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Why do european tech companies need to call their products the same name as already established american products. Don't they google the names before they make the decision?
It's the French common name for this, visioconférence. Why would they care about Microsoft products for this?
The French government is not a tech company.
Debatable
Visio is an outdated spreadsheet name, in English.
Visio is the new video conferencing software, in French.
France leads the world, it is up to everyone else to worry about conflict with France, not the other way around. /s
We don't do google here ok
It's uncouth and unfashionable, the French prefer to get information by sticking their head out of the window whilst wildly waving a baguette and yelling: “Quoi de neuf ?”
american law is relative, who cares