<![CDATA[Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life]]>Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life

https://www.theverge.com/news/931918/microsoft-xbox-rebrand-caps

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/aefe8524-87d2-4d09-9be7-b47314d24a38/someone-got-paid-more-money-to-think-this-up-than-i-have-been-paid-in-my-entire-lifeRSS for NodeFri, 12 Jun 2026 02:42:20 GMTSat, 16 May 2026 03:56:36 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life on Sat, 16 May 2026 09:05:34 GMT]]>@jalefkowit They were so creative with consoles names back then Jaguar, Genesis/Mega Drive, Game Gear, 3DO, Nintendo 64 , Saturn then .... PS 1, PS2, ....why can't you call the next console the Gay Station or something like Sony Orochi !!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/harib_murshidi/statuses/116583454119346054https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/harib_murshidi/statuses/116583454119346054Sat, 16 May 2026 09:05:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life on Sat, 16 May 2026 08:51:09 GMT]]>@noodlemaz @jalefkowit 😂 🤣

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/connynasch/statuses/116583397406493061https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/connynasch/statuses/116583397406493061Sat, 16 May 2026 08:51:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life on Sat, 16 May 2026 08:31:47 GMT]]>@jalefkowit The tweaking of the Shell logo years ago cost a vast sum of money.

Yet ... the lady who designed the Nike whoosh received $25 and they refuse to give her anymore.

The world gets things so gigantically upsidedown way too often.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115627417809417107/statuses/116583321296841114https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115627417809417107/statuses/116583321296841114Sat, 16 May 2026 08:31:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life on Sat, 16 May 2026 08:29:06 GMT]]>@jalefkowit

Now I can read it as X-bow X, as in perhaps Cross-Bow 10, maybe even X-bee Ox, as in like 10 Bees About to Sting Me So I Better Hop On This Ox. You know, to get away.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rythur/statuses/116583310695881998https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rythur/statuses/116583310695881998Sat, 16 May 2026 08:29:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life on Sat, 16 May 2026 08:09:08 GMT]]>@jalefkowit They got paid for accidentally leaving caps lock on.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kind.social/users/retrosponge/statuses/116583232226860526https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kind.social/users/retrosponge/statuses/116583232226860526Sat, 16 May 2026 08:09:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life on Sat, 16 May 2026 07:47:24 GMT]]>@jalefkowit wait hang on wasn't that the *original* capitalization

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GroupNebula563/statuses/116583146735472828https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/GroupNebula563/statuses/116583146735472828Sat, 16 May 2026 07:47:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life on Sat, 16 May 2026 07:29:24 GMT]]>@jalefkowit whole groups of people were paid to come up with this shit, and then spent money on market research.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mymasto.com/users/VWDasher/statuses/116583075955889929https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mymasto.com/users/VWDasher/statuses/116583075955889929Sat, 16 May 2026 07:29:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life on Sat, 16 May 2026 07:18:20 GMT]]>@jalefkowit Microsoft trying to out-Microsoft Microsoft for name changes

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://timeloop.cafe/users/uep/statuses/116583032469572208https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://timeloop.cafe/users/uep/statuses/116583032469572208Sat, 16 May 2026 07:18:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life on Sat, 16 May 2026 07:15:38 GMT]]>@jalefkowit xb0X

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kompost.cz/users/fuxoft/statuses/116583021839781769https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kompost.cz/users/fuxoft/statuses/116583021839781769Sat, 16 May 2026 07:15:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life on Sat, 16 May 2026 07:14:32 GMT]]>@jalefkowit Rats, I voted for Ecks-Bawcks.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://corteximplant.com/users/Tock/statuses/116583017482676752https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://corteximplant.com/users/Tock/statuses/116583017482676752Sat, 16 May 2026 07:14:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life on Sat, 16 May 2026 07:06:55 GMT]]>@jalefkowit ksboaks onaynay
https://youtu.be/t54mznGdTys?si=FioLQetwlgYvPPip

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.games/ap/users/115798900176839373/statuses/116582987574103354https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.games/ap/users/115798900176839373/statuses/116582987574103354Sat, 16 May 2026 07:06:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life on Sat, 16 May 2026 06:34:57 GMT]]>@jalefkowit

Schmidt voice: “X BOX!”

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/culturednyc/statuses/116582861863234955https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/culturednyc/statuses/116582861863234955Sat, 16 May 2026 06:34:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life on Sat, 16 May 2026 05:57:18 GMT]]>@jalefkowit my favorite part is that they definitely wanted everyone to use their specific brand font in all the headlines, and absolutely no one did

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/lkanies/statuses/116582713847214164https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/lkanies/statuses/116582713847214164Sat, 16 May 2026 05:57:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life on Sat, 16 May 2026 04:17:13 GMT]]>@jalefkowit

Wait it's not masculine enough.

they should make one leg of each X the dark red of a webber grill.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://timeloop.cafe/users/alienghic/statuses/116582320244847112https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://timeloop.cafe/users/alienghic/statuses/116582320244847112Sat, 16 May 2026 04:17:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life on Sat, 16 May 2026 04:14:19 GMT]]>@jalefkowit you have to scream it like screaming into a headset playing call of duty

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tacobelllabs.net/users/madrush/statuses/116582308844185189https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tacobelllabs.net/users/madrush/statuses/116582308844185189Sat, 16 May 2026 04:14:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life on Sat, 16 May 2026 04:13:12 GMT]]>@jalefkowit This cries out for a "Don Draper with flip chart" meme.

(I have never watched Mad Men and inshallah I never will.)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/liferstate/statuses/116582304461148097https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/liferstate/statuses/116582304461148097Sat, 16 May 2026 04:13:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life on Sat, 16 May 2026 04:04:23 GMT]]>@jalefkowit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSZOf9pyepc

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://normal.style/users/healyn/statuses/116582269792290177https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://normal.style/users/healyn/statuses/116582269792290177Sat, 16 May 2026 04:04:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Someone got paid more money to think this up than I have been paid in my entire life on Sat, 16 May 2026 03:59:35 GMT]]>@jalefkowit only cops say XBOX

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/Somarasu/statuses/116582250921292896https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/Somarasu/statuses/116582250921292896Sat, 16 May 2026 03:59:35 GMT