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Apple has threatened to remove Amphetamine from the App Store

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946 points giuliomagnifico | 1 comments | 01 Jan 21 19:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.365s | source
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mmaunder ◴[01 Jan 21 19:42 UTC] No.25606123[source]▶
You’re angry. I’ve felt this in a trademark lawsuit. You think the world should get behind you and change the corrupt system.

My advice is to immediately rebrand as gracefully and effectively as possible and use all that activist energy to effect the transition.

They kind of have a point which doesn’t make them right, but they hold all the cards and you will lose this one and regret the wasted bandwidth.

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valuearb ◴[01 Jan 21 19:50 UTC] No.25606212[source]▶
I like “Up All Night” as a new name. Icon image could be people partying in their pajamas.

While taking amphetamines.

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1. Hnrobert42 ◴[01 Jan 21 21:04 UTC] No.25607097[source]▶
I wonder if that phrase is still protected by the USA network, for those of you old enough to remember when regular ol’ cable would show topless women. Now you can’t name an app Amphetamine. It is interesting to watch the pendulum swing.