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Threads (Not That Threads) Tells Meta It Had the Name First (gizmodo.com)
submitted 10 months ago by vowseh@lemmy.eco.br to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Meta has 30 days to stop using the name

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 180 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Same name, same industry - digital messaging.

If Meta didn’t have a massive amount of money and lawyers, this would be a VERY easy case to win.

Meta decided they wanted the name, tried to buy it, and then opted to knowingly rip it out of a smaller company’s hands. What a bunch of assholes.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 60 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Why was he hell bent on using the name Threads. Every time I hear it makes me think of the Dragon Riders or Pern. Not messaging app. Fuck Meta hope the real Threads company wins.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 45 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I agree with the last sentence but Threads seems like a completely appropriate name for the service. Online conversations have been called threads for decades

[–] sour@kbin.social 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

social media platform called posts when

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Right but it could've had a nonsense name, like Troods.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

....Troods would have been enough for me to try it out so fair point

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I'd fucking love Troods.

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That just makes it too generic to trademark then. Imagine an automaker called "Cars".

[–] hai@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

Or a social media platform called "X."

[–] tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk 3 points 10 months ago

The name just reminds me of the film. So I just assume that like the film the site is nightmare fuel and avoid it.

[–] anonionfinelyminced@kbin.social 11 points 10 months ago

"Drummer, beat, and piper, blow,
Harper, strike, and soldier, go.
Free the flame and sear the grasses
Till the dawning Red Star passes."

[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 5 points 10 months ago

It makes me think of the apocalyptic nuclear war drama. Quite appropriate.

[–] DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

A dragon must fly when there are Threads in the sky.

[–] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago

To be fair, apps like that do tend to encourage people to isolate themselves at home, rather than going to meet people outside.

[–] seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 44 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What a bunch of assholes.

Yeah, it's really surprising that an ethical, upstanding company like Meta would pull a dick move like that. It's so out of character.

[–] mark@programming.dev 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

an ethical, upstanding company like Meta

the hardest I've laughed this week 🥲

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 22 points 10 months ago

It seems like money shouldn't be able to buy a win in court for something so obvious, but here we are.