Unless you're a timelord, the 1980s/1990s pre-date the early 2000s, so they must/could have been aware of the pre-existing Apogee brand when they decided on the name.
But as someone else pointed out, apparently "apogee" is an actual word in the English language, so they may have been entirely unaware of Apogee Software (or considered the brand sufficiently unrelated/dead not to cause any confusion).
The reason I'm asking is that to someone who doesn't know "apogee" is an actual word the choice seems as awkward as founding a technology company called "Atori".
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Unless you're a timelord, the 1980s/1990s pre-date the early 2000s, so they must/could have been aware of the pre-existing Apogee brand when they decided on the name.
But as someone else pointed out, apparently "apogee" is an actual word in the English language, so they may have been entirely unaware of Apogee Software (or considered the brand sufficiently unrelated/dead not to cause any confusion).
The reason I'm asking is that to someone who doesn't know "apogee" is an actual word the choice seems as awkward as founding a technology company called "Atori".