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1. q8zd3 · 1785942286 · focus · HN ↗

   Why do people add "OS" to their product/project name when it is not an OS at all?

   1. reallyreason · 1785943214 · focus · HN ↗

      Indeed, at this point it's one of the most devalued terms in software. Every week I'm reading about some product calling itself "the Operating System for XYZ." It seems like it's what you do when "platform" just feels too modest. To me, if it's not bootable, calling your product an OS just reeks of marketing sleight of hand.

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