Apple, Cisco Settle iPhone Trademark Lawsuit 111
A number of readers let us know that Cisco and Apple have settled the lawsuit over the use of the iPhone name for Apple's new multimedia phone. The agreement allows Apple and Cisco both to use the iPhone brand on their own products. Also, the companies said they would explore opportunities for interoperability in the areas of security, consumer and business communications. Apple still faces a suit over the name in Canada and one over its touch-screen technology in the UK.
To all those people... (Score:5, Funny)
Told you so.
Canada one? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Canada one? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Canada one? (Score:2, Funny)
n other news.... (Score:5, Funny)
Cisco-Apple plaintext summary (Score:3, Funny)
Cisco boardroom: We have to get on the consumer bandwagon, so lets use this trademark to force Apple to help us even if we don't really have a good case. Tell the media that we are almost in agreement.
Apple boardroom: The blabbing with Cisco resulted in an agreement that basically means nothing. At least they think they have something and have backed off.
Cisco boardroom: The "explore opportunities" agreement is of course worhtless, but maybe we can fool our stockholders at least that we got a good thing going here.
Re:n other news.... (Score:3, Funny)
You have been caught usyng sayd letter n your post, ryght before "the alphabet." You now face a hefty fyne.
Sumer ys ycumyng yn... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Ripped Off Name Problem Fixed... (Score:1, Funny)
EVERYBODY rips off Apple
Apple never rips off ANYBODY
Now drink your kool-aid and bow before The Leader.
Re:Big deal. (Score:3, Funny)
But the iPhone is less than 1/100th of a 2007 BMW M5 [yahoo.com] ($80k)! And it's 1000th of the size!
But the iPhone is less than 1/100000th of No. 5, 1948 [wikipedia.org] ($140M)! And the iPhone can take pictures!
And finally...
The iPhone is as expensive as a Boba Fett Blaster Signature Edition Prop Replica [entertainmentearth.com] ($679.99), and 10 times as functional!
How can you pass??