!
fatreg
Posted by EastCoastStar
but what @fatreg is getting at is... this site was around before the mergeing of Sony and Ericsson... so why is it... "only trust a SONY ericsson" (or take, or whichever).
ive wondered that @fatreg. i see this thread getting locked with a link to another thread though
but yoiur right, that question has not been awnsered. why Sony Ericsson if it wasonly Ericsson at the time?
Posted by Jim
Laffen decided that name as it's easy to remember, short and everyone can pronounce it but it had no meanings at the start (not even intended too).
Years ago, some members tried to find something coherant behind it and from all the ideas this came out: esato = Only Take A Sony Ericsson (take the first letter of each word and read it backwards), Laffen approved the idea.
So (un-?)officialy esato = only take a sony ericsson
P.S: Sorry I can't find that particular thread where we discussed about the name.
[ This Message was edited by: Jim on 2006-04-06 21:44 ]
Posted by govigov
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=4244#post40698
is this what u were looking for?
Posted by Jim
Not really, it's one of the many thread's about the name of esato, I'm more looking for the first and original one
Posted by fatreg
@ Jim
yes i see that, but at the time sony and ericsson were 2 different companies.
and your trying to tell me that it us just by coincidence that sony and ericsson become one ??
if so! pull the other leg!!
if not, gimme the real reason why its called easto! Sure its not only take a siemens ericsson? after all siemens starts with an s!
fatreg
*thinks someone is trying to pull the wool over my eyes!*
Posted by Miss UK
Ive always Thought ESATO was short for something like ERICSSON STANDS ABOVE THE OTHERS but that isnt so lol
Posted by PeterKay
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Fatreg, not even i can answer that mate. Again PM Laffen and see if he can tell ya and then share it with the rest of us
Posted by fatreg
ahhh come off it PK,
why PM you? youll only need to log out as PK then in as Laffen!
fatreg
Posted by PeterKay
I told you that was a secret Col
Posted by fatreg
well.......... i wanna know why esato!!
fatreg
Posted by Jim
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Ok ... so ... read again what I wrote, it has all the answers and in case you are still wondering: the name stands for nothing, it's after sony and ericsson became sonyericsson that we had that discussion and that a member came up with "only take blablabla" and was approved by Laffen later.
Posted by PeterKay
Eat
Spinnach
and
Tomatoe
Olives
Posted by fatreg
i think its
Everyone
Sucks
At
Tapestry
Online
or backwards
Only
Tigers
Act
Stupildy
Everyday
Posted by PeterKay
The second one sounds better col.
I am intrigued ans want to know what it is too.
Come on Laffen, enlighten us please
Posted by Jim
Oh gosh why even bother, no wonder sometimes ... /rant over
Posted by PeterKay
Why bother, well why not?
Some of us live with esato daily and some of us want to know what it means, whats the big deal in that. Its like living with someone but not knowing what their name is!
There is an answer and we wanna know what it is
am i right, Fatreg?
Posted by Jim
Allright I explained it twice, if you don't bother to even read why should I even bother helping you out guys ...
Sorry I take the piss very fast when I have the impression to be totally ignored ...
Posted by PeterKay
yeh but no but yeh but no but yeh but no but yeh but no but
Posted by Jim
...
Damn where's that ignore function when you need it ?!
Posted by EastCoastStar
i think @jim had a good explination! just a big coincidence
Posted by fatreg
a big coincidence may arse!!
there is no way on earth, someone picked 5 random letters out of the alphabet put them together in an unintelliagble work, that laters transpires relates to only take an
c'mon treat me with a little decorum! im not 11
fatreg
Posted by 50Cent
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even if they are.. not exactly over something that important. who cares if it has a meaning, its all about the forum itself and the people on it.
Just my 50 cents
50Cent
Posted by tranquil
Here we go again...
I'll quote myself from this topic from 2004-12-06
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Posted by fatreg
i hear that Tranquil, yet choose not to beleive it!
there is a very very very small chance that 5 random letters were plucked from thin air strung together in a unintelligalbe word,
after all im sure there are loads and loads or urls that are available that make more sense than 5 random letters, i just find it impossibly difficult to see that someone can make a site about mobile phones, picks 5 letters from the gregorian alphabet, A, E, O, S and T. strings them together in a word, polls the website on the intarweb, these random 5 letters later get confirmed to mean "only take a
" by Laffen himself.
i think its a remarkable conincidence, and if true this site needs to be written in history, as this is possibly the biggest conincidence in the world.
fatreg
Posted by Jim
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Right, next time I will think twice before helping you out ...
Geez, no respect at all !
Posted by fatreg
oh c'mon Jim, you must agree that its all mighty fishy?
fatreg
Posted by 50Cent
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whats fishy? seriously.. why do you care so much? its just a name.. tranquil has outlined the possible origins... i think its jus time to drop the subject
Rgds
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Posted by fatreg
hmmmmmmmmm
im not convinced!
i think it runs deeper than you think!
fatreg
but if im being ushered to quit while im ahead, ill zip it
Posted by PeterKay
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Posted by Jim
quote from jh67 (but I bet that don't even know who he is):
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Fingers > Hehe,..its actually only a name, but someone did suggest,..that if you read it backwards : Only Trust A Sony Ericsson |
And a quote from Vlammetje:
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You are apparently determined to find your own explanation anyway, so by all means.... But WHY is this so important to you? And why can you not accept anything that's been said before? |
Posted by fatreg
as i said, ill zip it, if i causing friction.
as for you Jim, ive heard of jh67, ive been here a fair while now, im not some n00b.
fatreg
Posted by Jim
And now behold
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http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=588#post4251 (two reply's up)
Man that was really a pane in the arse.
Posted by fatreg
ok thanks,
ill drop the subject for how then, i can see im getting peoples backs up.
Sorry.
fatreg
PS i wish PK would come out of hiding!
Posted by Jim
Wait, that mean you still don't believe it ?
Posted by fatreg
Well........ im not convinced!
but i know whats good for me, so im zipping my mouth shut!
fatreg
Posted by Jim
Allright, the particular thread is in the archive folder which I can't access and I'm pretty sure that laffen explained everything in there (for the esato name).
Maybe a mod can dig up the info so it can be made as a sticky ...
Posted by PeterKay
Still here Fatreg, and yes i'm not convinced too.
Posted by tranquil
I don't see the need to start digging for a sticky, really.
The answer ti the question is allready in a sticy post here.
As of picking random letters out of thin air I'll reverse the question; I wonder what the first mother in history who called her son Peter was thinking? "R E T E P, I like the letters but Retep sounds wired. I'll reverse them I think... Hmmm... Peter? Yes! like it! Peter it is."
I'll lock this topic, like we've done with the rest on the same subject, since all we do now is splitting hear, in my oppinion.
Posted by PeterKay
cheers