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by Zaheer 4682 days ago
Might want to change the name...

Instagram Cracks Down On Connected Apps Using “Insta” And “Gram” [http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/19/instagram-cracks-down-on-co...]

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How on Earth can they try and own "gram"?

On it's own it is is a standard unit of measurement, but as a suffix is considered standard in English since time immemorial to reflect anything "written or drawn", it features in the word "telegram", and can be traced as a suffix back to ancient Greece.

I barely understand them trying to protect "insta" considering they are using Kodak's trademark there: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instamatic

But the suffix "gram"? Their lawyers may have found some powder that came in such measurements.

We've had the name since 2011... :-)