It works both ways. Kodak used to have a slogan that was something like "If it's not an Eastman it's not a Kodak" if they hadn't dropped it, everyone would probably call a camera a kodak
Like in the UK you don't say you are going to vacuum your house (unless you are trying to sound posh), you get the Hoover out, even it is made by someone else. The exception to this is Dyson, people actually call it a Dyson. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scott Carr > Sent: 14 December 2004 17:33 > To: Discussion about mythtv > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] OT: TiVo cracks down on grammar > > > I would think they would want the advertising. Oh well... > > Kevin Kuphal wrote: > > > I thought this was funny: > > > http://news.com.com/Noun+Verb+TiVo+says+its+neither/2100-1041_3-54 > 88370.html > > > > > > TiVo is cracking down on news organizations that use TiVo as a verb. > > Granted they are protecting their trademark but it strikes me as funny. > > > > Kevin > > > > _______________________________________________ > > mythtv-users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > > > > -- > Scott Carr > OpenOffice.org > Documentation Co-Lead > http://documentation.openoffice.org > > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
