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If you had read the article, they aren't looking for money. From April 2023, Meta’s lawyers made four offers to purchase the domain ‘threads.app’ from Threads

If you had read the article, they aren't looking for money. From April 2023, Meta’s lawyers made four offers to purchase the domain ‘threads.app’ from Threads Software Ltd. Every offer was declined. It was made clear to Meta’s Instagram that the domain was not for sale.

searealist 3y ago
That's called holding out for even more money.
organsnyder 3y ago
That could just mean that they felt they could get more money if they held out and didn't take the first (or fourth) offer. Totally their right, too, if they're the legal trademark holder.
- lesuorac 3y ago
  How much money do I need to give you to go on a decade long cruise ship ride? Sometimes people just don't have a price. It looks like the current guy running TSL is the guy who founded it [1] so I find it entirely likely he's not interested in re-naming his company. [1]: https://threads.cloud/about-us/ https://threads.cloud/about-us/
  - philipov 3y ago
    2 billion dollars. In cash.
    - rzzzt 3y ago
      Do you take the money with you on the cruise? I imagine fully packed rolling suitcases that occasionally shed bills at the seams.
  - zimpenfish 3y ago
    > How much money do I need to give you to go on a decade long cruise ship ride? Depending on the details[1], anywhere from $1M upwards. [1] Is it all expenses or do I have to pay for food, etc.? Where is it going? Are there any stops for excursions and tours? etc.etc.
    - kyawzazaw 3y ago
      kinda low
      - flkenosad 3y ago
        Seriously. Embarrassing.
  - matheusmoreira 3y ago
    A hundred million dollars sounds good.
cortesoft 3y ago
Enough money for the whole company, not just the domain. Also, declining all offers to purchase something doesn't mean there isn't a price you would sell. Even if you say it is not for sale, every business has a price.
redder23 3y ago
That is a fallacy, stupid claim that because they do not sell (for what? we do not even know) the domain with THEIR NAME in it that they are not looking for money. In fact they know that KEEPING the name actually will make them possibly more money in the long run. This new alone brings them on the radar of millions of people who never even heard of Threads Software. Lets just assume Meta will be disallowed to use the name Threads in the UK, now what? They will rename the app just in the UK, they make an even bigger insane offer to Threads to settle this and Threads lets them use it under certain conditions, like letting them get their FB with that name back ... Why are you to claim their are not looking for money, they like every company is "looking for money". They may not want any money from Meta (we do not know) but they are looking to make the most possible money with their brand name - hence "looking for money" either way.

searealist 3y ago

That's called holding out for even more money.

organsnyder 3y ago

That could just mean that they felt they could get more money if they held out and didn't take the first (or fourth) offer. Totally their right, too, if they're the legal trademark holder.

lesuorac 3y ago
How much money do I need to give you to go on a decade long cruise ship ride? Sometimes people just don't have a price. It looks like the current guy running TSL is the guy who founded it [1] so I find it entirely likely he's not interested in re-naming his company. [1]: https://threads.cloud/about-us/ https://threads.cloud/about-us/
- philipov 3y ago
  2 billion dollars. In cash.
  - rzzzt 3y ago
    Do you take the money with you on the cruise? I imagine fully packed rolling suitcases that occasionally shed bills at the seams.
- zimpenfish 3y ago
  > How much money do I need to give you to go on a decade long cruise ship ride? Depending on the details[1], anywhere from $1M upwards. [1] Is it all expenses or do I have to pay for food, etc.? Where is it going? Are there any stops for excursions and tours? etc.etc.
  - kyawzazaw 3y ago
    kinda low
    - flkenosad 3y ago
      Seriously. Embarrassing.
- matheusmoreira 3y ago
  A hundred million dollars sounds good.

cortesoft 3y ago

Enough money for the whole company, not just the domain. Also, declining all offers to purchase something doesn't mean there isn't a price you would sell. Even if you say it is not for sale, every business has a price.

redder23 3y ago

That is a fallacy, stupid claim that because they do not sell (for what? we do not even know) the domain with THEIR NAME in it that they are not looking for money. In fact they know that KEEPING the name actually will make them possibly more money in the long run. This new alone brings them on the radar of millions of people who never even heard of Threads Software. Lets just assume Meta will be disallowed to use the name Threads in the UK, now what? They will rename the app just in the UK, they make an even bigger insane offer to Threads to settle this and Threads lets them use it under certain conditions, like letting them get their FB with that name back ... Why are you to claim their are not looking for money, they like every company is "looking for money". They may not want any money from Meta (we do not know) but they are looking to make the most possible money with their brand name - hence "looking for money" either way.