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Re: Whats in a name?


From: Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 04:04:21 -0600 (CST)

On Sat, 4 Nov 2006, Dude VanWinkle wrote:
From: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/11/03/asus_asteio_joke/

Asus would been well-advised to check the brandname of its latest
media centre PC system with a linguist before announcing the product
to the world this week. According to Reg Hardware readers, Asus'
Asteio brand means 'joke' in Greek.

Ah, the dangers of branding a consumer electronics product to a global
audience...

ESET NOD32:, protects your ass, if you're a hot girl:
http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/387

Not to mention the new Microsoft Zune which originall was pronounced as
zi-yoon, which stands for...

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