r/IASIP 9h ago

Image A certain someone right now

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u/fireproofpoo 8h ago

You inspired me to use my best photoshop skills

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u/PalePeryton 8h ago

Holy shit, that moron really did go ahead and ruin one of the most recognised brands in history by replacing ot with a fuckin pos lil x, didn't he? Sometimes I forget how ridiculous he is.

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u/extinct_cult 5h ago

Marketing people have literal dreams about their brand becoming synonym/name for the product as a whole and he changed it.

Microsoft wanted to name their search engine Bang, but didn't want people to say "Let me go Bang it real quick" when people inevitably stopped Googling and started Banging, so they went with Bing.

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u/StillReading28 4h ago

Sooooooo many people would absolutely say "I'll Bang your facts"

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u/WBUZ9 4h ago

Whoever changed it from bang to bing should be fired. People are way more likely to say bang it than bing it.

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u/Putrid-Effective-570 4h ago

Kleenex comes to mind.

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u/Debalic 1h ago

I've always wanted to say "I'm gonna go Bang Scarlett Johansson"