Re:I also filed the corners off my MacBook
by rob74 on Thursday July 16, 2026 @08:28AM
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Another big reason is probably the infamous Junkers Ju 87 dive bomber which also saw use during the Battle of Britain (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_87). Or any of the other military Junkers aircraft built during WW2, of course: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers#Aircraft
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Maybe… but less likely since few people remember plus we don’t have an issue with Mitsubishi and they built planes that gave us pain as well. What I’m saying is if Mitsubishi had been Mitshit instead they’d likely also feel pressure to change their name due to its sound rather than WWII infamy.
Re:I also filed the corners off my MacBook
by mauvehaus on Thursday July 16, 2026 @09:24AM
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Approximately no one on the US home front had to fear harm coming to them from a Mitsubishi product. This stands in rather stark contrast to the experience on the British home front:
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/second-world-war/blitz/blitz-...