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[-] Realtrain@kbin.social 51 points 11 months ago

And not even as a genericized term. (Google and Xerox HATE that they're used as verbs.)

"Tweet" is only ever used to describe posting to Twitter. It's a very unique position that's about as ideal as it gets for a company brand.

[-] ConsciousCode@beehaw.org 4 points 11 months ago

You can lose your trademark if your name becomes generic

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