Becoming a generic name for the entire category is the greatest thing that can happen to a brand.
That means you are the leader. The others are the ones that must find a way to differentiate from you.
Name another copier that dares to use the word xerox to describe their product. Or another cola drink that dares to use the word coke to describe their product. Or another facial tissue that dares to use the word kleenex to describe their product.
"Once the owner of trademarked name loses control of its use (i.e. the word becomes a generic description of something i.e. klennex, white out, etc.), there is nothing Google could do to stop Joe from selling his shitty boxes under Google's name."
Really? Then why did they choose the name "Sam's Cola" instead of "Sam's coke", or "Canon Copier" instead of "Canon xeroxer", or "Target Facial Tissue" instead of "Target kleenex"?
Because they would still get sued, right?
Having your brand used as a generic is close to the holy grail in marketing. It helps you maintain leadership.
Ah yes, the Arabs and Arab governments. So pure, holy, never interfere, and never care about oil or profits. If it weren't for the westerners, there would be no terrorism or suffering in the world.
What a bunch of crap, and this is coming from an asian.
It's amazing how if you give someone who is thirsty a glass of water they like you, and if you kick their ass they want to kick your ass in return.
And in some cases, they take your water, drink it, then proceed to kick your ass anyway.
Case in point: I live in Indonesia. The US gave more donations than any other country to help the 2004 tsunami victims. The US military even helped the victims faster than our own government. What do they get? The people and mass media here hate the US more and more everyday. They don't like the Mohammed cartoon yet I have seen many offensive cartoons against the US (including one where Bush is crucified like Jesus). The degree of slant the "respected" news outlets here produce is mind-boggling and quite scary. Just now I heard our leading news station accusing the US of racism for the capture of liquid-bomb suspects IN THE UK. That brought to mind this classic gem: people protesting in front of the US embassy for the Mohammed cartoon published in DENMARK!
Meanwhile, the Iranian president was welcomed here with much fanfare, cheers, and praises.
I applaud your effort trying to reach out to the muslim world. But perhaps you need to spend some time living here. You might have a different view about these people. And you might also have a higher appreciation for your country and government, even when it's run by republicans.
Here in Indonesia, the largest bank (BCA) gives you a small gadget that generates a different password (8 digit IIRC) everytime which you then enter into your web browser. The gadget is tied to your account only.
I personally think it's a hassle, but it might work in this case.
I live in Indonesia, the country with more muslims than anywhere else in the world.
I agree that we need to stop the supply of recruits and that military actions can fuel resentment.
But here, the root cause is not lack of education (the recently-killed top terrorist here had a Dr. title to his name), quality of life (extremists here live quite well and nicely funded; the recently-released Basyir was taken home from jail by his supporters in a luxury van), or self-determination (Indonesia has been a free country for quite a while).
I think the terrorists just hate people that do not believe like they do or share their values. Many muslim moderates here often get intimidated and terrorized by their extreme counterparts.
It does not matter how nice you are to the extremists. You are still a kafir/infidel and should be eliminated (or assimilated).
Really? So when parents tell their children that helping people in need is good and killing innocent civilians is evil, they are a part of this power-grabbing scheme? How interesting.
I live in a country with the highest number of muslim population in the world (Indonesia). There is some logic to what you say, but I don't feel that it's the main reason, not in Indonesia's case anyway.
The terrorists here don't seem to be motivated by economic reason. Some were already rich and educated. And I don't hear the poor people here blaming western countries for their poverty. Concepts such as global equality and obesity in the US are not their concerns. If you gave them a large sum of money, they would not suddenly become moderates.
I think they are motivated by their extreme view of Islam and the values that go with it. Those who don't share that view and values (like the US) are seen as the enemy and must be eliminated.
I had that type of mouse for several months. It was great while it lasted. Not truly wireless since the mousepad was corded.
Since there was no battery, the mouse was very light. Also, the special mousepad gave it a very smooth glide. Not sure how high the dpi was but it felt very accurate and responsive for FPS games.
Downside: after a while, the surface got damaged and the smoothness suffered a lot. Also, the left click button started malfunctioning, turning single-clicks into double-clicks sometimes.
I was only raising a question that might be interesting from a historical perspective. I agree with you. I don't think the US go to wars for profit reasons. So I hope the people that say 'We are in Iraq for oil/dinars/camel-meat/etc' will agree with us.
Not sure, may be the intent counts. One could also ask 'If clicking on a link is legal, why is clicking on the same link 100 times is illegal?'.
In my case, I have both Google text ads and a banner ad. The banner one, I actually don't pay for the clicks, only for the 'air time.' On the other hand, for my Google text ads, I pay for the clicks.
I live in an asian country (guess which one:)), so it might be different somewhere else.
Didn't ancient civs (Romans, etc) actually improve their quality of life and infrastructure by going to war and conquering other nations?
Also, isn't France on the list of top 10 military spenders?
Count your blessings. Here in Indonesia the lawmakers are drafting a law which, if it passes, will ban public kissing and sexy clothing (their "sexy" is probably your "PG-rated").
Slashdot Mirror
People who have to hide in caves in Pakistan/Afghanistan because they fear for their lives are not winners.
Becoming a generic name for the entire category is the greatest thing that can happen to a brand. That means you are the leader. The others are the ones that must find a way to differentiate from you.
So if some kid uses that term incorrectly in his school paper, the law REQUIRES Google to take legal actions against that kid?
Oh, if you have to, please use OGG instead.
According to this Wired story, Xerox "successfully defended their legal ownership."
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,53040-0.html
Suing a dead man's family for copying music is legal. Is it evil?
Name another copier that dares to use the word xerox to describe their product. Or another cola drink that dares to use the word coke to describe their product. Or another facial tissue that dares to use the word kleenex to describe their product.
I would pay to be "hurt" like that.
"Once the owner of trademarked name loses control of its use (i.e. the word becomes a generic description of something i.e. klennex, white out, etc.), there is nothing Google could do to stop Joe from selling his shitty boxes under Google's name."
Really? Then why did they choose the name
"Sam's Cola" instead of "Sam's coke", or
"Canon Copier" instead of "Canon xeroxer", or
"Target Facial Tissue" instead of "Target kleenex"?
Because they would still get sued, right?
Having your brand used as a generic is close to the holy grail in marketing. It helps you maintain leadership.
Of course, IANAL, etc, etc.
Ah yes, the Arabs and Arab governments. So pure, holy, never interfere, and never care about oil or profits. If it weren't for the westerners, there would be no terrorism or suffering in the world.
What a bunch of crap, and this is coming from an asian.
mozumder: "My freedoms/fun are more important than public safety."
The public: "Screw your fun!"
mozumder: "Government lives under the people."
The public: "Yep, and that's us."
BS.
It's amazing how if you give someone who is thirsty a glass of water they like you, and if you kick their ass they want to kick your ass in return.
And in some cases, they take your water, drink it, then proceed to kick your ass anyway.
Case in point: I live in Indonesia. The US gave more donations than any other country to help the 2004 tsunami victims. The US military even helped the victims faster than our own government. What do they get? The people and mass media here hate the US more and more everyday. They don't like the Mohammed cartoon yet I have seen many offensive cartoons against the US (including one where Bush is crucified like Jesus). The degree of slant the "respected" news outlets here produce is mind-boggling and quite scary. Just now I heard our leading news station accusing the US of racism for the capture of liquid-bomb suspects IN THE UK. That brought to mind this classic gem: people protesting in front of the US embassy for the Mohammed cartoon published in DENMARK!
Meanwhile, the Iranian president was welcomed here with much fanfare, cheers, and praises.
I applaud your effort trying to reach out to the muslim world. But perhaps you need to spend some time living here. You might have a different view about these people. And you might also have a higher appreciation for your country and government, even when it's run by republicans.
Here in Indonesia, the largest bank (BCA) gives you a small gadget that generates a different password (8 digit IIRC) everytime which you then enter into your web browser. The gadget is tied to your account only.
I personally think it's a hassle, but it might work in this case.
I live in Indonesia, the country with more muslims than anywhere else in the world.
I agree that we need to stop the supply of recruits and that military actions can fuel resentment.
But here, the root cause is not lack of education (the recently-killed top terrorist here had a Dr. title to his name), quality of life (extremists here live quite well and nicely funded; the recently-released Basyir was taken home from jail by his supporters in a luxury van), or self-determination (Indonesia has been a free country for quite a while).
I think the terrorists just hate people that do not believe like they do or share their values. Many muslim moderates here often get intimidated and terrorized by their extreme counterparts.
It does not matter how nice you are to the extremists. You are still a kafir/infidel and should be eliminated (or assimilated).
Really? So when parents tell their children that helping people in need is good and killing innocent civilians is evil, they are a part of this power-grabbing scheme? How interesting.
Al-Zawahiri: Hey Osama, did you read this? The US government took away yet another civil liberty.
Osama: Let me see that. Praise Allah!
Seriously, I don't think they care about your civil liberties either way. They just hate people that don't believe like they do.
I live in a country with the highest number of muslim population in the world (Indonesia). There is some logic to what you say, but I don't feel that it's the main reason, not in Indonesia's case anyway.
The terrorists here don't seem to be motivated by economic reason. Some were already rich and educated. And I don't hear the poor people here blaming western countries for their poverty. Concepts such as global equality and obesity in the US are not their concerns. If you gave them a large sum of money, they would not suddenly become moderates.
I think they are motivated by their extreme view of Islam and the values that go with it. Those who don't share that view and values (like the US) are seen as the enemy and must be eliminated.
I had that type of mouse for several months. It was great while it lasted. Not truly wireless since the mousepad was corded.
b attery_free_wireless_optical_mouse_review
Since there was no battery, the mouse was very light. Also, the special mousepad gave it a very smooth glide. Not sure how high the dpi was but it felt very accurate and responsive for FPS games.
Downside: after a while, the surface got damaged and the smoothness suffered a lot. Also, the left click button started malfunctioning, turning single-clicks into double-clicks sometimes.
Mine was a different brand but other than that it looked exactly like this one: http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/review/a4_tech_nb30_
I was only raising a question that might be interesting from a historical perspective. I agree with you. I don't think the US go to wars for profit reasons. So I hope the people that say 'We are in Iraq for oil/dinars/camel-meat/etc' will agree with us.
Not sure, may be the intent counts. One could also ask 'If clicking on a link is legal, why is clicking on the same link 100 times is illegal?'.
:)), so it might be different somewhere else.
In my case, I have both Google text ads and a banner ad. The banner one, I actually don't pay for the clicks, only for the 'air time.' On the other hand, for my Google text ads, I pay for the clicks.
I live in an asian country (guess which one
Probably. Besides, why would the user ever pick that last option?
Didn't ancient civs (Romans, etc) actually improve their quality of life and infrastructure by going to war and conquering other nations? Also, isn't France on the list of top 10 military spenders?
Just to make you feel better: here in Indonesia we pay $60 for a 128 kbps cable modem connection.
It would be better, except it's not gonna happen. Instead of some people getting $25 back, it's going to be everyone getting $2.50 off (or less).
Perhaps you misunderstood the story. It wasn't [to her husband] but [to the boss].
Count your blessings. Here in Indonesia the lawmakers are drafting a law which, if it passes, will ban public kissing and sexy clothing (their "sexy" is probably your "PG-rated").