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Rollerblade is a brand, not the name of the sport

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Much like Kleenex or Band-Aid, the name entirely eclipsed the actual product. Inline skating is the correct term, but this single company dominated the nineties market so thoroughly that they brainwashed the entire globe into using their brand moniker.

Rollerblade is a brand, not the name of the sport
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