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BrikoX to News@lemmy.world • 2 years ago

Apple rejects new name ‘X’ for Twitter iOS app because… rules

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Apple rejects new name ‘X’ for Twitter iOS app because… rules

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BrikoX to News@lemmy.world • 2 years ago
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/834308

Archived version: https://archive.ph/cQmID
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230729214729/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/apple-rejects-new-name-x-for-twitter-ios-app-because-rules/

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  • @jeffw@lemmy.worldM
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    52•2 years ago

    Pretty easy solution. Just show it in the App Store as “X - A Social Media App” or some shit

    • Alto
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      61•2 years ago

      “The App Formerly Know as Twitter”

      • Art35ian
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        2•2 years ago

        Love Finderrz with two Rs and a Z.

      • @acockworkorange@mander.xyz
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        13•2 years ago

        The Prince solution, I like it.

    • BrikoXOP
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      Apple discourages adding subtitle as part of the app name and I don’t recall ever seeing one, so they might even disallow it.

      • @Thekingoflorda@lemmy.worldM
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        3•2 years ago

        Didn’t meta’s threads do that?

        • BrikoXOP
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          Quick check shows that you are right. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/threads-an-instagram-app/id6446901002

          Threads was already taken https://apps.apple.com/us/app/threads/id1599153821

    • Shaded Cosmos
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      X Media maybe

      • Niello
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        14•2 years ago

        And then XVideos would be canon.

        • @Koboldschadenfroh@lemmy.world
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