Comment by tcdent

Comment by tcdent 5 days ago

7 replies

Could have just called it "clawbot" and maintained some of the hype while eliminating the IP concerns.

Instead they chose a completely different name with unrecognizable resonance.

ketanhwr 5 days ago

Apparently "clawbot" wasn't allowed either: https://x.com/steipete/status/2016091353365537247

  • direwolf20 5 days ago

    A cease and desist doesn't mean you have to stop doing everything it says. It only means you should comply with the law.

    • xuki 5 days ago

      You don't want to spend time and money to fight with a $350B company.

      • direwolf20 5 days ago

        If that's your logic they can make you do anything they like. They can ask you for $100m "because I said so" and you'll comply to avoid spending $200m on lawyers.

stingraycharles 5 days ago

I think it’s fine, they found a way to frame it over a lobster’s lifecycle.

Plenty of worse renames of businesses have happened in the past that ended up being fine, I’m sure this one will go over as such as well.