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Otto [1] is the world largest mail order company[2], so not really a good name to pick anyway

[1] https://www.otto.de/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_GmbH




And the logos are eerily similar as well. I was thrown off track shortly and wondered what this traditional company was doing with uber until I realized, that someone would probably not have done enough research into the potential dangers of this branding.


Yes, here in Germany Otto is a household name despite mail order becoming a thing of the past.




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