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> stepping on the toes of Amazon's copyright/trademark?

I would not be surprised if Microsoft would have a problem with the company name. They market themselves as an open source project, but I assume they are in it to sell hardware and make a profit (or exit).

The company name sounds like a contraction of Microsoft to me and initially I misread the title as being another Microsoft open source project.

I'm actually expecting some initiative from Microsoft in exactly this area, with open hardware instead of open software.




It's named after Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock Holmes' brother.


Which is the basis for the name of the AI in "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" by Heinlein.




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