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

[Tanner Lovelace]

On 12/7/05, Israel J Pattison <pattison at usa.com> wrote:
> 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?

IBM Harddrives?

Deskstar: Deathstar (because it killed your data?)

Cheers,
Tanner
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