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How is it being punished by app stores if it's not the app stores themselves creating said clones? More clickbait trash...

RicoElectrico 5y ago
Because web apps are treated like second class citizens on mobile systems, but not on the basis of any merit, just platform holder control. Hence, blatant copies emerged on app stores.
- Finnucane 5y ago
  But it isn't really correct to say Wardle is being 'punished.' He hasn't really lost anything. He made it as a n amusement for himself, and others are using it. He hasn't made Wordle a business, so he has no business to lose. It may be unethical for others to copy him for a quick buck. But he can ignore that if he wants to.
  - chunkyguy 5y ago
    Business potential
    - Finnucane 5y ago
      Apparently we can no longer conceive of a website being made just for fun and not money?
      - naravara 5y ago
        I’m on board with that, but what feels gross about this is the author does it for fun and gets ripped off by hucksters piggybacking off it for money. And, presumably, much of that stuff is trashy shovelware. This isn’t an honorable way to make a living.
        anko 5y ago
        I agree it's not honorable. But if he wanted to protect what he made he should have at least registered the trademark. By not registering the trademark you're saying that you don't care.
        mocheeze 5y ago
        That's more of a grey area. Just because someone doesn't formally file copyright or trademark it doesn't necessarily mean it isn't valid. Same can even go for patents if an invention serves as prior art.
  - bobthechef 5y ago
    It isn't even unethical. You could make the case that you shouldn't take the name because it misrepresents the identity of the game, but the gameplay itself?
  - jevoten 5y ago
    > He hasn't made Wordle a business, so he has no business to lose. Harm is not limited to business and finance. It's just as harmful when good, charitable works are subverted by companies looking for profit. If nothing else, consumers are harmed by having the superior free version hidden away, crowded out by the ad- and spyware-infested apps. What those developers are doing is like charging an entrance fee to a public park, knowing many won't realize the park is free. But the park isn't a business, so there's no harm...
gunapologist99 5y ago
According to the article, there's no way to reserve the name or prevent others from creating an app with the same exact name, unless you actually pay the necessary fees and create an app in the app store. Meanwhile, now that others have created an app, he is now excluded from creating the same game.
- pseudalopex 5y ago
  It wasn't the 1st game called Wordle.
  - kadoban 5y ago
    What other one existed first?
    - pseudalopex 5y ago
      https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wordle/id1095569891 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wordle/id1095569891 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1334000/Wordle/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1334000/Wordle/

RicoElectrico 5y ago

Because web apps are treated like second class citizens on mobile systems, but not on the basis of any merit, just platform holder control. Hence, blatant copies emerged on app stores.

Finnucane 5y ago
But it isn't really correct to say Wardle is being 'punished.' He hasn't really lost anything. He made it as a n amusement for himself, and others are using it. He hasn't made Wordle a business, so he has no business to lose. It may be unethical for others to copy him for a quick buck. But he can ignore that if he wants to.
- chunkyguy 5y ago
  Business potential
  - Finnucane 5y ago
    Apparently we can no longer conceive of a website being made just for fun and not money?
    - naravara 5y ago
      I’m on board with that, but what feels gross about this is the author does it for fun and gets ripped off by hucksters piggybacking off it for money. And, presumably, much of that stuff is trashy shovelware. This isn’t an honorable way to make a living.
      - anko 5y ago
        I agree it's not honorable. But if he wanted to protect what he made he should have at least registered the trademark. By not registering the trademark you're saying that you don't care.
        mocheeze 5y ago
        That's more of a grey area. Just because someone doesn't formally file copyright or trademark it doesn't necessarily mean it isn't valid. Same can even go for patents if an invention serves as prior art.
- bobthechef 5y ago
  It isn't even unethical. You could make the case that you shouldn't take the name because it misrepresents the identity of the game, but the gameplay itself?
- jevoten 5y ago
  > He hasn't made Wordle a business, so he has no business to lose. Harm is not limited to business and finance. It's just as harmful when good, charitable works are subverted by companies looking for profit. If nothing else, consumers are harmed by having the superior free version hidden away, crowded out by the ad- and spyware-infested apps. What those developers are doing is like charging an entrance fee to a public park, knowing many won't realize the park is free. But the park isn't a business, so there's no harm...

gunapologist99 5y ago

According to the article, there's no way to reserve the name or prevent others from creating an app with the same exact name, unless you actually pay the necessary fees and create an app in the app store. Meanwhile, now that others have created an app, he is now excluded from creating the same game.

pseudalopex 5y ago
It wasn't the 1st game called Wordle.
- kadoban 5y ago
  What other one existed first?
  - pseudalopex 5y ago
    https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wordle/id1095569891 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wordle/id1095569891 https://store.steampowered.com/app/1334000/Wordle/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1334000/Wordle/