Why Nero application is called Nero

You know what I only recently figured out?

I've been using the software called "Nero" for about a decade now, but I never got the joke about the name, beyond a vague idea that the pun was clearly about "Nero" and "burning" ....

See, the main program in Nero's "suite" of applications is (and always has been) "Nero Buring ROM". The app was originally used for "burning" CD-ROM disks.
And, of course, the old cliche is "Nero fiddled while Rome burnt" (see "The Great Fire of Rome").

But it turns out that the German name/pronunciation of "Rome" is "Rom" ...

So the program name should actually be read as "Nero Burning Rome"! (where "ROM" is pronounced "rome").

So maybe it's not hilarious, but still amusing enough if you've been using the thing for years ;-)