Microsoft Owns the Trademark for “X”

Post by fragmede » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 12:57 AM UTC

AceJohnny2 wrote: post #53

TX81Z wrote: post #40

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Elon had this planned out from the start, 50 steps ahead. Make an outrageously high bid on a site with no consistent profit, try desperately to get out of the deal, and fail (as a misdirection of course), alienate power users, kill 50% of revenue, totally nuke site reliability, lose all the top talent, and of course, rack up a pile of lawsuits a mile deep. And only THEN, blow everybody’s mind by jettisoning a brand s…

Because I need to vent... I dreamt this morning that I was berating ElMo for being off his meds and making billion-dollar decisions while in manic phase. For months. I'm actually pretty annoyed that I would even dream about it. I detest the expression, but this is a perfect example of "living rent-free in someone's head". I need to get off the internet.

Post by snoochyboochies » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 1:06 AM UTC

snoochyboochies wrote: post #103

hsjqllzlfkf wrote: post #88

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What is this about reddit being zombified? Dont they have huge traffic?

The once hilarious, once satirical, r/pyongyang subreddit is now unironically an influential bastion of Communist propaganda. Its contributors are no longer ironic or ban-posting - they are true believers, and they're indistinguishable from the moderators of most all major subreddits & the corporate overlords who tacitly support them. At this point, none even bother to pretend they believe in "free speech" as a human…

Post by Obscurity4340 » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 1:27 AM UTC

brucethemoose2 wrote: post #107

AceJohnny2 wrote: post #101

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I mean, that's exactly what I'm frustrated about. I wish I could ignore him, but like Trump before, he succeeds in constantly grabbing media attention and plastering himself over all the headlines.

Deliberate or not, its a good strategy. There's no such thing as bad attention... Not anymore.

Post by toss1 » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 2:15 AM UTC

RF_Savage wrote: post #108

jallen_dot_dev wrote: post #79

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I know you're being sarcastic, but it's shocking how many people think he's actually a genius and all his missteps are really galaxy-brain maneuvers we just don't understand yet. Like, there are millions of them.

Can't wait to see the promised payment part of "x". It's gona have crypto and KYC, doesn't it? Conveniently the advertizers will likely like the additional info. As will regimes like the saudis.

Post by nba456_ » Tue, Jul 25, 2023, 2:20 AM UTC

CydeWeys wrote: post #71

electricmonk wrote: post #52

IANYL. Microsoft owns a trademark registration for X [standard character] for certain goods and services (see: https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=2693757&caseSearchType=US... ). Meta owns a trademark registration for X (Stylized), which Microsoft apparently assigned to Meta (see https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=87980831&caseType=SERIAL_... ). Musk as been using X in various capacities since the 90s, and depending o…

Meta and Microsoft may have registered those trademarks but I haven't seen them using them, so they might struggle to actually defend them in court against someone who is very clearly actually using "X". Honestly Apple probably has the best shot, as they do use "X" prominently. Mac OS X, iPhone X, etc.