Partially inspired by WD-40 but more so the exorbitant price for anything workflow.com. The number did have some logic behind it: 8 letters in automate and 6 in no-code.
I thought it had to do with the 8086 dynasty of of Intel processors and the relation to tech and automation that computers have.
My assumption was it's the birth year of the average age of the target audience using the service.
Ahh, I thought it meant the slang "86 it". As in it'll throw out your old workflow for a whole new paradigm.
We've heard this as well and also sometimes use it as explanation. Who knew "86" could make sense in so many ways.
Yeah, I hear "flow 86" nearly rhyming with "486" when I squint. As in, I've got a personal 386 and a work486 at my desk.
I think ChatGPT really kicked that off, but maybe it was something else that inspired it?
Less normie/friendly and more technical sounding. So far, I'm a fan!