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Notepad++ Creator Don Ho Calls Out "Fake" MacOS App Over Trademark Violation
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this post was submitted on 04 May 2026
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The fake watch can probably tell the time, too.
As far as I know GIMP and Blender never tried to masquerade as Photoshop and Maya.
Using someone else's branding to deceive users isn't just a little "fuck up". One does not impersonate another project by accident.