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[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Perhaps a problem in museum, but at least where I live any highly portable CD player like this gets called "discman" same as with portable cassette players being called "walkman".

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah what is that called when a product name becomes a common noun? Nintendo fought this so that "Nintendo" didn't become synonymous with "videogame console."

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Trademark erosion?