'Google' is most searched word on Bing

Re:'Google' is most searched word on Bing by OJFord on Friday October 01, 2021 @06:33AM (#28716661)

> Since for many (most?) people, the word “google” is a verb meaning to search the web

I've started to really oppose that, and avoid it in my own speech. ('search' is fine.)

It may sound like a stupid trivial thing, but language is so.. powerful/important, and I don't need Google ingrained in mine. It was difficult/didn't come naturally at first, but now I use 'search' without thinking about it, and if anything it sounds weird to me when others say 'google'.

I also think if I were Google ('s lawyer, or in some appropriate/ly-senior position or whatever) I wouldn't feel great about it - it's surely quite damning in any competition law cases on search?

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Re:'Google' is most searched word on Bing by stardenburden on Friday October 01, 2021 @08:08AM (#28717396)

Thing is, google doesn't want you to really use the term google because it makes creating a trademark ever so harder.

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I'm sure they also have concerns about it being coming over as monopolistic behavior

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Re:'Google' is most searched word on Bing by OJFord on Friday October 01, 2021 @08:17AM (#28717478)

Good point, I didn't think about trademarking. Bing changing its button label from 'search' (or 'go' or whatever it currently is) to 'google' would be fun to watch play out!

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