Bad Apple Inc.: iPhone Lawsuit
Stop the presses!
With all the hoopla over Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) announcement yesterday at Macworld of their new convergence device, the much hyped "iPhone" (iPod + PDA + cell phone, etc.), it seems the story is just starting to get interesting.
Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) has filed a lawsuit against Apple Inc. claiming infringement of the "iPhone" name, which Cisco claims they hold trademark rights of that name. This promises to be more interesting and more glamorous than the litigation between NTP vs. Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM; TSX: RIM).
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News.com
http://news.com.com/Cisco+sues+Apple+over+use+of+iPhone+trademark/2100-1047_3-6149285.html
Somewhere I remember reading:
"The iPhone runs Mac OS X, and Steve Jobs made references to the phone being able to run full versions of Mac software, not just mobile apps."
CRAVE - CNet
http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9675586-1.html?tag=cnetfd.mt
Posted by: Jaime Chanaga | Thursday, 11 January 2007 at 13:42
Actually according to several sources, the iPhone would not qualify as a PDA (Smartphone) because it is limited to what Apple puts in it. As of now you can't install 3rd party applications and such. It is more of a music phone with a lot of nifty organizational applications.
Posted by: Jeisson Neira | Thursday, 11 January 2007 at 13:05