fair point. Dell in my opinion isn’t so bad at this, especially given their extensive range of products for both consumers and businesses
Comment on Why don’t brands make simpler names?
stoy@lemmy.zip 3 weeks agoDell Ultrasharp 27” 1440p 2024
Using that as a product name will introduce more risk of errors, and for the main consumer, businesses, it makes more sense to use a short product code.
Imagine an IT manager ordering new monitors, they can just call their supplier up and say:
Hey, I need some new monitors, can I order 8 new U2724D monitors and 8 new U2724DE?
Instead of saying
Hey, I need some new monitors, can I order 8 new Dell Ultrasharp 27” 1440p 2024 monitors, and 8 new Dell Ultrasharp 27” 1440p 2024 monitors with the built in dock with networking?
The first one is far easier to parse and make sure you get the stuff you want, the other is far more prone to errors.
This is not even getting into the issues with product databases and inventory management.
scheep@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Uranium_Green@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
To add to this, it’s a hell of a lot easier to cross language barriers with the the alphanumeric product name than it is with the English name, which only works for English and would need accurately translating for every language&product for every region you want to buy/sell in.
It would be an absolute nightmare to try for every product that’s sold in multiple regions, etc