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What cracks me up most about the logo is that it “can be anything you want it to be” which is the kind of line a hooker spins… not a large telco!
Now to find that it has been ripped off from the Virgin brand, well that’s too funny.
Personally I had no problem with the old solid, building block approach. Stability has a lot going for it.
“…ripped off…”?
I wasn’t actually saying THAT. Really. (There are other, more benign, explanations.)
My comment was more along the lines of ‘Gee, aren’t these similar? And both telcos. What a coincidence.’ – P