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For anyone interested in why it was renamed from Riot, znpy posted a comment under a now heavily downvoted comment below[1] that links to an explanation blog po
by hnarn 6y ago
For anyone interested in why it was renamed from Riot, znpy posted a comment under a now heavily downvoted comment below[1] that links to an explanation blog post[2].
[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23842974 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23842974
[2]: https://element.io/blog/the-world-is-changing/ https://element.io/blog/the-world-is-changing/
- neiljohnson 6y agoMore related content here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23842179 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23842179
- taneq 6y agoHonestly I think “riot” is pretty recognisable as a software company and it’s fair that they defend their brand against another software company. You wouldn’t expect to be able to trademark “epic.im” or “blizzard.im”.
- carstenhag 6y agoDifferent area of business (games vs chat program). But I see your point, all companies you mentioned have a messenger with mobile apps (AFAIK).