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Old 19th Apr 2021, 12:37 pm   #25
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Default Re: Grundig use of BOY in model names?

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So there's no real sense to the "Boy" name, just the randomness of democratic process.
Mike
I don't think it was democratic in the sense that it got the most votes. If you read the announcement of results it seems that Mrs. Grundig and the judges chose the suggestion that they thought best so presumably suggestions like the Adolf were immediately disqualified We can only speculate as to why they chose an English word. Did they think it would appeal to British and American troops?
Yes, I imagine the occupying forces must have represented a significant market in early 1950s Germany.
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