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by kube-system 955 days ago
Even more funny that they're called "thumb drives" when that is a brand name.
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BEEdwards 955 days ago
That cat is out of the bag, that term has gone napkin or bandaid.
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kube-system 955 days ago
Yeah, Trek2000 didn't really defend their mark too much. I suppose J&J probably does because I don't see anyone using Bandaid for non-J&J bandages, at least in the US.
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BEEdwards 955 days ago
Not for sales purposes, but I don't know what brand the bandaids I have in the cabinet are, but if i ask for one that's what I'll call them...
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kube-system 955 days ago
Sure. I wasn't commenting on colloquial speech, I was commenting on Amazon's listings.
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