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> The iPad didn't really suffer much from the same naming "problem". It's not really the same thing. Pad can often refer to things like "pads of paper", or be
by dngray 7y ago
> The iPad didn't really suffer much from the same naming "problem".
It's not really the same thing. Pad can often refer to things like "pads of paper", or be a slang name for an apartment.
> Libra is pretty much just the latin name for "Pound". It's a pretty damn good name for the currency.
A lot of teenagers probably aren't going to know that.
Whereas there is literally a brand called "Libra" that makes tampons, pads and those sorts of products. That is what people think of here when they hear that, either that or the star sign.
- supakeen 7y agoThe Libra name is only used in Australia and New Zealand [0], it's unlikely that two things carrying the same name will influence the brand of Facebook's currency a whole lot. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libresse#International_branding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libresse#International_brandin...
- stcredzero 7y agoThe first thing I thought about was Libranet Linux.
- dngray 7y ago> The first thing I thought about was Libranet Linux. Yes and you're on HN like me. This site caters for a certain audience.