[mythtv-users] MythTV requires a better name

Jos Hoekstra joshoekstra at gmx.net
Wed Sep 19 13:20:42 UTC 2007


Paul Mason schreef op 19-9-2007 15:09:
> I think you're confusing cause and consequence. People talk about 
> "hoovering" their carpet because Hoover have already succeeded in 
> getting the message out that they sell vacuum cleaners. The problem with 
> trying to reverse that logic is it relies on someone having to ask "er 
> excuse me what's Bantha'd mean?" So it's advertising by annoyance 
> factor. A good percentage of people will just ignore you or pretend they 
> understood and move the conversation on to other things. After all 
> whatever it is can't be that important if you couldn't even be bothered 
> explaining in plain English could it?
> 
> -- 
> Paul Mason

Hear, hear!

Jos


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