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by bossm4n 1702 days ago
Since it's a German company, it might be one of the "fake" English words Germans like to come up with. Another examples: "Handy" for a smartphone or "Beamer" for a video projector. These are the most used names for these appliances.

Flixbus basically destroyed other competitors by driving the prices down to extreme levels. Once their competitors were gone, their raised the prices. Example: Postbus.