"iPhone" is released...... by Linksys

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2006-12-18 11:10:50

Daysniper: Member; +42|6648

Well, the "iPhone was released today, not by Apple, but by Linksys. Ooooh, I smell a lawsuit coming!

Anyway, here's the link:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2073657,00.asp

2006-12-18 11:14:12

Jedikiah: Member; +6|6455

That looks cool... leave it to linksis to start trouble with a titan like apple though..

2006-12-18 11:34:36

spud924: Member; +12|6466|The Sticks, WA, USA

good idea....bad name

2006-12-18 16:05:05

Widjerd: I like sausage; +18|6554|Bristol UK

why would they have trouble over the naming? It's not like apple copyrighted 'i' or anything, although its the worst naming scheme ever ('iPatch pl0x?) but cool looking phone though

2006-12-18 16:08:00

HURLEY: Ima Crunchatize you.; +170|6696|The Lou

I hope this puts apple out of business some how? lol, apple is teh gay.

2006-12-18 16:09:35

Hurricane: Banned; +1,153|6644|Washington, DC

Give em hell Steve Jobs.

2006-12-19 05:44:38

Daysniper: Member; +42|6648

Widjerd wrote:
why would they have trouble over the naming? It's not like apple copyrighted 'i' or anything, although its the worst naming scheme ever ('iPatch pl0x?) but cool looking phone though

I may be wrong, but i think you can sue for the name being too close, and people could get "mixed up". I'm sure there's some legal term for it...

2006-12-19 05:48:38

FrenziedAU: Member; +6|6461|Australia

I don't think Linksys has to worry about lawsuits. According to this article they have held the trademark for "iPhone" since 1996.

2006-12-19 06:22:06

Daysniper: Member; +42|6648

Wierd. You'd think the millions of market analysts screaming about Apples "iPhone" would have noticed.

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