Um...Cisco > iPhone?

[FreshPrince]

Linksys iPhone

cisco news room

I'm not saying Cisco's iphone is better..I'm just wondering if Apple thought it through when Jobs decided to call their new phone the iPhone. I guess Apple has decided to pay Cisco $$$$$$$ to use the iPhone name?

:laugh:

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Sorry, major R.

 

[shocksyde]

Cisco is giving the rights to Apple

 

[R Nilla]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
Sorry, major R.

yes, I am sick of seeing this question, not to mention the fact that there is an iPhone thread.

Read the last paragraph.

 

[dartworth]

what fuqing rocking have you been under...😕

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: shocksyde
Cisco is giving the rights to Apple

and by giving you mean getting a big fat check from apple

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: FoBoT

Originally posted by: shocksyde
Cisco is giving the rights to Apple

and by giving you mean getting a big fat check from apple

LOL, I wonder if Jobs told Cingular to just endorse their check right over to Cisco?

 

[ViviTheMage]

$$$$$$$$$$$

start trademarking everything that starts with an i, like iphone, idisk, ilink, ihost

apple will pay big muchOo!!

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
$$$$$$$$$$$

start trademarking everything that starts with an i, like iphone, idisk, ilink, ihost

apple will pay big muchOo!!

ifvck!

 

[FreshPrince]

looks like cisco is suing apple...

link

 

[Falloutboy]

Looks like Cisco planned for this.

my legal knowlegde of trademark law is non existent but the way I look at it:

its been rumored for awhile apply has been working on a phone.

Linksys had that wifi phone thingy in development and prolly wasn't going to use thier old iphone trademark but they prolly figured it would strengthen there legal position if they did use that name on that product just incanse apply did go with the iphone name.

 

[FoBoT]

D'oh!

Jobs didn't think about this ahead of time? 😕

 

[jamesave]

the can rename it to Aphone.

 

[Jawo]

Poor Title, OP...its not YAiPhoneT, its new info! Apple is teh sux

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: FreshPrince
looks like cisco is suing apple...

link

Wow, guess I spoke too soon!

 

[Epic Fail]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
D'oh!

Jobs didn't think about this ahead of time? 😕

There were talks about Apple acquiring the rights to the name, but still went ahead before finalizing the contract.

 

[theeedude]

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2007/01/10/D8MIN5CO0.html

Cisco is suing Apple over i-Phone.
Why didn't Apple call it i-Fone or i-Cell?

 

[ghostman]

Originally posted by: senseamp
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2007/01/10/D8MIN5CO0.html

Cisco is suing Apple over i-Phone.
Why didn't Apple call it i-Fone or i-Cell?

I actually thought Apple was kinda lame with the name on this one. They didn't call their other products "IAudioPlayer", "Ilaptop" or "Imusicstore". They should have used a slightly more obscure noun, like "ICall" or "ITalk" (which I would like to declare my trademark on immediately!).

 

[Epic Fail]

Originally posted by: ghostman

Originally posted by: senseamp
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2007/01/10/D8MIN5CO0.html

Cisco is suing Apple over i-Phone.
Why didn't Apple call it i-Fone or i-Cell?

I actually thought Apple was kinda lame with the name on this one. They didn't call their other products "IAudioPlayer", "Ilaptop" or "Imusicstore". They should have used a slightly more obscure noun, like "ICall" or "ITalk" (which I would like to declare my trademark on immediately!).

Call and Talk sure are obscure nouns. 😕