TrekStor Beats Blacks...Then Changes Product Name

In an unfortunate and amusing product naming mishap, German company TrekStor had named one of its MP3 players i.beat blaxx. upon realizing the not so nice meaning of that product name, the company has since switched the name to a less culturally agitating and more simple blaxx. One wonders who looks at this stuff before it goes out?

by Steve Hall Aug-27-07 Click to Comment
Topic: Brands, Strange, Worst

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