Are you upset about Calvin and Hobbes being a reference to John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes? Probably not? I think OP is asking an interesting question and you are being unnecessarily combative.

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rob74 2 hours ago | parent [-]

IMHO naming characters after famous people is more likely to be considered an "honest" homage than naming a company after them...

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		Are you upset that Tesla is named Tesla? Probably not? A lot of people are angry about Tesla and I think even then I haven't ever heard of that particular complaint.
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