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doctorcrimson@lemmy.world 10 months agoI thought it was because the number 9 was associated with suicide in some cultures?
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doctorcrimson@lemmy.world 10 months agoI thought it was because the number 9 was associated with suicide in some cultures?
jordanlund@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I don’t think Microsoft is that culturally sensitive. :)
splicerslicer@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Don’t be naive. Every corpo that size has entire departments dedicated to branding and sales. It’s not about cultural sensitivity, it’s about what sells.
Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Something Chevy learned the hard way when they tried to sell the Nova in Latin America without changing the name first.
jordanlund@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I would love to say that’s true, but how many times have we seen the corporate equivalent of stepping on a rake because either a) they have no department like that or b) someone was asleep at the switch?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_teapot
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 months ago
They would be if it meant selling more product. But I doubt that’s the reason here.
doctorcrimson@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Comparatively they seem okay, but it’s a low bar for international megacorporations.