Looks really cool but it runs Windows :(
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It looks very snappable.
I guess it doesn’t have to. Support for the Steam OS like distributions could well be added fairly quick
I'm honestly surprised they can even use the DS name. I assumed Nintendo had trademarked that in every way possible
"DS" Stand for dual screen. Is it a descriptive element, and not a distinctive element.
Well yes but actually no. The phrase "dual screen" is descriptive yes. But that is not what Nintendo called their product. The official name for the Nintendo DS is, well, Nintendo DS. So they very well could have trademarked the "DS" naming to keep for themselves for all eternity. Especially since they could argue that the shortened "DS" is distinctive since it is an abbreviation and not just a plain description.
All I'm saying is I'm surprised the asshole suits at Nintendo didn't do it, don't know if they tried but failed though.
I don't think you can trademark an abbreviation just by itself, right? DS could stand for a multitude of things, so they would be hard pressed to try and prove how it couldn't mean anything else but a (Nintendo) DS.
I think the general likeness of the product and intended use plays a large part when it comes to lawsuits regarding trademarks etc..
Consider this product:
- It's a gaming console
- It's dual screen
- It's clamshell
- It has the abbreviation "DS" in their model name, hinting at dual screens.
Compare that to a fictional product, an European rustbucket of a car: the Centaur Avante DS 340.
- Is not a gaming console
- Doesn't have dual screen
- Is not clamshell
- Has the abbreviation "DS" in their model name, hinting at "Direct Steering" since it's the model without powersteering.
I think this product would be more at risk of being sued by Nintendo rather than the fictional car manufacturer...
I'm gonna assume it's a "lmao China" moment when it comes to copyright.
It would actually be trademark and not copyright, and as such it requires constant market use by the trademark holder, and Nintendo has stopped using the DS trademark
Citroën did the DS long before Nintendo did.