DarkCoin is what bitcoin should have been. Some might call it "Bitcoin 2.0" but would do better by saying:
"DarkCoin is digital cash."
+1
But that's why I think its better to call it D-coin or something else (not related to dark)
New people will think that darkcoin is related to illegal things and thats not the intention, idea of it. Maybe it will scare/put off (I don't know the right word) some people...No?
I tend to agree with this. The name itself will be the reason darkcoin is never widely accepted by, er, "normal" people (also can't think of the right word sorry). It doesn't matter how great it is, give it a shady or evil sounding name and it's doomed.
When I heard the name "darkcoin", it was pretty obvious to me that i'll avoid it as being too creepy.
I now understand though that had it been a 'softer' name like xcoin or pcoin etc., i would not have noticed it, dug into it, or remembered it. It is more important to stand-out from the crowd then blend with mainstream.