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		gegtik on Feb 23, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Launch HN: Abacum (YC W21) – Easy collaboration an... I think you may be hamstringing yourself launching a serious business product with cum in the name

Juliomartinez on Feb 23, 2021 [–]

The name comes from a play on Abacus, the calculating tool from ancient times.

In latin languages Abacum is pronounced differently, but I can also see how that doesn't matter in some markets. Who knows, maybe this will make us more memorable...

captainredbeard on Feb 23, 2021 | [–]

In the Anglosphere, it’s a kiss of death.

ahstilde on Feb 23, 2021 | | [–]

Perhaps it's la petite mort

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