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by sclangdon 703 days ago
He may be referring to the fact that it could be pronounced Auschwitz. I must admit, my immediate thought on reading the name was "why would someone name their app after a concentration camp?"
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wow, I learned something new today
I had the same reaction. Even just a hyphen between like aws-viz would probably do wonders.
Yes I think any minor tweak would remove the effect. awsvizul, vizaws, awsvista.

It’s just a bit too on the nose at present.

This is also what I immediately saw and heard also.