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This is mostly for legal reasons and the "for X" where X is a trademark is a common theme. (just look at Google Play store "for Twitter" or "for Reddit"). Look

This is mostly for legal reasons and the "for X" where X is a trademark is a common theme. (just look at Google Play store "for Twitter" or "for Reddit"). Looks and sounds weird though!

dataflow 5y ago
They use that excuse but it doesn't explain the fact that they had alternatives like "the Windows Linux Subsystem" or "the Windows Rust library"...
- skohan 5y ago
  Even "Rust Library for Windows" (or why not just "Rust Windows API Library") would be more clear.
  - dataflow 5y ago
    I think the legal issue was that you don't want to start with a trademark name since it suggests endorsement/support from that party.
    - skohan 5y ago
      Doesn't "Rust for Windows" start with a trademark name?
      - dataflow 5y ago
        Yeah I don't know how they got away with that!