iPod ipod nano question

[bmcully1]

why does every body call an ipod an mp3 player when it really plays mp4 files?

 

[wrinkster22]

why do people call
most tissues kleenex?
most hand sanitizors purell?
iPod touches itouch ?

 

[Thetonyk123]

why do people call
most tissues kleenex?
most hand sanitizors purell?
iPod touches itouch ?

I don't know why but I hate it when people say iTouch.

 

[spillproof]

I don't know why but I hate it when people say iTouch.

Its called a genericized trademark.

 

[myrtlebee]

I don't know why but I hate it when people say iTouch.

It makes me cringe. It sounds so uneducated and goofy.

 

[Des Zac]

The only thing I hate like that is when people call their MP3/4 player an iPod when it's just a generic MP3/4 player.