Has bad branding ever turned you off from software, FOSS or not? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by TheTwelveYearOld@lemmy.world to c/linux@programming.dev

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I'll start: while looking at app theming I came across WallRizz, renamed from WallWiz. I haven't tried it, and looking at it documentation it seems well made, but I cringe at the name and the AI-generated penguin logo. It shares the art style of all the other AI slop, its basically italian brainrot but 2D. WallWiz sounds way better, rizz sounds like it was specially designed for gen alpha (little kids). If there are apps of even similar quality, why would I use this one?

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[-] borokov@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

Gitkraken. Wayyyyy too much fancyness. On website, on blog, on videos, etc... I like fancy software, but it gives me the impression they spend more effort on the marketing than on software.

There is also some stories where they started development in open source using community contribution, and close the source when it became usable and marketable.

[-] Shirasho@lemmings.world 4 points 3 months ago

I had to use this software at one of the companies I worked at and it was such a painful experience. This was 4 years ago, so it may have improved since then.

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