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Re:Google Sued by YouTube Rival Rumble over Search Rankings by fakedang on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @01:04AM (#25742949)
That's likely because restaurants have exclusivity deals with either supplier to get a discount - Coke gets you Coke, Sprite and Fanta, Pepsi gets you Mirinda, Pepsi and 7up. It's not the restaurant blocking you with fake advertising, but just stating that they simply don't have it.

Now if they were getting supplied by both, then asking the same, that would be a better analogy.

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Re:Google Sued by YouTube Rival Rumble over Search Rankings by pmiller2 on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @01:19AM (#25743076)
If they have both, in some places, you're likely to be asked "What kind of coke?" to which "Pepsi," is an acceptable answer.
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Re:Google Sued by YouTube Rival Rumble over Search Rankings by mc32 on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @08:48AM (#25746796)
That’s only due to a regionalism where ‘coke’ means fizzy drink, soda pop, etc. not because of sales incentives.
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Re:Google Sued by YouTube Rival Rumble over Search Rankings by pmiller2 on Wednesday January 13, 2021 @07:29AM (#25761176)
Right, which makes it a genericized trademark.
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