[thraway2016]

I see it as technical people on HN who appreciate the metaphor, versus marketing/business people who can only think of "image".

It's to expected with the massive infestation of HN by suits and khakis in the last few years.

[ixtli]

I think the problem is worse: marketing / business people have convinced the worker that this surface level analysis is all we can expect of anyone. As said by other commenters: if the name of the DB solution influences your choice then you're probably gonna get what you deserve.

(Within reason. Someone on here actually said this argument is reasonable to have "because what would you do if they named it 'n-word'DB." Seriously.)

[matt4077]

It appears to me that "marketing/business" people are simply stereotyped in this thread, because surely the complaints come mostly from "tech people".

It's the classic case of everyone saying "I think it's great buy <somebody> will complain". Which ends in mindless mediocracy.

Go CockroachDB!