Too Close for Comfort

I don’t know about you, but I happened upon a tiny thumbnail of the Sony Ericsson logo today and what did I think? I thought it was Clear, as in, all of those media-saturated ads about the new “wimax” service in Philadelphia. Have a look as I think the resemblance is too close for comfort:

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Sony Ericsson Logo
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Clear Logo

Let’s go over the obvious. Similarly sized green orb-like balls with silvery gray swooshes on their surface. In addition, sans-serif gray centered text beneath. Am I grasping here? I think not – at small enough sizes the two are practically interchangeable.

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