On 12/7/05, Israel J Pattison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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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