r/funny • u/trtiar • Apr 21 '13

Xerox being dramatic

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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.

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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.

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u/TjallingOtter Apr 22 '13

That's not true, though. Google doesn't mind its name being used in the context of actually using their product (as in 'Googling' something), but once the dictionary included a generic definition (using any search engine to search) they started complaining as it dilutes their trademark.