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That’s different because the iPhone is not a generic object like a fruit. You could totally call a business Macintosh Records and get away with it though

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I'd argue that iPhone is a generic term like band aid or Google.

"Pad" and "Pod" are certainly generic.

https://blog.tracyjonglawfirm.com/has-ipad-become-a-generic-...

> I'd argue that iPhone is a generic term like band aid or Google.

And you would lose that argument. 2/3 of those are not generic terms.

Yeah I don’t think iPhone flies as generic but by god in my time of technical support do I find people refer to all manner of cheap $50-$100 Walmart special android tablets as “iPads” and it’s caused me more than a few headaches.

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