Talk:Osram

Bad connotations in Polish language :)
The word "osram" (infinitive: "srać" -> "to shit") is meaning roughly "i will shit on sth", I think in other Slavic languages it has similar connotation pwjbbb (talk) 14:43, 10 December 2007 (UTC)


 * Yes, it has a very bad connotations in Polish language. The marketing campaign was a total failure due to lack of understanding of the meaning of the brand's name. Mattczaplinski (talk) 23:12, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I hope none did really literally done Redgamedev (talk) 23:15, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

And this company is actually present on Polish market and well-known under that name. Also, I'd translate it as "I'll shit all over (sth)". So, "Żarówki OSRAM" as they refer to their light bulbs in TV spots means "I'll shit all over light bulbs". Some bad marketing. ;) 95.224.160.31 (talk) 20:47, 26 December 2010 (UTC)


 * This company was active in Slovakia in the Communist era. How did this happen? Was there another "Osram" in East Germany? 2fort5r (talk) 08:47, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Are you suggesting to add this onto main OSRAM page? If not, I don't see any point of talking about this here Rimsky.cheng (talk) 12:35, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

The name Osram was built from Osmium and Wolfram, Osmium is the same in English, Wolfram is Tungsten in English. 'Osram' had existed for a long time and you cannot adapt names to all languages.

My late father, Dr. Walter Gurski, had headed the mentioned Plauen production facility. He was sent there from Berlin in January 1944. He stayed there; even though the town of Plauen was 80 % bombed kaputt in April 1945. First the US troops came, then the place was handed to the Soviets for the Western Sectors of Berlin. My father remained CEO of the company because you just don't change location so easily in that situation. The family lived there until after Easter 1948, when the Kommandantura wanted to imprison my father, but he escaped that. It is quite possible that the Plauen facility, being in East Germany, continued to make products for the East Block market.2001:8003:A070:7F00:ED6D:3C03:F316:8873 (talk) 05:40, 17 October 2020 (UTC)

Meaning in Ghanaian language
In Twi, the commonest language spoken in Ghana, Osram means moon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.202.228.249 (talk) 11:38, 16 May 2013 (UTC)

Osram/Siemens
Osram is not (wholly) owned by Siemens anymore. --Jefo (talk) 17:33, 9 July 2013 (UTC)

When my late father Dr. Walter Gurski worked for Osram in the 1960s, they were part owned by General Electric. These things change. I remember it because my father had not been happy that quality control was abolished then. 'Why not let the customer just bring it back if it is dysfunctional'. My father was not impressed. We had one lamp for testing (shaped like the fluorescent ones) in the bathroom that went on all the 10 years or so I knew it. It was called 'Linestra' in the 1950s but not on the market. In East Germany they developed a technology that lamps would not wear out, but the West wasn't interested. Not good for business. 2001:8003:AC99:3B00:343F:E4B1:C837:F436 (talk) 05:51, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Hi
Hi PAR 64 202.134.10.135 (talk) 09:49, 7 March 2024 (UTC)