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The icing on the cake: Microsoft owns a trademark for X. So Musk has destroyed a loved and strong brand, for potential years of litigation, and potentially no brand.

  • Theblarglereflargle [any]
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    1 year ago

    Did I read correctly that he’s also trying to turn twitter Into Venmo at the same time?

      • iridaniotter [she/her]
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        1 year ago

        Oh great, the power and ubiquity of Tencent without a government able to regulate it. Good thing it's not gonna happen.

      • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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        1 year ago

        Every tech billionaire wants that at this point. The scary part is that Meta and Zuckerberg have been the most successful at this

    • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      More of a western WeChat. Which is what Zuckerberg wants to do with Meta as well.

      Given that Facebook marketplace actually exists, and banks in my country make use of WhatsApp, Meta is actually making some progress here.