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I think the parent comment meant that Infinite is a word, and also a sensible name for Dropbox to name their product. Dropboxe is a silly neologism that only ma

I think the parent comment meant that Infinite is a word, and also a sensible name for Dropbox to name their product. Dropboxe is a silly neologism that only makes sense in the context of Dropbox's recent press, and not a good name for a product outside of this context.

ifdefdebug 10y ago
I think it's a joke. They ain't going to actually use it for any product.
- curryhoward 10y ago
  I think we all know the article is a joke. :) But people seem to be missing that tux3's comment was also tongue-in-cheek (at least, that is my interpretation).
criley2 10y ago
>I think the parent comment meant that Infinite is a word, and also a sensible name for Dropbox to name their product. Dropboxe is a silly neologism that only makes sense in the context of Dropbox's recent press, and not a good name for a product outside of this context. * Infinit is not releasing a product, this is a satirical post which "rebrands" their base service under a faux name. * Dropbox is releasing a service which directly competes with Infinit called Infinite If you think Dropbox can directly compete with Infinit using Infinite, then you should join me for my new Googl search engine!!
- koluft 10y ago
  Such are the risks of naming your company after a common word that describes the product.
  - apolretom 10y ago
    I don't know anything about Infinit or Infinite, but I do know that no product could be described as "infinite"
  - criley2 10y ago
    >Such are the risks of naming your company after a common word that describes the product. What? Not at all! Infinit has a trademark and will almost assuredly destroy Dropbox in court, including getting an injunction against even using the Dropbox Infinite name during the case. The real risk is on Dropbox: Not doing their homework and attempting to name a product something that happens to be legally too close to a trademark from a competitor. What you're saying is that it would be acceptable for me to make a Googol search engine, since googol is a real word and it's Google's fault for picking a name so similar to a real word. EDIT: Also consider that Infinit is as close to the word Infinite as iPhone is to the word "phone". Do you think Apple assumed the same risks you bring up by naming their product 1 letter away from a common word?
  - erdojo 10y ago
    The USPTO may have a differing opinion. Just because a word is a common dictionary word doesn't mean it can't be trademarked with limited use. For example, you can't launch a new computer and name it Apples. However you can launch a new type of lipstick called Apples (assuming it's not trademarked in that context already). If the original trademark owner can show that there's the potential for confusion among consumers, that the products are competitive, Infinit may very well prevail. Dropbox's lawyers didn't do a great job at due diligence here. I like how Infinit responded.

ifdefdebug 10y ago

I think it's a joke. They ain't going to actually use it for any product.

curryhoward 10y ago
I think we all know the article is a joke. :) But people seem to be missing that tux3's comment was also tongue-in-cheek (at least, that is my interpretation).

criley2 10y ago

>I think the parent comment meant that Infinite is a word, and also a sensible name for Dropbox to name their product. Dropboxe is a silly neologism that only makes sense in the context of Dropbox's recent press, and not a good name for a product outside of this context. * Infinit is not releasing a product, this is a satirical post which "rebrands" their base service under a faux name. * Dropbox is releasing a service which directly competes with Infinit called Infinite If you think Dropbox can directly compete with Infinit using Infinite, then you should join me for my new Googl search engine!!

koluft 10y ago
Such are the risks of naming your company after a common word that describes the product.
- apolretom 10y ago
  I don't know anything about Infinit or Infinite, but I do know that no product could be described as "infinite"
- criley2 10y ago
  >Such are the risks of naming your company after a common word that describes the product. What? Not at all! Infinit has a trademark and will almost assuredly destroy Dropbox in court, including getting an injunction against even using the Dropbox Infinite name during the case. The real risk is on Dropbox: Not doing their homework and attempting to name a product something that happens to be legally too close to a trademark from a competitor. What you're saying is that it would be acceptable for me to make a Googol search engine, since googol is a real word and it's Google's fault for picking a name so similar to a real word. EDIT: Also consider that Infinit is as close to the word Infinite as iPhone is to the word "phone". Do you think Apple assumed the same risks you bring up by naming their product 1 letter away from a common word?
- erdojo 10y ago
  The USPTO may have a differing opinion. Just because a word is a common dictionary word doesn't mean it can't be trademarked with limited use. For example, you can't launch a new computer and name it Apples. However you can launch a new type of lipstick called Apples (assuming it's not trademarked in that context already). If the original trademark owner can show that there's the potential for confusion among consumers, that the products are competitive, Infinit may very well prevail. Dropbox's lawyers didn't do a great job at due diligence here. I like how Infinit responded.