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Elon May Have a Huge Issue Because Microsoft Owns the “X” Trademark (futurism.com)
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[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 40 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Whats microsoft doing with X?

Aside from ActiveX, DirectX and Xbox...

[–] bermuda@beehaw.org 38 points 1 year ago

from trademark (note registered in 2003)

for: providing on-line chat rooms for transmission of messages among computer users concerning video and computer games; providing on-line electronic bulletin boards for transmission of messages among computer users concerning video and computer games, in class 38

for: entertainment services, namely, providing interactive multiplayer game services for games played over computer networks and global communications networks; providing computer games and video games downloadable over computer global communications networks; providing information on the video game and computer game industries via the internet; and providing information on computer games, video games, video game consoles and accessories therefor via the internet, in class 41

in short: basically what they did in the ensuing years with Xbox and Games for Windows - Live

[–] bear_delune@beehaw.org 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Xbox Series X, Surface Pro X,

[–] kayjay@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

iPhone X.. It’s not like X, the latin letter, is owned and used by Microsoft only.

[–] RoboRay@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a number.

[–] prole@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

X-Men, X-ray, X-chromosome, XVideos, Lil Nas X, Final Fantasy X....

Wait, what were we listing again?