I never said a Coke WAS a pepsi, I said its become a virtual generic term for a cola. If you want a Pepsi, order a Pepsi, but if you dont care what brand you get (generic), 99% of the population orders a COKE, not a cola, when they want a cola. Get it? Secondly, I think the term IS is pretty much generic already in the photographic world. You are the exception when it comes to having the exact trade name referenced when talking about it...Image stabization is probably the best name for it, and the reason why it was chosen first by Canon, IMHO. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shel Belinkoff Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 6:48 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: RE: Pentax 1.8 85mm That is not the case with IS or SR - and the point is that a Coke is not a Pepsi, and Canon's IS is not Penatx's SR. Coke, BTW, has not become a generic term. Tell that to the good folks in Atlanta. It's not my place to come up with examples for you. If you want to argue a point, use good examples. Shel > [Original Message] > From: J. C. O'Connell > You missed the point, some brands become so popular and have been > around so long that they become a generic term for everything similar. > A "Coke" is just one of them (it's become a virtual generic term > for a cola soda ) ... If you think my example is not good enough, YOU > come up with a better one....Not ones that that HAVEN'T. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
