[Porsche-O-Phile]

That can be a negative thing too though. Think of "Yugo", "ValuJet", "BetaMax" (or "Microsoft" I suppose). All bigtime negative connotations. In those cases, it might have been better if they could have kept the name brand recognition OUT of peoples' minds until they could fix the things that created the negative connections, or at least let 'em blow over.

Fame isn't always good.

And FWIW I agree - it should be up to people to find what they're looking for. If a person wants your widget, they'll find it goddammit - I don't need some a-hole to call my phone at home or my office trying to push their crap on me. The implication is simply "we think of you as a financial food trough". It's offensive by its nature. For one, I think I offer more to society than just being a resource for consumptive leeches to suckle on.