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You didn't read the post, did you? > Sorry Dropbox, we couldn't resist. It's quite an honor that you decided to use our name for something we've been building

by zymhan 11y ago

You didn't read the post, did you? > Sorry Dropbox, we couldn't resist. It's quite an honor that you decided to use our name for something we've been building with our peer to peer file system over the last few years.

notacoward 11y ago
It was recognizable as satire already, but that part made it even more crystal clear. Dropbox would get thrown out on "fair use" grounds PDQ.
- maaku 11y ago
  How is it fair use to use your competition's trademarks in branding your own projects? If that's the case, I've got a Googl search engine I'd like to sell you.
  - zymhan 11y ago
    It's not actually a product guys, it's just a spoof on Dropbox's blog post. They pretty much copypasta'd the whole thing and just replaced "infinite" with "dropboxe".
    - maaku 11y ago
      I'm talking about Dropbox.
    - dhimes 11y ago
      I got the part about spoofing the post. I didn't realize that they weren't actually releasing a product. I thought they were seriously pissed and putting it in Dropbox's face by stealing their language.
Grue3 11y ago
It's pretty unreasonable of them to assume Dropbox even heard of their company or what they were building, when using an extremely common dictionary word.
- akrigline 11y ago
  In the world of product branding and trademarks, companies pay people to make sure they're not stepping on toes and opening themselves up to be sued. To have a product that does the same thing and is called almost the same thing is pretty sketchy. The smartest thing for Dropbox to do is just rename it, especially since it hasn't launched.
- falcolas 11y ago
  If Dropbox is not aware of every competitor and their products in their market space, someone isn't doing their job very well. How can you properly respond to your competition when you are ignorant of your competition's existence?
- erdojo 11y ago
  A company of Dropbox's size most certainly has a legal department that does, among other things, trademark and patent searches for upcoming products.

by zymhan 11y ago

notacoward 11y ago

It was recognizable as satire already, but that part made it even more crystal clear. Dropbox would get thrown out on "fair use" grounds PDQ.

maaku 11y ago
How is it fair use to use your competition's trademarks in branding your own projects? If that's the case, I've got a Googl search engine I'd like to sell you.
- zymhan 11y ago
  It's not actually a product guys, it's just a spoof on Dropbox's blog post. They pretty much copypasta'd the whole thing and just replaced "infinite" with "dropboxe".
  - maaku 11y ago
    I'm talking about Dropbox.
  - dhimes 11y ago
    I got the part about spoofing the post. I didn't realize that they weren't actually releasing a product. I thought they were seriously pissed and putting it in Dropbox's face by stealing their language.

Grue3 11y ago

It's pretty unreasonable of them to assume Dropbox even heard of their company or what they were building, when using an extremely common dictionary word.

akrigline 11y ago
In the world of product branding and trademarks, companies pay people to make sure they're not stepping on toes and opening themselves up to be sued. To have a product that does the same thing and is called almost the same thing is pretty sketchy. The smartest thing for Dropbox to do is just rename it, especially since it hasn't launched.
falcolas 11y ago
If Dropbox is not aware of every competitor and their products in their market space, someone isn't doing their job very well. How can you properly respond to your competition when you are ignorant of your competition's existence?
erdojo 11y ago
A company of Dropbox's size most certainly has a legal department that does, among other things, trademark and patent searches for upcoming products.