Meta: do German's pronounce "boot" referring to computer startup as "bōt" as in "Das Boot" or other sea-faring vessels? As an American English speaker, tow-boo

Meta: do German's pronounce "boot" referring to computer startup as "bōt" as in "Das Boot" or other sea-faring vessels? As an American English speaker, tow-boot (like the shoe or car storage space)n was hard to read.