• somethingDotExe@lemmy.world
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    2 个月前

    Why do european tech companies need to call their products the same name as already established american products. Don’t they google the names before they make the decision?

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      Visio is an outdated spreadsheet name, in English.

      Visio is the new video conferencing software, in French.

      France leads the world, it is up to everyone else to worry about conflict with France, not the other way around. /s

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        2 个月前

        It’s uncouth and unfashionable, the French prefer to get information by sticking their head out of the window whilst wildly waving a baguette and yelling: “Quoi de neuf ?

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      It’s the French common name for this, visioconférence. Why would they care about Microsoft products for this?