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mmaunder ◴[] 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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tgsovlerkhgsel ◴[] No.25606449[source]
> They kind of have a point

They don't (the claim is the app promotes drug use, which it doesn't), and it's quite likely that it's a reviewer mistake that will be overturned once the stink on social media gets big enough to reach the right person.

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Angostura ◴[] No.25606876[source]
> the claim is the app promotes drug use, which it doesn't

You don't think it could reinforce the idea that Amphetamines could be a useful tool to preserve wakefulness?

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dempseye ◴[] No.25607145[source]
They are. Militaries around the world agree. So do doctors who prescribe them for narcolepsy and other disorders. I think it is a good name.

The fact remains that in most places amphetamines are an illegal drug when acquired without a prescription.

I think he should just rebrand. A name change is not a big deal, given the app has low name recognition in the first place. News of the rebrand will be the first Google result for people who are unaware of it.

Apple holds all the cards here. There is little to be gained if he wins, and if he loses he will have to rebrand anyway after much wasted effort.

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1. PrefixKitten ◴[] No.25608438[source]
He could literally just call it "benzedrex" instead as that is the name of a nearly identically acting but otc stimulant you can grab off the shelf at any walmart lol...