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No doubt he has the right; we shall see if he has the ability. Perhaps he is a genius, or perhaps there is a decent statistical chance that someone from a privileged background can get lucky three times in a row, and blow it on the fourth.On Jul 28, 2023, at 12:06 PM, Mike Arbrouet via At-Large <at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote:Sounds like someone is not a fan of Mr Musk. The way I see it: his money (of which he has plenty), his companies, and consequently his decisions.And given his successful track record, I wouldn't bet against him._______________________________________________On Wed, Jul 26, 2023, 7:03 PM Evan Leibovitch via At-Large <at-large@atlarge-lists.icann.org> wrote:_______________________________________________So apparently a certain purveyor of rockets, tunnels and electric cars is infatuated with the letter "X" to the point of destroying decades and billions of dollars in accumulated brand value in renaming Twitter. Most involved in tech are I'm sure aware of this already.Why am I posting this to ICANN mailing lists?To call attention to the stupidity of confusing domains with brands, something in which many domain sellers -- mainly speculative domain re-sellers -- gleefully engage.Apparently Mr. Musk seems to believe that acquiring "X.com" from Facebook -- along with some cosmetic redesigns -- constitutes a rebranding. Let this episode be a warning to others who would use a domain as a primary branding tactic, forgetting that:
- A great number of tech companies have trademarked uses of the letter X for web services, most notable among them the aforementioned Facebook. So this is not an issue of Musk being able to bully smaller companies;
- Then there's Microsoft, which has some such trademarks of its own and produces an obscure, little-known computing device known as an "XBox";
- Most people using Unix and Linux for their desktops have been using software known as "X" for decades (though it is being phased out ... very slowly).
...Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada@evanleibovitch / @el56
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