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noduerme on April 23, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google’s AI-powered ‘inclusive warnings’ feature i...

Just as a total aside - why do you think they don't want people using google as a verb? It's not as if it killed Xerox or TiVo.

indy on April 23, 2022 [–]

I think it has something to do with trademarks being lost once a name becomes too synonymous with a product category. e.g. Aspirin, Hoover

noduerme on April 24, 2022 | [–]

Ah! Good answer. Hadn't thought of that.

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