[LarryPage]

Trademark lawyers took the day off?

[scotu]

IANAL but don't trademarks apply on specific markets? If that's so, I doubt bandaid has registered in the software market

[ableal]

Back in the day, there were VAX minicomputers and VAX vacuum cleaners in peaceful coexistence ...

(Not to mention the Apple music label and Apple Computer.)

[cristoperb]

Apple and Apple did not exactly co-exist peacefully:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer

[sciurus]

Until the janitor unplugs the computer to run their vacuum. ;-)

[icebraining]

Also the Linux detergents.

[fenwick67]

They do, but it's not that black-and-white, which leaves lots of room for disputes.

[lulmerchant]

On this note, I can't believe that iOS the operating system and IOS the operating system have managed to get along.

[willglynn]

Licensing agreement.

https://blogs.cisco.com/news/cisco_and_apple_agreement_on_io...

[lulmerchant]

Well, TIL...

[jaredhansen]

Unlikely to be a lot of risk of consumer confusion here.

[LarryPage]

You're right, I'm going to call my next software project Ford Motor Company

[dsl]

It looks like an attempt at reimplementing the same service at another big tech company with cough the exact same name.