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fastball | karma 11107 | avg karma 1.97 · 2019-06-24 16:25:46+00:00

So every time a product is bought out by a different company they should have to change the name?

achompas | karma 3619 | avg karma 2.86 · 2019-06-24 12:18:51

You're making my point for me - that's a legally approved transfer of assets. This is not.

fastball | karma 11107 | avg karma 1.97 · 2019-06-24 12:55:22

Your claim was that the distinction is that it is run by a different person, not that it wasn't a "legally approved transfer of assets".

achompas | karma 3619 | avg karma 2.86 · 2019-06-29 19:17:23+00:00

I regret using the word "person." luv too be nitpicked on HN

The better version of my argument is "the product is not the same because it was not appropriately transferred between operators."

Of course this is all squishy and grey, since I don't believe DataTau filed a trademark claim, but moving forward with an identically-named product is still poor taste.

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