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Storksforlegs ( storksforlegs@beehaw.org )  to TechnologyEnglish · 3 years ago

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

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

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Storksforlegs ( storksforlegs@beehaw.org )  to TechnologyEnglish · 3 years ago
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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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    No, it was actually iPhone:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linksys_iPhone

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      Huh, I never heard of that one, I knew they licensed iOS.

      https://appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/08/cisco_licenses_ios_name_to_apple_screenshot_shows_iwork_on_iphone

      I’m surprised Cisco let iPhone go so easily, considering the immediate popularity of the brand when Apple released theirs.

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          Honestly, there would probably be far more backlash against them than benefit. But it would be hilarious.

          I wonder if they got some help with early app development, or something. I’ve always avoided Cisco, so I don’t know if they offered any mobile management or monitoring tools early on.

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