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It's a German word and the name of one of Germany's biggest newspapers, and probably part of the name of dozens of businesses in all kinds of industries in Germ
by brazzy 7y ago
It's a German word and the name of one of Germany's biggest newspapers, and probably part of the name of dozens of businesses in all kinds of industries in Germany.
Using a made-up brand name is the standard way to avoid potential trademark conflicts, and at the same time be more easily findable via Google.
- netsharc 7y agoYeah, not having your name instantly googleable in Germany (a big economy with a lot of developers) is probably a hindrance. Not to mention how stupid it would be to use in a sentence, imagine calling your product "Time", and a developer says e.g. "we're having issues with time.."
- jonas21 7y agoA lot of products sound stupid when used in a sentence before you get used to them. We're having issues with zoom... We're having issues with chrome... We're having issues with word...
- PKop 7y agoThe less nonsensical the word in context, the more confusing it is though. Do you dispute that "we're having issues with time" is much more vague and overloaded, than "we're having issues with zoom"?
- cam-perry 7y agoA camera developer might find "having issues with zoom" as confusing as a dev dealing with timezones finds "having issues with time". Everyone has a different context that may make your name confusing to them.