[TriLUG] OT: Computer Product Brand Names...

[Israel J Pattison]

The conversation about TRS-80 and PS/2, I had to point out that the computer
industry seems plagued by brand names that are easily parodied.  I wonder
why these companies don't think about the nicknames their products will
acquire once they reach the end user.  Here are a few I can think of:

DB/2, PS/2, OS/2:  Half a {computer, database, operating system}
PS/2:  Piece of Snot/2
TRS-80:  Trash-80
Thinkpad:  Stinkpad
Intellistation:  Repellistation
Aptiva:  Craptiva
Logitech:  Logiwreck

Can you think of others?

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Israel J. Pattison
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