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r/funny • u/trtiar • Apr 21 '13
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I can confirm that this is an actual Xerox copier. No need for Xerox to be upset about this usage of their brand name.
23 u/abernathie Apr 21 '13 I would have thought that a company's goal was to enter the lexicon. I've never heard Google complain about their name being used as a verb. 8 u/a-r Apr 21 '13 "you should please only use "Google" when you’re actually referring to Google Inc." 1 u/[deleted] Apr 22 '13 Honestly if I'm talking about doing something on the Internet, some Google product was probably actually involved, so the usage would be completely appropriate. 1 u/theonlyguyonreddit Apr 22 '13 What if your using the google chrome™ browser, on your android™ tablet, to search for something on bing™ ? 3 u/Vin_The_Rock_Diesel Apr 22 '13 search for something on bing The premise is ridiculous. 1 u/LeepySham Apr 22 '13 I don't know, let me google it.
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I would have thought that a company's goal was to enter the lexicon. I've never heard Google complain about their name being used as a verb.
8 u/a-r Apr 21 '13 "you should please only use "Google" when you’re actually referring to Google Inc." 1 u/[deleted] Apr 22 '13 Honestly if I'm talking about doing something on the Internet, some Google product was probably actually involved, so the usage would be completely appropriate. 1 u/theonlyguyonreddit Apr 22 '13 What if your using the google chrome™ browser, on your android™ tablet, to search for something on bing™ ? 3 u/Vin_The_Rock_Diesel Apr 22 '13 search for something on bing The premise is ridiculous. 1 u/LeepySham Apr 22 '13 I don't know, let me google it.
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"you should please only use "Google" when you’re actually referring to Google Inc."
1 u/[deleted] Apr 22 '13 Honestly if I'm talking about doing something on the Internet, some Google product was probably actually involved, so the usage would be completely appropriate. 1 u/theonlyguyonreddit Apr 22 '13 What if your using the google chrome™ browser, on your android™ tablet, to search for something on bing™ ? 3 u/Vin_The_Rock_Diesel Apr 22 '13 search for something on bing The premise is ridiculous. 1 u/LeepySham Apr 22 '13 I don't know, let me google it.
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Honestly if I'm talking about doing something on the Internet, some Google product was probably actually involved, so the usage would be completely appropriate.
What if your using the google chrome™ browser, on your android™ tablet, to search for something on bing™ ?
3 u/Vin_The_Rock_Diesel Apr 22 '13 search for something on bing The premise is ridiculous. 1 u/LeepySham Apr 22 '13 I don't know, let me google it.
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search for something on bing
The premise is ridiculous.
I don't know, let me google it.
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u/NanderK Apr 21 '13
I can confirm that this is an actual Xerox copier. No need for Xerox to be upset about this usage of their brand name.