My soul cringes a bit every time some smart ass decides to put "Smart" before the product name. As though noth

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rkzo

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cursee

17275

5y

Obligatory Smart comment.
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AleCx04

28715

5y

You ain't wrong. But think of it this way. The average joe does not understand touch interface with a mobile operating system.

Smart is easier for them
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-Minty-

216

5y

Agreed. I personally believe that no piece of technology can be "smart." It simply does what it is told to do by its programmers - and that can only go so far. Following a set of instructions does not make an inanimate object smart.

I'm just pedantic though. Take the things I say with a shaker of salt.
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alexbrooklyn

14588

5y

Next on the list, Smart Hello World and Smart ToDo apps!
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Root

82946

5y

Smart car.

Seriously, I'd burn every one of those if I could. I have an irrational hatred of them.
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Kruzifix

150

5y

What about the smart asses, who just need "solution" in their companies name ? Or in department-names or in d team-names ...

like "Software Solutions" or "Business Solutions"...

My Favorite: "Smart Solutions" - would just make the day of those smart asses....
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Flygger

1990

5y

I think smartphone is kind of a logical step in the sequence of naming;
- phone: does phoning
- car phone: does phoning in a car
- mobile phone: does phoning (and texting!) in many places (and can even have things like snake game and calendar)
- feature phone: does phoning and runs custom applications, like even a web browser
- smartphone: does all the things and can do much of it by it self; also capable of phoning

Of course maybe PDA would be more fitting, but that name is taken for something less "smart" 😕
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electrineer

30320

5y

Smart rant.
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Fast-Nop

40304

5y

smart XYZ == it spies on you.
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rkzo

654

5y

@Root well. Me too. It's getting ridiculous.
"Release early and release often" crowd didn't get the memo that it's a bad idea to apply it to planes, trains and cars.
Personally, I'm horrified at seeing how much the balance sheet dictates decision making. Forget morality, did the 6 letter word ethics mean anything any more...

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