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Meta given 30 days to cease using the name Threads by company that trademarked it 11 years ago (www.techspot.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

So what you're saying is they can rename it threadz. You're hired!

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Why do you think that so many companies have ordinary sounding names with weird spelling? Sure, it communicates "We're hip and creative", but it's definitely also a trademark thing.