Twitter Finally Turns to 'X' on Apple's App Store

[foobarbaz]

“We treat every developer the same” (Tim Cook)

And remember when Amphetamine was almost kicked from the App Store, because of it promoted drug use because of its name? Well, blaze that glory, small developers.

 

[richpjr]

Please stop embedding Tweets into articles. They don’t deserve the free extra views contributed by your (MacRumors) audience. Take a screenshot or figure out another way to share the info. I certainly don’t appreciate contributing to the views while viewing MacRumors content. I left the platform so I could get away from that crap and journalists continue to boost the platform. Stop it.

So because you dislike Tweets, the rest of the world should follow along? Really?

 

[flexwithmarius]

I don’t really like the X rebranding. But it’s funny seeing the criticism of Musk. He’s made more money than anyone criticizing him. He has two very successful businesses that make high tech, real world products that are best in class. That doesn’t mean this rebranding will work. But people are crazy if they are sure Musk is a clueless idiot.

finally someone with some sense.

everyone on here can call him a child, baby, whatever makes them feel “superior”, but guess what? (and this is what pisses people off)

he doesn’t care. or need your opinion.

he’s got more balls and leverage to do whatever the hell he wants, irregardless of what some armchair forum nerds have to say.

it’s hilarious to see people have a literal **** fit over what another man with money and influence does.

 

[DJC631]

I don't care what Elon changes it to, it's Twitter.
TwitterX.

 

[flexwithmarius]

I love Apple (d‘uh) but I really, really hate that they keep advertising on (Ex-)Twitter while most respectable companies have (sensibly) withdrawn. That place has become so anti anything and everything Apple is supposed to stand for. And now they make a one-letter-app exemption for that idiot on the App store, too? Is Musk somehow blackmailing Tim Cook? I just don‘t get it.

if X is to become a recognizable brand, then yes, it’s logical to allow them to rebrand across the board. this includes the app store. you or Apple don’t have to like it, but business is business and there’s no sensible reason to interfere for personal reasons.

 

[DJC631]

"it’s hilarious to see people have a literal **** fit over what another man with money and influence does."

We have **** fits when what he's doing affects our lives, our work, etc.
Some people heavily used Twitter in their business models, now he's here screwing everything up for his own fun.

 

[DJC631]

finally someone with some sense.

everyone on here can call him a child, baby, whatever makes them feel “superior”, but guess what? (and this is what pisses people off)

he doesn’t care. or need your opinion.

he’s got more balls and leverage to do whatever the hell he wants, irregardless of what some armchair forum nerds have to say.

it’s hilarious to see people have a literal **** fit over what another man with money and influence does.

"it’s hilarious to see people have a literal **** fit over what another man with money and influence does."

We have **** fits when what he's doing affects our lives, our work, etc.
Some people heavily used Twitter in their business models, now he's here screwing everything up for his own fun.

 

[Kingcoherent]

It looks terrible. Which is good because this way I'll stop my Twitter addiction.

 

[LizKat]

The whole Elon Musk version of the former Twitter brand now has way too many overtones I don't care for including the "Blaze your glory!" tag, which to me sounds like a coded call to the porch dogs of white nationalism... so I'm moving finally to abandon my gone-dormant Twitter account.

I had hoped somehow for a turnaround under Musk's promised new management, but what i see happening suggests that Yaccarino or any other c-suite appointee is just a puppet at the whim of Musk and a so far cowed bunch of advisors. The rebranding of Twitter makes no sense really, although perhaps anyone previously associated with its endeavors should be grateful , considering all the antics and stupidity that have ensued since Musk bought the brand, never mind potential regulatory issues thanks to his changes. I'm surprised Musk's senior stakeholders and lenders haven't prevailed on him to step back and let professionals try to manage what's left of the business. He still reminds one of a cranky baby throwing toys out the pram...

Musk not getting proper permits to install the X logo per state and local standards only reinforces the evidence that he figures he's above the law. Regulators from SF municipal powers, California, the US feds and Europe have to be looking at that as a fresh wakeup call, if they weren't already. Amber lights should be flashing in the minds of any politician thinking that having X relocate its USA headquarters to their state would be a plus.

 

[surfzen21]

"it’s hilarious to see people have a literal **** fit over what another man with money and influence does."

We have **** fits when what he's doing affects our lives, our work, etc.
Some people heavily used Twitter in their business models, now he's here screwing everything up for his own fun.

I think a lot of people are overlooking this point.

There are a ton of physical products and advertisements that include the blue twitter bird that as of a few days ago doesn't exist.

Billboards, trucks, business cards, and on and on will have to be remade or continue to point to or use a symbol that doesn't exist. It will cost the business money or make them look bad by using old non existent advertising branding.

Take this website for example. Across the top of the page is a link to all socials. Twitter/X is still a bird. It becomes more problematic when the change is not coding software but physical printing.

I guess the upside will be forcing these brands to start using Threads and adding that as a new social. This change is ancillary helping Threads which is kind of funny.

 

[iamasmith]

So does musk still own PayPal? Is PayPal becoming X?

I think he wanted to use a letter icon, making it T would have looked naff but making it X now puts it in it's proper place close to the end where you never bother to go unless there is some unexplained traffic situation outside your house etc. also the X at the top of the screen encourages you to tap it to close it.. that doesn't work but it does remind you not to waste time on it.

 

[richpjr]

The whole Elon Musk version of the former Twitter brand now has way too many overtones I don't care for including the "Blaze your glory!" tag, which to me sounds like a coded call to the porch dogs of white nationalism...

You literally could not be further from the blaze reference if you tried.

 

[octopi]

Is it really a good idea for Elon to change the name to X just as everyone is thinking of leaving?

 

[WarmWinterHat]

finally someone with some sense.

everyone on here can call him a child, baby, whatever makes them feel “superior”, but guess what? (and this is what pisses people off)

he doesn’t care. or need your opinion.

he’s got more balls and leverage to do whatever the hell he wants, irregardless of what some armchair forum nerds have to say.

it’s hilarious to see people have a literal **** fit over what another man with money and influence does.

I don't call him names or have a ****-fit. I just ignore him

I have twitter.com and x.com blocked at the DNS level for my home network. No one in my home uses/used twitter, before or after Musk and I'd be quite content to never see his name come up again, good or bad.

 

[webkit]

You mean like when Google changed their corporate name to Alphabet LLC or when Facebook changed their corporate name to Meta? Sure, this is a bit different because he changed the actually app name....but it's not that different.

No, not like that. This is not about the company name being changed from Twitter, Inc. to X Corp. It's about changing the well-known Twitter product and brand name to X. In the change to Alphabet and Meta, Google search was still Google search, Facebook was still Facebook, etc. The Tiwtter to X situation is much different as we are not just talking about a company name change but a brand/product name change.

 

[Macaholic868]

I find myself going to Twitter / X less and less. 90% of the journalists I follow have made the move to Threads and since I only used Twitter to follow them I’m pretty sure I’ll be dropping it all together in the next week or two.

 

[el-John-o]

So does musk still own PayPal? Is PayPal becoming X?

He does not. Actually he wanted to change PayPal's name to "X" and that, among other things, contributed to his ouster many years ago.

 

[erikkfi]

The stock went down 20 something percent after the sale but has slowly crept back up to virtually the price he paid for it ($53.70 as of this morning).

That's a neat trick, since Twitter has been private since October 27, 2022 and has no share price.

The price you saw is the price as of that date:

 

[td241]

space man bad

 

[Apple Fan 2008]

Yeah, I remember the same thing happened with Flappy Bird a decade ago and I thought it was so stupid back then too.

People also did it with Fortnite https://tech.hindustantimes.com/amp...-for-1-000-and-more-online-71597988889633.how

 

[richpjr]

That's a neat trick, since Twitter has been private since October 27, 2022 and has no share price.

The price you saw is the price as of that date:

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Oops - that was a good catch and something I clearly missed.

 

[MrENGLISH]

This is going to be one hell of a tax write off for the musky one when X goes the way of Lycos, eWorld, and TalkCity.

I've been saying this ever since the X rebranding was announced. It is the only thing that honestly makes sense at this point.

 

[el-John-o]

No, not like that. This is not about the company name being changed from Twitter, Inc. to X Corp. It's about changing the well-known Twitter product and brand name to X. In the change to Alphabet and Meta, Google search was still Google search, Facebook was still Facebook, etc. The Tiwtter to X situation is much different as we are not just talking about a company name change but a brand/product name change.

Exactly this. It's weird.

He paid a LOT of money for Twitter.

When you buy a company you buy all of its assets. A company like Twitter doesn't own a million acres of land or a series of 10,000 restaurants; the only assets it has are intellectual property, a userbase, and an established group of employees.

Elon paid $44bn for Twitter. But apparently didn't think the employees were valuable; nor most of the intellectual property as he's claiming to want a complete re-code and, demonstrably, doesn't care about the brand. It's fine that he doesn't; it's just... weird to pay $44bn for it.

Because when all the dust settles, what Elon paid for was the user list. People he would've had access to had he just... tweeted about his new social media platform. That and, I suppose, the ability to put his tweets to the forefront. I stopped following him; not out of spite or because I dislike him but because his tweets were always the first thing I saw when I opened the app. You know what happens now that I unfollowed him? His tweets are, still, the first thing I see when I open the app. He seems to have paid $44bn to become a spammer. (I could block him I guess)

Maybe this will be really successful. Maybe it won't. Competition is a good thing. But right now it seems SO bizarre to have paid that much money for a product that he doesn't seem to want. It'd be like buying a Big Mac and throwing everything away but the pickles. Instead of just... buying some pickles.

 

[justperry]

X Deleted.



Since I am not allowed to post a one word reply/post I add this, the guy is a complete lunatic.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I don’t see anything to be Xcited about.