Re:Station X Linux Machines
by osullivj on Thursday November 23, 2017 @09:16AM
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Being British I love the branding, but I am something of a WWII obsessive. WWII, the Battle of Britain, "the few", fight them on the beaches etc is a huge part of national identity in the UK. But it seems to me that WWII flavoured branding could be a huge marketing mistake in the EU territories Station X is targeting: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and the Netherlands.
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Well, Spitfire, I can understand. But Lancaster? Technically awesome as the Lancaster was, I wonder what kind of brand marketing genius wants to their product associated with the firebombing of civilians [1]. Or in the words of Churchill himself, "a serious blotch on the conduct of the Allies in the war".
[1] Not to disparage the dedication to duty, bravery, and sacrifice of the aircrews, roughly 50% of which never made it back. Competing with the German U-boat service for the service with the highest KIA rate, FWIW.