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Maybe there's a German on the team who insisted on visually splitting the "Pop" from the "OS". "Popos" is German for "booties".

> It feels a little too techy for a mainstream user.

To be fair, they market themselves as "Pop!_OS is an operating system for STEM and creative professionals who use their computer as a tool to discover and create." on the main page for the OS.

I'll admit, I don't love the !_ but for the opposite reason - it feels faux techy to me.

It's just branding, PopOS or popos is what most people type Do Not use the pop!_os when searching for related info or you'll get far fewer hits.