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yapcguy on Oct 4, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: MongoDB Raises $150 Million at $1.2 Billion Valuat...

You're right.

It's still hard to recommend GIMP to someone looking for an alternative to Photoshop.

Mongo is likely to be a similar distraction:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mong

sigzero on Oct 4, 2013 [–]

It doesn't seem to be hurting them at all actually. Mong, mongo/mongodb are not the same word it seems either. So whoever would make that cognitive connection would be wrong anyway.

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