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Re:Cherry MX History by kmill on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @03:12AM (#17660283)
The article claims so, though the generic usage must have died out long ago:

> the company quickly became best known for its electronic switches, particularly its microswitches, which (despite not being first to market) became commonly known as “cherry switches.”

Re:Cherry MX History by oliwarner on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @03:52AM (#17660420)
That says their microswitches became known as "cherry switches". That is not the same thing as a generic; all microswitches being known as cherry switches.