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		untog on July 28, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Dear Instagram It also seems that bolt.co and Instagram's Bolt are much more similar to each other (apps dedicated to person→person communication) I disagree. A web browser is used for person to person communication too. All three are used for very, very different forms of it, though.

umberto on July 28, 2014 [–]

Trademark is about preventing confusion, not owning words. A browser is very different from an app voice/text app.

untog on July 28, 2014 | [–]

My point was that the two Bolts barely compete with each other. One is for voice calls, the other is for quick picture sharing. I can't imagine many scenarios where you could use them interchangeably.

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