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Depends on how many people know about it and might interprete it as some kind of association. I would be sceptical to use 88 as a designation, at least in Germa

Depends on how many people know about it and might interprete it as some kind of association. I would be sceptical to use 88 as a designation, at least in Germany. See 4 or 13 for numbers avoided in other cultures (for non-political reasons).

tzahola 9y ago
BMW E88 Nokia 8800 Ericsson GS88 Motorola Focus 88 Seems like marketing people care less about fringe far-right numerology than you buddy.
- bduerst 9y ago
  Meanwhile, the 300-unit housing complex next to where I live doesn't have 4 in any of the addresses. The street blocks even go 100, 200, 300, 500, 600... Seems like their marketing team cared enough about a number.
- olskool 9y ago
  The original IBM PC used an Intel 8088 FWIW.
- chrisweekly 9y ago
  The first car I owned was a 1987 Oldsmobile "Delta 88".
jacquesm 9y ago
Well, we're talking motherboards here, I live right next door and had absolutely no idea and it definitely would not affect my purchase of any product numbered 88, living in house number 88 or setting the price of a product (though 89 would obviously be better). I have no idea why 4 would be special and 13 avoidance is for superstitious people which I'm not one of. So forgive me if I don't see the problem with the 'Navi 88', in spite of being pretty sensitive to such issues because of what my grandparents went through. When some kids wanted to do a dance festival under the label 'Tanzen macht frei' I thought it was in pretty bad taste because it clearly intended to be a reference. But just a number is not enough to trigger my sense of indignation.
- flamedoge 9y ago
  I think some oriental cultures associate number 4 with death.
  - tzahola 9y ago
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia
- DonHopkins 9y ago
  The fact that "Navi" and "Nazi" have a Levenshtein distance of 1 is a good enough reason for AMD to steer clear of Nazi numerology.
  - kbart 9y ago
    "Nazi numerology"? How's that a thing? We have already started banning words, so now start banning numbers just because some braindeads use them instead of banned words? Please, stop.
    - DonHopkins 9y ago
      Yes, Nazi Numerology is a thing. Google it. Apparently 88 means something special to Dylan Roof: http://www.thestate.com/news/local/t108eh/picture25100788/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1140/dylannroof10 http://www.thestate.com/news/local/t108eh/picture25100788/al... http://www.insideedition.com/sites/default/files/images/2015-06/10875.jpg http://www.insideedition.com/sites/default/files/images/2015... https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/10/dylann-roof-sentencing/96412218/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/10/dy... In another bit of symbolism, Richardson reminded the panel that Roof carried 88 hollow-point bullets into the church. The letter “H” is the eighth letter of the alphabet, and 88 is often used in white supremacist circles as a reference to “Heil Hitler.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAnUzTcp6ew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAnUzTcp6ew Is Dylann Roof Obsessed with 'Heil Hitler' Number '88'? The number 88 appears to be drawn into the sand by the accused church massacre killer Dylan Roof. Vanderbilt University anthropology professor Sophia Bjork-James tells INSIDE EDITION, "The number 88 is used by white supremacists."

tzahola 9y ago

BMW E88 Nokia 8800 Ericsson GS88 Motorola Focus 88 Seems like marketing people care less about fringe far-right numerology than you buddy.

bduerst 9y ago
Meanwhile, the 300-unit housing complex next to where I live doesn't have 4 in any of the addresses. The street blocks even go 100, 200, 300, 500, 600... Seems like their marketing team cared enough about a number.
olskool 9y ago
The original IBM PC used an Intel 8088 FWIW.
chrisweekly 9y ago
The first car I owned was a 1987 Oldsmobile "Delta 88".

jacquesm 9y ago

Well, we're talking motherboards here, I live right next door and had absolutely no idea and it definitely would not affect my purchase of any product numbered 88, living in house number 88 or setting the price of a product (though 89 would obviously be better). I have no idea why 4 would be special and 13 avoidance is for superstitious people which I'm not one of. So forgive me if I don't see the problem with the 'Navi 88', in spite of being pretty sensitive to such issues because of what my grandparents went through. When some kids wanted to do a dance festival under the label 'Tanzen macht frei' I thought it was in pretty bad taste because it clearly intended to be a reference. But just a number is not enough to trigger my sense of indignation.

flamedoge 9y ago
I think some oriental cultures associate number 4 with death.
- tzahola 9y ago
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia
DonHopkins 9y ago
The fact that "Navi" and "Nazi" have a Levenshtein distance of 1 is a good enough reason for AMD to steer clear of Nazi numerology.
- kbart 9y ago
  "Nazi numerology"? How's that a thing? We have already started banning words, so now start banning numbers just because some braindeads use them instead of banned words? Please, stop.
  - DonHopkins 9y ago
    Yes, Nazi Numerology is a thing. Google it. Apparently 88 means something special to Dylan Roof: http://www.thestate.com/news/local/t108eh/picture25100788/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1140/dylannroof10 http://www.thestate.com/news/local/t108eh/picture25100788/al... http://www.insideedition.com/sites/default/files/images/2015-06/10875.jpg http://www.insideedition.com/sites/default/files/images/2015... https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/10/dylann-roof-sentencing/96412218/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/10/dy... In another bit of symbolism, Richardson reminded the panel that Roof carried 88 hollow-point bullets into the church. The letter “H” is the eighth letter of the alphabet, and 88 is often used in white supremacist circles as a reference to “Heil Hitler.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAnUzTcp6ew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAnUzTcp6ew Is Dylann Roof Obsessed with 'Heil Hitler' Number '88'? The number 88 appears to be drawn into the sand by the accused church massacre killer Dylan Roof. Vanderbilt University anthropology professor Sophia Bjork-James tells INSIDE EDITION, "The number 88 is used by white supremacists."