Talk:Winsock

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I would have thought that this is a Sae1962 entry, and I was surprised when I looked at the version history to notice it isn't. In any case, you know the drill. -- Liliana 20:43, 23 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

It looks like a brand to me. DCDuring TALK 21:38, 23 July 2013 (UTC)Reply
We don't even have Windows which should be far more widespread, so... -- Liliana 21:57, 23 July 2013 (UTC)Reply
It is not a brand but an abbreviation. Compare Winmodem (genericised from a trademark) and Wintel (never AFAIK been registered by anyone). Equinox 16:47, 26 July 2013 (UTC)Reply
"Joe's Grocery Store" may or may not be registered, but it's still a brand. DCDuring TALK 17:11, 26 July 2013 (UTC)Reply
But what is brand-like about it? I am pretty sure it originated as a technical abbreviation inside Microsoft for this particular technology and then reached the wider world through a filename (WINSOCK.DLL being the file that held the relevant code). Equinox 17:14, 26 July 2013 (UTC)Reply
Keep. Equinox 14:38, 12 December 2013 (UTC)Reply