"generic" new buzzword for "pirated"?

[mezrabad]

http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=309872/search=dreamcast/skd=1

I've never heard of a "generic powerstone 2"

Is "generic" another way of saying it's a copy? Is this a new euphemism for "pirated" or has it been around awhile?'



(is there a better, less offensive word for "euphemism"? Heh.)

[esquire]

I think they mean as opposed to the "Sega All-Stars" version which is hard to find, and generally sells for more.

[rally9x]

I have heard a few people...seems people in the south use generic to refer to something of bad quality before. Doubt it applies here but I thought I would add that to the conversation.

[Bluteg]

Generic goes hand in hand with bootleg which goes hand in hand with unauthorized reproduction which uh... you get the point.

[Gemini-Phoenix]

I was under the impression that "Generic" meant "unbranded" or "Lowest common denominator, compared to superior products"

Ie, supermarket own brand baked beans (Tesco Value, say) would be considered "Generic", whereas Heinz would be the superior brand

[scorch56]

Uhmm.. in THIS particular case.. isn't there only one "for certain" way to find out what the seller means? Personally.. I haven't a clue what it means since I've never seen a game referred to as "generic"; and I learned a long time ago.. not to second guess another person.. especially a stranger. How can any of you presuppose somebody you don't even know?

[bargora]

Gemini-Phoenix is right in thinking that "generic" means "unbranded". Anyone can sell beer in a can labelled only "beer". That would be generic, or indicative of the genus of the goods. By contrast, only Coors can sell a weak, vaguely urine-flavored hops-and-barley brew and call it "Coors beer"

Since only Capcom has the right to publish "Powerstone 2", there is no such thing as an authorized generic Powerstone 2. In fact, "Powerstone 2" is itself probably registered as a brand, so calling it "generic" is actually most likely an oxymoron. "Multiplayer fighting video game" would be a generic disignator. So the seller is probably indeed misusing the term "generic" when "bootleg" or "pirate" would be more appropriate. Maybe the site doesn't like people selling CD-Rs.

The slang usage of "generic" as an indicator of poor quality is just that, slang usage based on the perception that generic goods aren't as good as branded goods. As such, it's reflective of the word's connotation, but not its denotation.

[Captain Wrong]

Gemini-Phoenix is right in thinking that "generic" means "unbranded". Anyone can sell beer in a can labelled only "beer". That would be generic, or indicative of the genus of the goods. By contrast, only Coors can sell a weak, vaguely urine-flavored hops-and-barley brew and call it "Coors beer"

http://www.techhelpers.net/e4u/comp/comp11.gif

Remind me to buy you a non-Coors if you're ever in Indy.