Meta’s Threads sent another app named Threads to the top of the App Store charts

housepanther, 10 months ago

Too funny!!!

db2, 10 months ago

And Meta will probably sue them.

tirestarter, 10 months ago

surprised it hasn’t happened already

Ath47, 10 months ago

They wouldn’t have a case, since this other app can prove they’ve been available under that name for 4 years. However, I bet the low-ball offers to buy the app and domain have already started. I wonder what number they’ll eventually settle on…

mainaccount, 10 months ago

You can wonder all you want. We will never know. But probably “Best I can do is $3.50 and this cute cease and desist letter”.

db2, 10 months ago

Doesn’t matter, they’ve got deeper pockets and can drag it out.

IverCoder, 10 months ago

They wouldn’t probably need to buy the whole thing, making them rename the app is enough.

Ath47, 10 months ago

True. They have a fair bit of leverage, though. Even just renaming the competing product would probably cost Meta a small fortune. I wouldn’t mind being in that situation.