▲ 849 ▼ New Twitter launches, says Musk's X gave up the name (arstechnica.com) submitted 1 week ago by some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org to c/technology@lemmy.world 271 comments fedilink hide all child comments Get your shortnames while the getting's good.
[–] itsjustachairmary@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 child) Isn't that just Mastodon? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] mcv@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 week ago (1 child) Mastodon is not called Twitter, and the vast majority of people have no idea what it is, unfortunately. A Mastodon instance called Twitter would be a great idea, although I think Mastodon doesn't support all the protocols like Friendica does. But Friendica is too unlike Twitter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jonzobot@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (1 child) I suppose that could potentially drag Mastodon's developer into a legal fight (if X were to sue them), which would be costly and a distraction. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) Not mastodon devs but the instance owners permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jonzobot@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) I have a feeling that Musk is gonna sue who he's gonna sue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago Mh yeah you are quite right i guess, he's dumb and rich permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mcv@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 week ago (1 child) Mastodon is not called Twitter, and the vast majority of people have no idea what it is, unfortunately. A Mastodon instance called Twitter would be a great idea, although I think Mastodon doesn't support all the protocols like Friendica does. But Friendica is too unlike Twitter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jonzobot@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (1 child) I suppose that could potentially drag Mastodon's developer into a legal fight (if X were to sue them), which would be costly and a distraction. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) Not mastodon devs but the instance owners permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jonzobot@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) I have a feeling that Musk is gonna sue who he's gonna sue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago Mh yeah you are quite right i guess, he's dumb and rich permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jonzobot@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (1 child) I suppose that could potentially drag Mastodon's developer into a legal fight (if X were to sue them), which would be costly and a distraction. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) Not mastodon devs but the instance owners permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jonzobot@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) I have a feeling that Musk is gonna sue who he's gonna sue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago Mh yeah you are quite right i guess, he's dumb and rich permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) Not mastodon devs but the instance owners permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jonzobot@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) I have a feeling that Musk is gonna sue who he's gonna sue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago Mh yeah you are quite right i guess, he's dumb and rich permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jonzobot@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 week ago (1 child) I have a feeling that Musk is gonna sue who he's gonna sue. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago Mh yeah you are quite right i guess, he's dumb and rich permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 week ago Mh yeah you are quite right i guess, he's dumb and rich permalink fedilink source parent