I think it's dishonest to call this "entitlement". From my perspective it's the inverse. Quite a lot of us are, and have been for years, disagreeing with the c

I think it's dishonest to call this "entitlement". From my perspective it's the inverse. Quite a lot of us are, and have been for years, disagreeing with the concepts of trademark, patents, and legally enshrined IP. This is nothing new. If anything the reason you see it increasing might be that over the years there have been more and more "outsiders" (not traditional US businessmen or entrepreneurs) in the startup scene than before. Regardless of what you think of the above, as many others have pointed out, the particular way they played this (inaction for years, and then suddenly "do all of these huge changes within two weeks or we'll sue you out of business") is not easy to interpret charitably on them. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Either way, good on them for recognizing the mistake and making amends. Might not have happened without all the backlash.