That is not the case with IS or SR - and the point is that a Coke is not a Pepsi, and Canon's IS is not Penatx's SR.
Coke, BTW, has not become a generic term. Tell that to the good folks in Atlanta. It's not my place to come up with examples for you. If you want to argue a point, use good examples. Shel > [Original Message] > From: J. C. O'Connell > You missed the point, some brands become so popular and have > been around so long that they become a generic term for everything > similar. A "Coke" is just one of them (it's become a virtual generic > term > for a cola soda ) ... If you think my example is not good enough, YOU > come up with a better one....Not ones that that HAVEN'T. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

