Buzz Bumble:

old3eyes: Actually I like the black color scheme.

Wasn't really a question of "like" or "dislike" ... more the pointlessness and expense involved.

NonprayingMantis: Interesting point of view considering Telecom have recently been pulling out of international stuff - like selling AAPT.

I have noticed that, butlast time I read they were selling off some international parts so they could move into another.

NonprayingMantis: I also note that none of the other major telcos in NZ have names that tell you what they do either, so presumably you have equal hatred for them too?

Orcon
Slingshot
Snap
Vodafone (this is the closest with 'phone' in the name but 'Voda' is meaningless)

Wasn't really the point. The point was "Telecom NZ" is a perfectly good and senisble name, while changing it toe "Spark" is silly and pointless.

KiwiNZ: Stop being insulting about Telecom/Spark management some may well be members here.

Nothing to do with Telecom's management in particular (other then obvoiusly being the ones making this decision) ... ALL management are brainless idiots who rarely actually know what they're doing or think through their decisions properly. Of course, this is partly due to the fact they often know nothing about the business they are "managing" and simply move from one company to the next chasing a bigger and bigger pay packet - one week their selling shoes, the next cars, the next computers.

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