Elon May Have a Huge Issue Because Microsoft Owns the “X” Trademark

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TechnologyEnglish • 2 years ago

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Elon May Have a Huge Issue Because Microsoft Owns the “X” Trademark

Storksforlegs ( @storksforlegs@beehaw.org )

TechnologyEnglish • 2 years ago

There's another big problem with Elon Musk's Twitter rebrand: Microsoft owns the trademark to the title "X." In a word: lol.

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Does that sentiment include Xwayland, Xlib, and the X protocol? What’s the alternative to X, the Windows Remote Desktop Protocol?

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