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Products names synonomous with the product type

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Codyroo, Aug 27, 2008.

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  1. Codyroo

    Codyroo Senior Member

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    This could be fun......products who's names are synonomous with the product type, to the point where they are interchangeable a sentence.

    I'll start it off.....

    Kleenex = tissue.
     
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    google = internet search engine.

    Along these lines though... such synonymous usage is actually very, very bad for companies. Yes, you want your product well known, but when it becomes synonymous, as in Kleenex, you risk losing your trademark, meaning your competitors can use the name free and clear to describe their product.
    "Google" declared a verb
     
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    eagle33199 Platinum Member

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    mapquest = internet route mapping engine.

    I can't count the number of times people will say "i map quested it" and pull out pages printed from google maps!
     
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    I've heard this one only among stage techs in community theater ...

    Makita = cordless drill/screwdriver
     
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    kodachrome = a slide used for projecting a visual image on a screen.

    ... but, of course, this is quite obsolete anayway ...
     
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    blazer_5154 Heh, you said "member"

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    blazer_5154 Heh, you said "member"

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