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by brazzy 2247 days ago
> Is Germany a big market for them?

It's a big market for most internationally operating companies, seems a smart move to take that into account early.

> Apple is also a regular word... its's the name of a fruit in English

And it caused them pretty big problems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer

I'm sure they've thoroughly vetted "Vercel" against potential trademark conflicts.