Apple Tries Trickery to get iPhone Name
Less than a day after Cisco sued Apple over the iPhone trademark hints from the filing imply Apple tried trickery to get its way. Highlighted court documents from Paul Kedrosky:
Why try and trademark something where its out of sight, out of mind? An elaborate explanation as to why Apple’s naming scheme will fail in the US has been up at ZDNet for almost a month:
It’s not an entirely unheard of tactic to secretively file for trademarks in places where such filings may escape the prying eyes of those keeping vigil over trademark and patent applications at the US Patent and Trademark Office. But now, maybe the real reason for Apple’s far-off applications has revealed itself: perhaps the trademark simply isn’t available here in the US
January 11th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Gizmodo has a better list at their site - http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/cellphones/top-five-reasons-why-the-iphone-sucks-228100.php
“1. 2-megapixel camera when others have 5-megapixel shooters on board
2. 5-hour talk time: not enough battery life
3. No expansion slot. Go for the 8-gig model and that’s it.
4. No 3G: EDGE is so last year
5. No removable battery: You mean we can’t take along a spare battery? WTF?”