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Anonymous
04/24/26(Fri)15:29:48 No.108678307

Anonymous 04/24/26(Fri)15:29:48 No.108678307 [Reply]▶

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Why's it called a "ThinkCentre" instead of a "ThinkCenter" if the company that originally developed them (IBM) is of American origin and, presumably, would use American English when naming its products?

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Anonymous
04/24/26(Fri)15:40:09 No.108678384

Anonymous 04/24/26(Fri)15:40:09 No.108678384▶

Trademark conflict in some country?

Anonymous
04/24/26(Fri)17:21:49 No.108679172

Anonymous 04/24/26(Fri)17:21:49 No.108679172▶

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>>108678307
They do shit like that to make it seem more "refined" see picrel

Anonymous
04/24/26(Fri)21:49:31 No.108681544

Anonymous 04/24/26(Fri)21:49:31 No.108681544▶

>>108678307
Because "centre" is a place and as such can be a state of mind.
"Center" is central to wherever you are.

Anonymous
04/24/26(Fri)22:45:04 No.108681941

Anonymous 04/24/26(Fri)22:45:04 No.108681941▶

thinkcenter is the office space business name
thinkcentre is workstation model

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