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Why would you name a product wince?

• Uvix 5mo ago
  “It sounded good.” https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20211214-00/?p=106030 https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20211214-00/?p=10...
  • fragmede 5mo ago
    > Why every advertising agency needs to have a review panel of twelve-year-old boys https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20080501-01/?p=22493 https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20080501-01/?p=22... Don't miss that link in the above!
    • ranger_danger 5mo ago
      Not sure it's the brightest idea to pick a name based on what a 12-year-old thinks is cool, but ok
      • Uvix 5mo ago
        It’s the opposite - if a 12-year-old thinks it’s cool it probably needs a rethink.
        • fragmede 5mo ago
          It's that if a 12 year old boy can't stop laughing at the name, it's a bad one. Negative signal rather than a positive one. eg expertsexchange.com
• fragmede 5mo ago
  Because abbreviations end up how they end up sometimes. Windows: Compact Edition seems entirely reasonable until you spell it wince. Why did the South Lake Union Tram line get renamed?