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Re:Google Creates Alphabet, but Runs into BMW by fecak on Tuesday August 11, 2015 @02:46PM (#10043441)
Agreed that nobody is going to think Google is a marginal company. IANAL, but I'd think it's a bit odd that nobody from Google would contact BMW (as BMW spokesperson said in article). An announcement this big concerning two large companies doesn't seem a situation where you'd ask forgiveness rather than permission.
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Re:Google Creates Alphabet, but Runs into BMW by icebraining on Tuesday August 11, 2015 @03:08PM (#10043578)
Permission/forgiveness for what?
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Re:Google Creates Alphabet, but Runs into BMW by fecak on Tuesday August 11, 2015 @03:23PM (#10043667)
There's a fairly common saying about it being preferable to "beg forgiveness" than to "ask permission". In this case, I was referring to Google possibly mentioning to BMW their intent to use the Alphabet name.
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