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Fondots@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

Same goes for a lot of generic-sounding “A” business names- Acme, Apex, Ajax, A+, American-whatever, etc.

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WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Apple, Atari

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- BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  How do you know these in particular were named for that reason and not just because the founders liked the name for any other reason?
  
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  - lemonmelon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Is joke.
    
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    BackOnMyBS@lemmy.autism.place ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Am oh
    
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jqubed@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Acme has the added benefit of meaning “peak” so it could convey the connotation of being “best”

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