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A comment on Twitter’s Rebrand to X Could Be a Trademark Nightmare Thanks to Microsoft.

Re:Twitter’s Rebrand to X Could Be a Trademark Nightmare Tha... by HWR_14 on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @12:47AM (#36858006)
Elon must have been aware that a single letter can cause a trademark issue. After all, Tesla has models S, 3, X, Y because Ford ready had an "E"
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Re:Twitter’s Rebrand to X Could Be a Trademark Nightmare Tha... by wodenokoto on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @01:16AM (#36858224)
I always thought the Tesla naming scheme was inspired by Model T
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Re:Twitter’s Rebrand to X Could Be a Trademark Nightmare Tha... by oneeyedpigeon on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @08:51AM (#36861481)
To explain most of Elon Musk's decisions, you have to start by thinking what a teenage boy would do.
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Re:Twitter’s Rebrand to X Could Be a Trademark Nightmare Tha... by HWR_14 on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @08:56AM (#36861532)
The Model T was a S3XY car in its day.
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Re:Twitter’s Rebrand to X Could Be a Trademark Nightmare Tha... by croisillon on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @01:12AM (#36858185)
and (most importantly i think) a T!
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Re:Twitter’s Rebrand to X Could Be a Trademark Nightmare Tha... by HWR_14 on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @08:57AM (#36861541)
Most important Ford model, sure. But not relevant to what he's trying to spell out.
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Re:Twitter’s Rebrand to X Could Be a Trademark Nightmare Tha... by croisillon on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @10:12AM (#36862524)
uh, took me a while!
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Re:Twitter’s Rebrand to X Could Be a Trademark Nightmare Tha... by nashashmi on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @01:59AM (#36858509)
The subliminal message nearly escaped me.
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