Consumer confusion between "Droid" and "Android" goes deep. I developed an Android app version of an existing iOS app, and the client wanted the splash screen & all marketing materials to refer to it as the "Droid" version. I explained to them that Droid is a trademark of Lucasfilm licensed to only Verizon, and both Lucasfilm and Verizon would probably not like to see it appearing on any old Android handset running the app. The designer said I was being needlessly pedantic and refused -- "Droid" was aesthetically more pleasing -- and the marketing people thought "Droid" was more commonly used.
I had to escalate it to the top to get them to drop it. And they still think I was wrong.
I had to escalate it to the top to get them to drop it. And they still think I was wrong.