I agree. I find the name off-putting too, and they have also embossed the product with name in big bold letters. If they like it, more power to them, but I would honestly be hesitant to own this trackball because of the logo on it.
Specialty mice aren’t quite as image-focused as social media, but it does give Mastodon’s “toot” a run for its money. There’s also a fine line between not being marketing-focused and deliberately sneering at the sensibilities of folks who culturally associate less with FOSS culture. Some day he might admit to himself that clinging to his juvenile sense of humor kept his product out of people’s hands and cash out of his pocket. The number of upvotes this product gets on HN indicates he should be selling a ton of them but I’ve only seen one or two comments from owners.
DrewADesign|3 years ago