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[-] kitnaht@lemmy.world 100 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I wonder if they know that "pause indefinitely" has a word they can use. That word is "Stop". Qualcomm has stopped supporting the device. They have stopped producing it. Not "paused indefinitely".

[-] csm10495@sh.itjust.works 61 points 8 months ago

Corporate executives love using the word pause to allow the possibility for a resume. It also makes it not a failure since it never finishes negatively: it is paused.

It's word gymnastics.

[-] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 8 months ago

There’s a word for that too. “Start”. It’s what w you can do after you stop.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

Well, there's also "Restart," which shows that it was started at some point, but then stopped.

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