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Dec
16
2009

Google could get sued over the 'Nexus' name

| December 16, 2009 23:23 UTC | Comments: |

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The New York Times today wrote about the possible origin for the name Nexus One. According to them, the Nexus name comes from a novel called “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”, by Phillip K. Dick. The book is about Androids, and includes a bounty hunter who’s tasked to track down Nexus-6 cyborgs. This could in fact be the source for the name ‘Nexus One’, since it’s about Androids. Google yesterday filed a patent on the name, and this could lead to a lawsuit. The authors daughter is currently exploring options, on whether to sue Google or not.

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