• Nath@aussie.zone
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      1 year ago

      In this case, they literally had to. The name “maccas” is so ubiquitous in Australia they needed to trademark it and start using it. Otherwise, some genius could have opened a burger joint called “Maccas” and been completely fine.

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      1 year ago

      I think we were the ones who bullied them into it, to be quite honest. I’m not sure I’m even physically capable of pronouncing the entirety of the name ‘McDonald’s’.