Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Cisco and Apple "iPhone" Negotiations Extended

MacRumors

MacRumors

macrumors bot
Original poster
Apr 12, 2001
63,530
30,834


Cisco issued a brief statement yesterday indicating that Apple and Cisco's negotiations over the iPhone trademark are ongoing and that an extension has been provided until February 21st 2007 before responding to the lawsuit.

Cisco appears to be capitalizing on the ongoing press coverage over the "iPhone" trademark and in February had taken out a full page ad in the New York Times promoting its own iPhone.

Cisco is hard at work increasing their brand recognition according to a Timesonline.co.uk article:

"People know about Cisco, perhaps because of the stock, but most people do not know what Cisco does," [CEO's chief development officer] said. The group is intent on changing that.
Click to expand...
 
Article Link
https://www.macrumors.com/2007/02/16/cisco-and-apple-iphone-negotiations-extended-again/
xUKHCx

xUKHCx

Administrator emeritus
Jan 15, 2006
12,583
9
The Kop
I hope this gets resolved either way by this date as it serves no one to drag it on for so long.
 
Rocketman

Rocketman

macrumors 603
Dec 2, 2001
6,191
1,186
Claremont, The intellectual capitol of the world.
The fact the noise is seen as benefiting Cisco, whch I do believe it does, means

1. Improved name recognition.
2. Oh they make phones too?
3. They have a trademark Apple wants? Apple is usually strong.

A couple of points. This goes to show once again any news, good or bad, is good news if your whole goal is to shake-up your stodgy image (routers for 90% of the internet or something).

Secondly. The trademark ussue is now in Apple's favor. It always was really, it just has to be litigated if Cisco does not simply conform to legal reality.

Thirdly, despite the fact Cisco got "some" trademark, it was for a different type of device than the Apple product, was not used as required by law and was lost, and Apple can simply embarrass Cisco on command to a lawyer.

So one wonders if this "courting of Cisco" is somehow related to Apple looking to buy them out? :)

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15837290?q=csco

Rocketman
 
boss1

boss1

macrumors 6502a
Jan 8, 2007
978
36
It's a shame

In the end nothing good will come of this story, not for the consumer, not for Apple, not for Cisco, not for Cingular. And it's getting old.

Sad part is that it's not even remotely close to being discreet. Any person with more than 2 brain cells can clearly see this is patent sitting, a publicly ugly attempt at extortion of sorts, and the basis for trying to create 'interoperability' is greed at its worst. Not the ideal basis for creating product or feature or service and I hope the consumer doesn't have to see the outcome of it come purchase time.
 
3

3282872

macrumors 6502a
Dec 11, 2006
821
0
Just change the freakin' name already

I'll say it again lol, iMOBILE. iPhone is a cheesy moniker, iMobile would cover all the bases of what Apple's iPhone product can/will do AND it would stick it to Cisco for apparently attempting to cash in on the iPhone moniker. How can I email Jobs about this? lol :cool:
 
O

OhEsTen

macrumors regular
Dec 29, 2003
173
0
CJD2112 said:
I'll say it again lol, iMOBILE. iPhone is a cheesy moniker, iMobile would cover all the bases of what Apple's iPhone product can/will do AND it would stick it to Cisco for apparently attempting to cash in on the iPhone moniker. How can I email Jobs about this? lol :cool:
Click to expand...

I don't know... iMobile sounds like something that an iBatman would drive. ;)
 
Kwill

Kwill

macrumors 68000
Mar 10, 2003
1,595
1
Rocketman said:
So one wonders if this "courting of Cisco" is somehow related to Apple looking to buy them out? :)
Click to expand...
Cisco is so much larger than Apple, that the former couldn't be purchased by the latter even with favorably dated stock.;)
 
Kabeyun

Kabeyun

macrumors 68040
Mar 27, 2004
3,412
6,350
Eastern USA
Does Cisco really think that pumping up a product after necessary deadlines have passed will really matter?

Or do they think that there will be a sudden groundswell of public hunger for their last-minute-sticker-on-the-box "iPhone"?

Or do they think that they'll make people forget that the "i-" whatever monicker was started by Apple and will always be associated with Apple products (who's copying who)?

Or do they hope to singlehandedly reverse the sway of public opinion towards everything Apple?

Any way you slice it, that NY Times ad is a joke.
 
donlphi

donlphi

macrumors 6502
May 25, 2006
423
0
Seattle (M$ Country)
Apple should just call it "THE PHONE" Take i out of the equation. It would simplify things for people like me and my grandmother. All of this i-everything. TOO CONFUSING. :D

DROP DEAD CISCO - your iPhone looks like an old cordless phone I had back in my college dorm room in the late 90's. Apple should seriously just change the name now that the iPhone name has been tarnished. I would stay as far away from that cisco phone as possible.
 
DMann

DMann

macrumors 601
Jan 13, 2002
4,001
0
10023
iWalk

OhEsTen said:
I don't know... iMobile sounds like something that an iBatman would drive. ;)
Click to expand...

Remember that one? iPhone is a derivative of iPod after all...
How could Apple NOT have ®Trademarked it? Anyway, things
will be all settled once the $$ hits the table.....
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom