Samsung has quietly removed the letter ‘Z’ from its ‘Galaxy Z Fold’ and ‘Flip’ smartphone branding in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.
The company is yet to provide any explanation for the change. However, the move comes amid a somewhat cultural backlash towards the letter - which has become a symbol of the Russian military operation in Ukraine.
Curiously, the Ukrainian Samsung website still retains the ‘Galaxy Z’ naming, according to reports.
I do also see however that the Z flip phones still show up on Samsung.com here in SA...
Utterly childish, does anybody think that Putin GAF ?
In Switzerland also: https://insuranceasia.com/insurance/news/zurich-insurance-drops-z-symbol-amidst-ukraine-russia-conflict
...............why?
That is how fucked up in the head they have become. You are seriously going to remove a letter of the alphabet? Insane
Virtue-signaling at its finest... 🙄
I guess that would be the first official Not-Z phone.
Wait until they drop "Q" in the U.S. since it is culturally insensitive to the DS and Pedos.
Look on the bright side -- We'll be able to scoop up all of the Q merchandise for a song!
Samsung has quietly removed the letter ‘Z’ from its ‘Galaxy Z Fold’ and ‘Flip’ smartphone branding in Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia.
The company is yet to provide any explanation for the change. However, the move comes amid a somewhat cultural backlash towards the letter - which has become a symbol of the Russian military operation in Ukraine.
Curiously, the Ukrainian Samsung website still retains the ‘Galaxy Z’ naming, according to reports.
I do also see however that the Z flip phones still show up on Samsung.com here in SA...
https://www.econotimes.com/Samsung-Galaxy-foldable-phone-loses-Z-brand-in-some-European-countries-and-it-could-be-related-to-the-Russia-Ukraine-war-1630345
https://ukrainenewstoday.com/samsung-appears-to-have-dropped-z-branding-from-galaxy-fold-3-and-flip-3-in-parts-of-europe/
https://www.newsbizkoot.com/2022/03/30/business/samsung-drops-z-branding-from-galaxy-fold3-galaxy-flip3-heres-why/
Need to also remove the letters V and O and the character / to be consistent
What if my last name ends in "Z", how will I find a job?