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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,022 posts)
Wed Nov 3, 2021, 08:29 PM Nov 2021

A company called Meta that isn't Facebook is willing to sell the name for a hefty price

Mark Zuckerberg may want us to delve into his metaverse, but a PC building company called Meta isn’t all that interested.

Meta PC is a gaming manufacture based in Phoenix, Ariz. that sells custom desktops, laptops, and other hardware peripherals. Joe Darger and Zack Shutt, the company’s founders, have been operating as Meta PC for over a year now and applied for the Meta trademark back in August, TMZ reported Monday. The duo doesn’t own the name yet, but they’re still ahead of Zuckerberg.

However, Darger and Shutt are willing to part with the name if Zuckerberg forks over 20 million in cash. That might sound like a steep asking price, but Meta PC will have to rebrand everything if a name change happens, which is quite an expensive process.

Meta PC took to social media to meme about the whole situation, which you can check out below.




https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/a-company-called-meta-that-isnt-facebook-is-willing-to-sell-the-name-for-a-hefty-price/ar-AAQhEpQ

20 million? Facebook can afford to pay more than that.
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A company called Meta that isn't Facebook is willing to sell the name for a hefty price (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2021 OP
Facebook makes that much before lunch. Literally. ZZenith Nov 2021 #1
Assuming FB has to buy the name, Meta PC was started in 2020 with just a few Hoyt Nov 2021 #2
Demand free ice cream with toppings and soft drink, everyday, double on Saturdays and Sundays NCjack Nov 2021 #3
Posting deep fakes of Zuck pimping their product on their Twitter feed won't help them in court Shermann Nov 2021 #4
 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
2. Assuming FB has to buy the name, Meta PC was started in 2020 with just a few
Wed Nov 3, 2021, 08:57 PM
Nov 2021

employees, etc. Thus, they are small. I bet they’ll take a lot less, but why not go for the gold?

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
3. Demand free ice cream with toppings and soft drink, everyday, double on Saturdays and Sundays
Wed Nov 3, 2021, 09:03 PM
Nov 2021

-- brand of your choosing -- for everyone in Phoenix, AZ -- forever

Shermann

(7,423 posts)
4. Posting deep fakes of Zuck pimping their product on their Twitter feed won't help them in court
Wed Nov 3, 2021, 09:31 PM
Nov 2021

Companies can share names as long as they doesn't create any plausible overlapping brand confusion.

Meta PC can't make their case blurring the line themselves.

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