Brand naming.....

[dragos240]

Power point > Digital Presentation.
Kleenex > Tissue
Xerox > Copy machine
Fridge (from Frigidaire) > Refrigerator.
PC > Windows (That's just completely incorrect.)

Shall I go on? It just gets on my nerves. Really.

[TheNerdAL]

iPod Touch and iTouch. D:

[ugm6hr]

Shall I go on? It just gets on my nerves. Really.

Perhaps, but it is a huge coup for the manufacturer who gets their name attached.

Many, many, more...

Tippex, Sellotape, Hoover

[Frogs Hair]

There was a movement to get away from brand names at one time. The products came in plain packages with a simple description of what was contained , but it didn't last in my area.

[fatality_uk]

If it wasn't for a single brand being closely associated with a product, I may not be working right now. My company is that type & it hasn't even been named yet.

[CharmyBee]

There was a movement to get away from at one time. The products came in plain packages with a simple description of what was contained , but it didn't last in my area.

What happens when you put the "a program" generic name ideology to today's games?

[John Bean]

Tippex, Sellotape, Hoover

It's not globally consistent though, and fraught with misunderstandings. No problem guessing most of them, but an Aussie in London asking for a roll of Durex in Stationary Box is likely to raise a few eyebrows ;-)

[Sporkman]

Scotch Tape
Chapstick
Lazyboy
Thermos

[Austin25]

Coke, Internet Explorer, Q-tip

[dragos240]

Google.

[Frogs Hair]

What happens when you put the "a program" generic name ideology to today's games?

I was talking about household products - groceries .

[dragos240]

What happens when you put the "a program" generic name ideology to today's games?

When you're talking about a specific program, it's fine. When you refer to a whole series of things as one thing, it's a problem. Like saying "Oh, let's go play quake" when you mean COD.

[Jose Catre-Vandis]

Ubuntu = Linux
or is it
Linux = Ubuntu ;)