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1. sippingabonedry · 1790091553 · focus · HN ↗

   Maybe they should have spent the money used to buy its stupid name from a band on additional testing instead.

   1. axus · 1790092524 · focus · HN ↗

      Did the band end up getting money for that?

      1. echelon · 1790093279 · focus · HN ↗

         Presumably. They changed their handle on non-Meta social networks to match at around the same time as the Meta handle change.
   2. NDlurker · 1790099584 · focus · HN ↗

      Why would they pay Muse? Muse the band doesn't have a monopoly on the word muse

      1. dylan604 · 1790100778 · focus · HN ↗

         because they had control of the handles used on Meta's apps. Why is that hard to understand. I was shocked they paid them instead of just taking it.

         1. NDlurker · 1790170513 · focus · HN ↗

            I thought you were talking about trademarks, not user names

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