Figma is trying to trademark the phrase 'dev mode'. not a product name. a job description.
be honest. overreacting?
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be honest. overreacting?
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the 'dark mode', 'dev mode', 'preview mode' naming space is entirely generic. this should fail.
Adobe tried to buy them. they resisted. and then became Adobe anyway from the inside.
this is what happens when a company transitions from 'tool people love' to 'extraction vehicle'
trademark filings like this exist to threaten, not necessarily to win. the threat is the product.
charged me for an annual plan, removed features I was using, then filed a trademark. the arc.
they think we can't see them ripping us off
bakery near me switched to AI photos for their menu board. the actual food looks nothing like it.
streaming apps that put their giant logo over the corner of the original cover art are so disrespectful
every product on etsy is now just ai art slapped on a mug. where did the actual artists go
websites that autoplay audio when you open them. it's 2026. we all know better by now.
the community goodwill they had 3 years ago is gone. this is the gravestone.