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I have no comment on the content of this at all, but I did find it odd they're calling this CEO a "snowflake" in the headline. Nope, "Snowflake Inc. Chief Exec

I have no comment on the content of this at all, but I did find it odd they're calling this CEO a "snowflake" in the headline. Nope, "Snowflake Inc. Chief Executive Officer Frank Slootman said the cloud software maker..." he's not A snowflake, he's CEO OF Snowflake. That headlines reads different knowing the difference there.

htrp 5y ago
pretty standard AP style to use the company common name (HP vs Hewlett Packard etc) .... just unfortunate that the computer company named themselves Snowflake?
- BitwiseFool 5y ago
  It's an innocent coincidence. But the author could have slightly rephrased things for clarity and still have used proper English: "CEO of Snowflake Says..."
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mensetmanusman 5y ago
Thought the exact thing… only in this timeline would this be a thing.
nindalf 5y ago
What a bizarre thing to take issue with. They're not calling the CEO a Snowflake. This is how news organisations commonly refer to CEOs of companies. Here are a few examples. - Facebook CEO reveals three new features WhatsApp is working (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/facebook-ceo-reveals-three-new-features-whatsapp-is-working-on/articleshow/83206452.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/facebook-ce...) - GM CEO Barra’s pay rose to $23.7 million in 2020 (https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/gm-ceo-barras-pay-rose-226-million-2020-2021-04-30/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/gm-ceo...) - Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson explains why ... (https://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-ceo-kevin-johnson-on-his-3-priorities-2021-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-ceo-kevin-johnson-...)
- elliekelly 5y ago
  Everyone in the world has heard of Starbucks, GM, and Facebook. I’d never heard of Snowflake until today.
- LeonB 5y ago
  I don’t think the GP comment is “taking issue” with it - but showing that without a specific piece of knowledge it’s easily misunderstood.

htrp 5y ago

pretty standard AP style to use the company common name (HP vs Hewlett Packard etc) .... just unfortunate that the computer company named themselves Snowflake?

BitwiseFool 5y ago
It's an innocent coincidence. But the author could have slightly rephrased things for clarity and still have used proper English: "CEO of Snowflake Says..."
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mensetmanusman 5y ago

Thought the exact thing… only in this timeline would this be a thing.

nindalf 5y ago

What a bizarre thing to take issue with. They're not calling the CEO a Snowflake. This is how news organisations commonly refer to CEOs of companies. Here are a few examples. - Facebook CEO reveals three new features WhatsApp is working (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/facebook-ceo-reveals-three-new-features-whatsapp-is-working-on/articleshow/83206452.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/facebook-ce...) - GM CEO Barra’s pay rose to $23.7 million in 2020 (https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/gm-ceo-barras-pay-rose-226-million-2020-2021-04-30/ https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/gm-ceo...) - Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson explains why ... (https://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-ceo-kevin-johnson-on-his-3-priorities-2021-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-ceo-kevin-johnson-...)

elliekelly 5y ago
Everyone in the world has heard of Starbucks, GM, and Facebook. I’d never heard of Snowflake until today.
LeonB 5y ago
I don’t think the GP comment is “taking issue” with it - but showing that without a specific piece of knowledge it’s easily misunderstood.