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Yeah and how can you trademark a word like 'Apple.' It beggars belief. How about Microsoft Metro?



Oh the history of Apple vs Apple records (setup by the beatles - music group some heard of) is a realy good read.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer


Words aren't sacred. Words become names and names become words. It's all fairly fluid.

Future generations won't know what a college facebook is, and they'll think Google is an obvious name for a website where you google things.




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