The iPhone....

bob3160 · 2007-01-11T13:55:48.000Z

marc57 post:12:

Here’s something to Check out.

Cisco sues Apple over iPhone trademark

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cisco11jan11,0,5948752.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Why didn’t Apple work out the legalities of using Cisco’s iPhone trademark before going through the Macworld song and dance?

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=4269&tag=nl.e589

Someone surely goofed on this one. :

Mac · 2007-01-11T18:12:10.000Z

Bob, apple tried to get cisco’s blessing for a long time and since they would not agree to apple’s terms Apple released it anyway (Steve always gets his way and if he doesnt he will do it anyway regardless of what law it breaks)

bob3160 · 2007-01-11T20:10:22.000Z

This will probably prove to be a very expensive “JUMP” for Steve and Apple.

Mac · 2007-01-11T21:13:37.000Z

Considering that Cisco already has the patent and a product by the name It will be next to impossible for apple to win

OrangeCrate · 2007-01-12T01:50:03.000Z

.: Mac :. post:15:

Bob, apple tried to get cisco’s blessing for a long time and since they would not agree to apple’s terms Apple released it anyway (Steve always gets his way and if he doesnt he will do it anyway regardless of what law it breaks)

So true, and frankly, I’ve always admired him for his chutzpah. Personally, I like a phone to be a phone, and a player to be a player, so I don’t think I’d be interested in it, but the “eye candy” factor is certainly a 10+. Congrats to Apple!

Edit: Posting at the same time…

.: Mac :. post:17:

Considering that Cisco already has the patent and a product by the name It will be next to impossible for apple to win

Probably true, but if Apple has to change the name, it’ll make them look like the underdog in the minds of the target market for the iPhone. Sales will be spectacular, even at $500 a pop, which of course, is all that Apple really cares about, and I’m sure they’ve already factored in litigation costs in the business model.

It will be interesting to watch this one play out.

Mac · 2007-01-12T02:23:06.000Z

actually I found out this:

Cisco/linksys has registered the iPhone name in the US only
Apple has registered the name worldwide (just not in the US)

so that could help them in the suit

system · 2007-01-12T21:13:26.000Z

Software giant Microsoft has warned its rival, Apple Inc., into launching its iPhone and said the much-awaited modern mobile phone could face some very serious challenges if the popular iPod MP3 player is integrated into it.

Robbie Bach, Microsoft’s entertainment and devices division president admits the company is also planning to introduce its own mobile phone and integrate the Zune digital music player, but said such plan “is not at top of its priority list.”

Bach said, “You have to find out what it’s great at. Is it great as a phone, or is it great as a music player? If it’s great as a music player, then it’s just another iPod trying to be a phone.”

He said the biggest challenge facing Apple is merging the two different formats of media player and phone, as well as making sure the unit have sufficient battery life and good screen size.

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7006106203

Mac · 2007-01-12T21:15:42.000Z

the challenge is making it a great phone AND a great music player

system · 2007-01-13T00:15:48.000Z

removed it mac my friend

Mac · 2007-01-13T05:21:44.000Z

NOT Funny

OrangeCrate · 2007-01-13T11:23:12.000Z

^,

I’m sure you’ve already seen this, though maybe not, with the hundreds of articles about the iPhone on the web now.

Pretty interesting:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,128511-c,cellphones/article.html

system · 2007-01-13T13:07:11.000Z

http://www.panoramas.dk/newspanos/2007/macworld-apple-iPhone.html

Requires Quicktime…Mouse To Scroll Around…

system · 2007-01-13T19:22:56.000Z

Glad all I use my cell phone for is to talk. Sure gets complicated now days.

system · 2007-01-13T23:44:24.000Z

Some hands on time with the iPhone :

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/01/09/some-hands-on-time-with-the-iphone/

Mac…the phone below is NOT REAL ;D

system · 2007-01-14T07:54:17.000Z

It’s much more than just a phone! ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xXNoB3t8vM

system · 2007-01-15T13:51:15.000Z

[b]iPhone skins irk Apple[/b]
… Savvy coders have developed iPhone “skins” that work with most smartphones based on the Windows Mobile and Palm operating systems. …

http://www.smh.com.au/news/mobiles--handhelds/apple-crunches-websites-over-iphone-skins/2007/01/15/1168709656280.html

Now, if somebody could make a theme for my Sony Ericsson Z710i … ;D :-X

system · 2007-01-17T11:26:27.000Z

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system · 2007-01-17T11:30:31.000Z

all in fun…what’s life without a little fun in it…makes the world of ours a better place
++con’t from page 2++

system · 2007-01-17T22:57:20.000Z

For all the geeks who can’t wait …

iPhone Countdown clock 8)

http://iphonecountdown.com/

click on this will have to do…its a pdf file

bob3160 · 2007-01-18T22:15:25.000Z

What’s so smart about the iPhone?
Ed Bott, after looking over smartphones in the Windows Mobile pavilion at CES,
says he would choose any of these over the iPhone. So would just about anyone he met with at CES.
Ed explains why Apple’s pretty phone is not a smart choice.
Read the full story

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