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This story is more outrageous in English, but the real reason becomes clear when you see the Japanese translation: > “Crab” and “club” is one such case and to

This story is more outrageous in English, but the real reason becomes clear when you see the Japanese translation: > “Crab” and “club” is one such case and to make matters worse, when rendered in Japanese katakana script they become identical: クラブハウス. Apple already allows apps with similar names, as long as they're not deliberately misleading users. The Clubhouse social media app is actually named "Clubhouse: Drop-in audio cha‪t‬" ( https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clubhouse-drop-in-audio-chat/id1503133294 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clubhouse-drop-in-audio-chat/i... ) A project management company already has the app named "Clubhouse" ( https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clubhouse/id1193784808 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clubhouse/id1193784808 ) Cloning Clubhouse with similar sounding names is a trend in other countries, where companies are trying to capitalize on Clubhouse's popularity. My favorite is "Club Horse" which is one of tens or hundreds of blatant Clubhouse clones that have popped up in China: https://twitter.com/pitdesi/status/1369682085833711618 https://twitter.com/pitdesi/status/1369682085833711618

dane-pgp 6y ago
If Crabhouse pivoted slightly to be a social media app for supporting trainee crustacean lawyers, maybe they could change the name of the app to "Crab - How sue?"
- bitwize 6y ago
  Badum-tish! Or rather, Sosumi sound
est 6y ago
> one of tens or hundreds of blatant Clubhouse clones that have popped up in China Clubhouse is powered by Agora, the Chinese audio tech provider. Agora is founded by the same poeple from YY, a popular chat app and originally a Teamspeak clone.
- uranusjr 6y ago
  Aside from the point that the backing technology doesn’t define where a service is “from”, it’s still a clone popped up in China no matter what’s being cloned?
olingern 6y ago
Yeah, this is certainly a gray area though. If I release an app in America — do I own that parking spot everywhere? Personally, I think not
- heavyset_go 6y ago
  As long as it isn't a trademark, then you don't. There are thousands of businesses in the US that have the same names as other companies.
  - olingern 6y ago
    Yep, I think Apple is imposing its own international standards for trademarks, which feels like over-stepping but countries often don't place nice in these business areas. There should be some formal, international way to register your trademark ... oh, right. We have that [1] 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid_system
adolph 6y ago
I suppose that given the pandemic’s possible sources a synonymous “Batshack” clone title wouldn’t be popular. Maybe “Bullymansion” would be better.
- vmception 6y ago
  PangolinCage
biryani_chicken 6y ago
I thought this was about Clubhouse the project management app (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clubhouse/id1193784808 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clubhouse/id1193784808).
ksec 6y ago
You could argue whether it is right or not for Apple to make the call if these "Clubhouse" are the same thing, a Social Audio Chat App. But there is nothing similar about Crabhouse and Clubhouse. The whole point of Screenshots and description was to prevent just that. I know, it is Apple's App Store, their store their rules. But someday this will backfire.

dane-pgp 6y ago

If Crabhouse pivoted slightly to be a social media app for supporting trainee crustacean lawyers, maybe they could change the name of the app to "Crab - How sue?"

bitwize 6y ago
Badum-tish! Or rather, Sosumi sound

est 6y ago

> one of tens or hundreds of blatant Clubhouse clones that have popped up in China Clubhouse is powered by Agora, the Chinese audio tech provider. Agora is founded by the same poeple from YY, a popular chat app and originally a Teamspeak clone.

uranusjr 6y ago
Aside from the point that the backing technology doesn’t define where a service is “from”, it’s still a clone popped up in China no matter what’s being cloned?

olingern 6y ago

Yeah, this is certainly a gray area though. If I release an app in America — do I own that parking spot everywhere? Personally, I think not

heavyset_go 6y ago
As long as it isn't a trademark, then you don't. There are thousands of businesses in the US that have the same names as other companies.
- olingern 6y ago
  Yep, I think Apple is imposing its own international standards for trademarks, which feels like over-stepping but countries often don't place nice in these business areas. There should be some formal, international way to register your trademark ... oh, right. We have that [1] 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid_system https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid_system

adolph 6y ago

I suppose that given the pandemic’s possible sources a synonymous “Batshack” clone title wouldn’t be popular. Maybe “Bullymansion” would be better.

vmception 6y ago
PangolinCage

biryani_chicken 6y ago

I thought this was about Clubhouse the project management app (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clubhouse/id1193784808 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clubhouse/id1193784808).

ksec 6y ago

You could argue whether it is right or not for Apple to make the call if these "Clubhouse" are the same thing, a Social Audio Chat App. But there is nothing similar about Crabhouse and Clubhouse. The whole point of Screenshots and description was to prevent just that. I know, it is Apple's App Store, their store their rules. But someday this will backfire.