Well, that&#x27;s one way to look at it. Another is to say that it was perfectly clear what it meant when it was coined - redefining the idea of &quot;product&quot; to mean &quot;something that gives you feedback on your plan&quot;, rather than &quot;something people can use&quot;. It was the idea that you don&#x27;t need anything more at this stage, not a &quot;real&quot; product.<p>Sure, without the history people won&#x27;t understand it, but then that&#x27;s true of most terms in most fields, and I&#x27;m really not sure if there is a way to prevent it.<p>Remember, naming things is <i>hard</i>.