why XDA?

[sorrowt]

Hello all,

iam just wondering why this forum is called xda-developers? why not htc-developers oder even vpa-developers?

Regards,

[seattleweb]

Hello all,

iam just wondering why this forum is called xda-developers? why not htc-developers oder even vpa-developers?

Regards,

Or what about kgb-developers? ... lol

[sorrowt]

Or what about kgb-developers? ... lol

oh well vpa's are the HTC phones that used by Vodafone in germany, whereas xda's are the HTC phones sold by O2 Germany!!!

no clue what kgb is?

[seattleweb]

It really stems from the very early days when the only PDAs with phones built in were the O2 XDA devices (made by HTC) and that's when the XDA site started. XDA was O2s way of describing a PDA with an Xtra part i.e. the phone hence XDA.

You are correct that now it would perhaps be more accurate to say HTC developers but actually XDA as a term to describe a PDA with phone built in is quite nice and changing the name now would be very confusing. It does mean though, that we have to remind folk we are exclusively for HTC devices (or 95% at least).

Mike

Yes, XDA fits very nicley... plus the website is past the point of no return IMO to make such a change.

[levenum]

no clue what kgb is?

Consider your self very lucky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KGB)!

[seattleweb]

Consider your self very lucky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KGB)!

LMAO!!! very true... :D

[aameerp]

i always wondered why...but came to the same, and seemingly correct conclusion myself

[mariner_heart]

this name is going to keep alive the "xda" brand long after they'll not even be available.

[Mucuna]

no clue what kgb is?

Damn! I really getting old!

[rhov23]

Damn! I really getting old!

HAHAHAH! best comment this week!

Kids nowadays... :eek:

:D

[nicholasendean]

Or what about kgb-developers? ... lol

lol nice
It does make you wonder who exactly IS behind the stage sometimes when you read some of the direct one on one replies to constantly asked repeat questions.