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   Anthk (anthk@paquita.masto.host)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Mar-2025 22:12:29 JST Anthk

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   • retrotechtive

   @retrotechtive Female friend in Spanish? Looks friendly.

   Worse names:

   Micro-soft

   Windows. Just 'Windows'.

   Atari. 'Around?' in Japanese.

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     retrotechtive (retrotechtive@retrochat.online)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Mar-2025 22:12:30 JST retrotechtive

     I know this will be a difficult pill to swallow for many on here but...

     Unpopular Opinion: an oft-understated reason the Amiga ultimately failed was due to the unprofessional and laughable name 'Amiga'.

     Yes, that name brings tears of joy to us *now* due to nostalgia and familiarity... but really, "Amiga"?

     Even Jay Miner raised it as a concern at Hi-Toro before the rename.

     (It's also notable that Video Toaster labels always got plastered directly over the Amiga name on the machine case.)