Comments on: HP CEO Uses a Blackberry and not HP device? http://www.softduit.com/mavenmappersinformation/2006/09/21/hp-ceo-uses-a-blackberry-and-not-hp-device/ Dragon Naturally Speaking & MindManager in Depth Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:29:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Tor http://www.softduit.com/mavenmappersinformation/2006/09/21/hp-ceo-uses-a-blackberry-and-not-hp-device/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Tor Fri, 22 Sep 2006 23:53:00 +0000 http://www.softduit.com/mavenmappersinformation/?p=228#comment-58 Just a couple of things I can think of that should give the benefit of the doubt till facts are in: Maybe it was a gift. When you get a gift, especially an expensive one, you have to use it. Maybe folks are using the word "Blackberry" synonymously with any similar device. I work for a large corporation you'd recognize, and our name is ever in danger of losing trademark status due to its increasing generic use for all similar machines. Just a couple of things I can think of that should give the benefit of the doubt till facts are in:

Maybe it was a gift. When you get a gift, especially an expensive one, you have to use it.

Maybe folks are using the word “Blackberry” synonymously with any similar device. I work for a large corporation you’d recognize, and our name is ever in danger of losing trademark status due to its increasing generic use for all similar machines.

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