Meta’s Threads sent another app named Threads to the top of the App Store charts | Engadget
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Threads, a Slack alternative that has been around since 2019, saw more than 880,000 downloads on iOS between July 6th and July 12th, thanks to the release of Meta's Threads..

It’s confusing, I know.

    • Ath47@lemmy.worldEnglish
      251·
      1 year ago

      They wouldn’t have a case, since this other app can prove they’ve been available under that name for 4 years. However, I bet the low-ball offers to buy the app and domain have already started. I wonder what number they’ll eventually settle on…

      • mainaccount@lemmy.worldEnglish
        91·
        1 year ago

        You can wonder all you want. We will never know. But probably “Best I can do is $3.50 and this cute cease and desist letter”.

      • IverCoder@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        1 year ago

        They wouldn’t probably need to buy the whole thing, making them rename the app is enough.

        • Ath47@lemmy.worldEnglish
          9·
          1 year ago

          True. They have a fair bit of leverage, though. Even just renaming the competing product would probably cost Meta a small fortune. I wouldn’t mind being in that situation.

      • db2@lemmy.oneEnglish
        6·
        1 year ago

        Doesn’t matter, they’ve got deeper pockets and can drag it out.