From the “Oh, You Effing-Idiots, You’ve Got To Be Kidding” file:
Google wants people to stop using “Google” as a verb.
So, does this mean they’re going to, well, un-Google the dictionary?
And, most importantly for those of us who bought into Google’s IPO… does this mean they’ve actually figured out how to unring a bell?!!
Tuesday, August 15th, 2006, 6:28 pm | 
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August 15, 2006 at 7:01 pm
The problem is that they could lose their copyright on their brand. Sort of like Kleenex already has.
(I used to be a tech writer — legal would kill us if we slipped up an let a product name become a verb! Or a noun, for that matter…)
August 15, 2006 at 7:11 pm
Yep, I believe the copyright (or is it trademark?) issue is their primary concern. It’s something Google has been cautioning against for a couple of years now.
August 16, 2006 at 6:59 am
Kleenex Band-aid.. Coke Pepsi.. They might be at the top but there will always be midgets standing on their shoulders… Get used to it.