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Re:Google One by will_brown on Friday December 14, 2018 @07:33AM (#18680345)
Well it’s not an analogy. It’s just stealing a product name from a competitor, it really doesn’t matter if the products aren’t in the same space.

If Google created Google Windows and the product wasn’t an OS, it’s still a rip off right?

It’s one thing when it’s Apple/google maps because it’s a generic and descriptive mark, but One? Should have just gone full stop Google Windows.

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Re:Google One by toupeetape on Friday December 14, 2018 @07:46AM (#18680417)
If we are going down this road, Microsoft copied HTC, who not only had a product called "One" but also ones called "One S" and "One X"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_One_S

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_One_X

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Re:Google One by will_brown on Friday December 14, 2018 @08:56AM (#18680782)
Ok...I’m no MS fanboy.

But MS OneNote was released right around the same time.

But let’s be serious Google spent millions to brand/launch this, and it’s got to be embarrassing that either: a. None of the yesmen thought to speak up and say hey should we really use a name MS uses for a bunch of their products (One Note, Xbox One, One OS, One Guide); or b. Straight ripped it.

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Re:Google One by joshuamorton on Friday December 14, 2018 @10:02PM (#18686780)
Android One is 4 or 5 years old.

Companies have been naming things with "one" since forever.

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