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Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:26:09 +0000

[...] Mais le porte-parole de l�entreprise a ni� s�il s�agissait d�une imitation. Il a expliqu� que le nom �Yaroo� �tait un jeu de mots par rapport au mot japonais �Yaru,� qui veut dire �faire�. Ce qui leur donne sans doute le droit de tout faire, y compris de copier des trucs. Ya-boo, c�est pas bien. [Pink Tentacle] [...]

By: geoff

geoff — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:37:35 +0000

a chain of internet cafes in Tokyo has “referred” to the logo as well. it’s called “Manboo”, which is awesome. http://www.flickr.com/photos/meyerweb/3013350114/

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:00:16 +0000

I think i will “yaroo!”

By: Monkey and Banana » Yaroo - Fake Yahoo Security Firm

Monkey and Banana » Yaroo - Fake Yahoo Security Firm — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 00:15:18 +0000

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By: scifian's me2DAY

scifian's me2DAY — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:01:26 +0000

zingsori? ??…

Yaroo Security, ???? ?? ??? ??….

By: Hao

Hao — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:08:51 +0000

@Peter: I think that Japanese people don’t see “Yaroo” as the romanization of a word from Japanese, instead they see it as a word in English.

Especially since it’s so similar to Yahoo’s logo :D

Cheers~

By: Peter Payne

Peter Payne — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:12:14 +0000

Yaroo = “you fucker” “tough guy” in Japanese.

By: Timothy

Timothy — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:11:13 +0000

Ya, that’s pretty obvious that it is a rip-off