August 5, 2008


My mom, the iPod and genericide

My mom, quite unintentionally, is waging a one woman genericide war on the iPod. Not only does she refer to all media players as iPods but she calls ANY small electronic gadget an iPod. Cellphones, PDA’s, calculators and remote controls are all iPods as far as she is concerned.

posted by Christopher Walken in audio, branding, observations, products, war 

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10 Responses to “My mom, the iPod and genericide”

  1. Amy Mabli on August 5th, 2008 at 9:15 am

    I think that’s kinda cute.

  2. Daryl Scroggins on August 5th, 2008 at 9:25 am

    Happy Apple

  3. Cindy Scroggins on August 5th, 2008 at 9:45 am

    I call my iPod Coke.

  4. Andrew Simone on August 5th, 2008 at 9:45 am

    Similarly, I have heard my mother use “download” to mean any form of data transfer (to and from) and short-hand for “logging onto the internet.”

  5. Deron Bauman on August 5th, 2008 at 9:56 am

    hey Cindy, guess what I call my iPod!

  6. Raynor on August 5th, 2008 at 10:00 am

    my mom calls everything a zune. NOT!

  7. Cindy Scroggins on August 5th, 2008 at 10:12 am

    iPod.

  8. Deron Bauman on August 5th, 2008 at 10:13 am

    uncanny.

  9. Cindy Scroggins on August 5th, 2008 at 10:15 am

    Anything else you want to know about yourself, just ask.

  10. Deron Bauman on August 5th, 2008 at 10:28 am

    that’s where it becomes terrifying.

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