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"We need an iPhone app for all our Android phones." I mean, I get kleenex, hoover, and tarmac as generic terms - but "iPhone". I even heard one kid talking ab
by edent 14y ago
"We need an iPhone app for all our Android phones."
I mean, I get kleenex, hoover, and tarmac as generic terms - but "iPhone".
I even heard one kid talking about her Android BlackBerry - which meant her phone had a physical keyboard.
- bulltale 14y agoAt first thought I agreed with you. But then I realised, that is how many of those names started: they were the dominant brand for a while and thus became the household name. I hear many people refer to portable audio players as an iPod. I see no obvious difference for the iPhone, except that it has more competition. This does not mean I agree.
- 001sky 14y agoIts also shorter to write/speak, than the generic & generally non-sensical altenative: "smartphone".