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.
Comment on Threads (Not That Threads) Tells Meta It Had the Name First
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 8 months ago
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.
seitanic@lemmy.sdf.org 8 months ago
mark@programming.dev 8 months ago
an ethical, upstanding company like Meta
the hardest I’ve laughed all week
snooggums@kbin.social 8 months ago
It seems like money shouldn't be able to buy a win in court for something so obvious, but here we are.
Faceroll@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Facebook did this before
Zellith@kbin.social 8 months ago
They did the same with meta iirc.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world 8 months ago
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 8 months ago
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 8 months ago
inb4 socia media platform called posts
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Right but it could’ve had a nonsense name, like Troods.
glimse@lemmy.world 8 months ago
…Troods would have been enough for me to try it out so fair point
Aqarius@lemmy.world 8 months ago
That just makes it too generic to trademark then. Imagine an automaker called “Cars”.
tony@lemmy.hoyle.me.uk 8 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 8 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 8 months ago
It makes me think of the apocalyptic nuclear war drama. Quite appropriate.
DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world 8 months ago
A dragon must fly when there are Threads in the sky.
Jolteon@lemmy.zip 8 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.