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[–] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What was Siemens doing during 1935 through to 1945?

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  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    If you're head-in on an MRI at 35, hopefully it's from an accident.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    For many men, Siemens barely works when you are 55.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    This really tells the age of everyone here

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Isn't the sex thing woman ride for pleasure also called a Siemen or something real close?

    Asking for a friend.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    That's a Sybian. They about halfway in cost between those two pics

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Idk the seamen I was playing with at 12 was completely different.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (7 children)

    Siemens made knockoff Nokia phones? I trust Siemens a lot, they're a quality manufacturer, but I don't think I ever saw anyone use a Siemens back in the pre-smart phone days.

    From wikipedia:

    The phone included a WAP browser and two games: Stack Attack and Balloon Shooter.

    WAP browser you say..

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    They were very common here, my first ever phone was a Siemens C25, and some years later Siemens A50 was so cheap, a lot of my friends had that. But I guess these couldn't help the mobile branch of Siemens, it was sold to Benq in 2005. It existed from 1985 to 2005 only.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Maybe the fashion was different based on country, because like I mentioned, in Denmark Nokia was definitely more widespread until the colour screens pre-smart phone era came along.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    That exact model was kinda common here in Sweden too (along with the countries of others who replied).

    I don't think I've seen it since then and the nostalgia hit me like a brick. I distinctly remember how rubbery and mushy the buttons were, in a weirdly good way.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    Branding on a cell phone makes sense in that you want people to see the brand of your customer's cell phone. There is a lot of people in the market for a new cell phone.

    Branding a MRI machine? The people who you use it ain't going to be buying a MRI.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    If they only sold mri machines it'd make much less sense, but they sell a lot of stuff and their name on a healthcare machine increases trust. When you sell stuff like this brand perception can go a very long way. That aside execs and designers might feel very proud to have produced this machine. But carry on with your scepticism, it's good practice.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    They very well may be. And with a company like Siemens the branding can build brand recognition and indicate quality. Maybe you aren't buying an MRI but if you have to buy industrial equipment or specialty electronics you're gonna run into them sometimes

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)