I appreciate the thought put into this, but you don't need to look any further than software developer Mike Rowe (not the TV presenter) to understand why it would fail hard.
Mike Rowe was publishing software and had an identifiable brand presence before Bill Gates and Paul Allen picked a name for their sued him for using his own name for his company, and a court still stole his literal name and trademark from him because it was too close to the name of the behemoth that sued him.
Mike Rowe was publishing software and had an identifiable brand presence before Bill Gates and Paul Allen picked a name for their company, and a court still stole his literal name and trademark from him
Mike Rowe was a high school student when that kicked off in the early 2000s. Microsoft was founded in the 1980s.
I appreciate the thought put into this, but you don't need to look any further than software developer Mike Rowe (not the TV presenter) to understand why it would fail hard.
Mike Rowe was publishing software and had an identifiable brand presence before Bill Gates and Paul Allen
picked a name for theirsued him for using his own name for his company, and a court still stole his literal name and trademark from him because it was too close to the name of the behemoth that sued him.Mike Rowe was a high school student when that kicked off in the early 2000s. Microsoft was founded in the 1980s.
Huh. Dangers of relying on memory. So he basically did exactly what OP is suggesting, and the court system punished him for it.