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It's not a good name. It's a Dutch company - did they not understand that "fair" can mean "mediocre" as well as "just"?

• cbozeman 3y ago
  It's a great name. It means "fair" as in fair trade. As in not buying, or minimizing as much as you can, buying conflict minerals. First off, the people buying this or even considering it, already know what Fair Trade is, to some degree, even if all they know is that, "It's trendy!" Second, the name isn't bad just because someone is ignorant of what it means. Oracle is called Oracle because the Oracle of Delphi was supposed to have exceptional insight to the point of being all-knowing. Just because someone doesn't know what the Oracle of Delphi is/was, or is aware of the broad usage of the term "oracle" doesn't mean it's a bad name. How many people know Nike is the Greek goddess of victory? Doesn't mean it's a bad name just because we refuse to educate people properly.
• ctenb 3y ago
  I think the name is fine. I don't often see it used the way you describe it, and when it does I'd say it means something like adequate, average or acceptable. Mediocre has a more negative connotation to it.
  • nsxwolf 3y ago
    You're right, "mediocre" is too negative a connotation. "Acceptable" is better. That's the feeling the name gives me. A phone that will be just fine.
• tomwheeler 3y ago
  In my experience, most Dutch people—especially those involved with tech—have English proficiency similar to that of a native speaker.