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by chefandy 2423 days ago
Well, based on a 2017 version of their site in archive.org, their 'pink' is rgb(214, 0, 109) while T-Mobile's current pink is rgb(226, 0, 116). Not the same, but as a graphic designer, I think they'd be visually indistinguishable for most people unless comparing bordering swatches.

But fuck T-Mobile though. Magenta is a primary color in most types of print. That they can somehow stop other people from using it is bullshit.

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In the late 90's, early 2000's, they aggressively tried to intimidate each and everyone using the letter T for any marketing purposes.
I was surprised Apple didn't crack down harder on non-Apple iTech. That was legitimately confusing.
Apple got away with stealing the name OS9 from Microware so they were not really a position to sue others over similar names without getting their own court testimony from the earlier trial thrown back at them.
They weren't first (imode, Cisco IPhone, iriver).