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Re:Mycroft – A.I. for everyone by Maarten88 on Monday December 26, 2016 @07:28AM (#13258011)
> stepping on the toes of Amazon's copyright/trademark?

I would not be surprised if Microsoft would have a problem with the company name. They market themselves as an open source project, but I assume they are in it to sell hardware and make a profit (or exit).

The company name sounds like a contraction of Microsoft to me and initially I misread the title as being another Microsoft open source project.

I'm actually expecting some initiative from Microsoft in exactly this area, with open hardware instead of open software.

Re:Mycroft – A.I. for everyone by davidmurdoch on Monday December 26, 2016 @07:48AM (#13258060)
It's named after Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock Holmes' brother.
Re:Mycroft – A.I. for everyone by blktiger on Monday December 26, 2016 @10:17AM (#13258478)
Which is the basis for the name of the AI in "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by Heinlein.