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The point is that is doesn't work. Yes, the name makes the product stand out but that benefit doesn't compensate for having your product associated with filth and disease.

There's a reason Toyota has never named a car 'The Cockroach' and a soft drink company has never released 'Cockroach Cola'.



That reason being that many negative associations with cockroaches are good in the context of databases. Less so with food and cars.




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