Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by HumblyTossed 36 days ago
Why would you name a product wince?
2 comments
Uvix 36 days ago
“It sounded good.” https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20211214-00/?p=10...
link
fragmede 36 days ago
> Why every advertising agency needs to have a review panel of twelve-year-old boys

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20080501-01/?p=22...

Don't miss that link in the above!

link
ranger_danger 36 days ago
Not sure it's the brightest idea to pick a name based on what a 12-year-old thinks is cool, but ok
link
Uvix 35 days ago
It’s the opposite - if a 12-year-old thinks it’s cool it probably needs a rethink.
link
fragmede 33 days ago
It's that if a 12 year old boy can't stop laughing at the name, it's a bad one. Negative signal rather than a positive one. eg expertsexchange.com
link
fragmede 36 days ago
Because abbreviations end up how they end up sometimes. Windows: Compact Edition seems entirely reasonable until you spell it wince. Why did the South Lake Union Tram line get renamed?
link