Originally posted by datestamp
There was of course, a story that I beleive was published many years ago (in Computer Weekly?) about the company Plessey (I believe) that merged with GEC (I think!) to form GEC Plessey Telecommunications (GPT).
Now my French is non too good, but I believe that 'GPT' is pronounced 'Jay-Pay-Tey' in French, which if said quickly can be understood as J'ai pete (I farted).
Perhaps, in the overall scheme of things, this wasn't a major triumph of marketing
Now my French is non too good, but I believe that 'GPT' is pronounced 'Jay-Pay-Tey' in French, which if said quickly can be understood as J'ai pete (I farted).
Perhaps, in the overall scheme of things, this wasn't a major triumph of marketing
The GPT marketing director there was one Rupert Soames, grandson of Winston Churchill, whose rise up the greasy pole had been very fast. Some thought too fast. They sent him to set up a new GPT office in Paris!
I don't know what he's doing now but I rather liked him.
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