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Apple Loses 'iPhone' Name Rights in Mexico over Phonetic Similarity [Updated]
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You didn't bother to read the article did you? iFone trademarked iPhone two years before Apple trademarked the iPhone.
And yes there have been products before the iMac that used a lower case i in their name so if anything Apple stole the i from them.
Oh, and "i" stands for Internet.
Even as a devout Mac fan I find it hard to sympathise with Apple here. Particularly considering how they copied/stole (depending on your point of view) their own company name & logo.
I hope you're trolling and don't actually believe that.Being from the US, I'm terrified that there are people who actually think like this about the rest of the world, it is a toxic attitude.
At any rate, this will just end in a settlement.
That what Some ignorants in the us Think as well as they think evrey one in mexico wears a sombrero and rides a burro, but i dont blame them that is people that has been educated by holywood.
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iFone in spanish is pronounced ee fo ney. The phonetically. it would have be hayfon.
iPhone and iFone in spanish are pronounced exactly the same
I remember when Apple focused on making great products and being the leader in innovation. I didn't know all the money would be used to later sue the entire world. I miss the old days when Apple wanted to be the best by producing the best - not by stopping everybody else.
This just in - Apple is now suing E.T. and Steven Spielberg for its use of the phrase "E.T. phone home", in the movie E.T..
If Apple wins the case, speculation is that the 30 year old movie will have to be edited to the new phrase "E.T. dial home".
If Apple wins the case, speculation is that the 30 year old movie will have to be edited to the new phrase "E.T. dial home".
People think we all live in Igloos in Canada. I went to one of those medieval shows in LA, and easily convinced the person handling drinks (I think alcoholic drinks) that the ice was melting in Canada, and we needed some free ice to repair the igloos. Not all people in the US think like this. It's just funny when they do though. It might even happen in other countries, but since I've only traveled to America, I could only try it there.
Apple is being a bully. If I were the iFone company I would ask for $1B in payment for the rights to use the iPhone name in Mexico. Sorry, business is business.
Apple is getting more arrogant, seriously stop suing everyone and bring us something new, minor spec bumps aren't doing it for me anymore, arrogant greedy apple seems like they are focusing on suing rather than innovating
Didn't anyone ever taught you to "NEVER GIVE UP"?
That explains... Nothing left to say...
Well said. They do behave like complete arses sometimes. Some great hardware, (I'd say software, but lately I'm unconvinced), but they don't always play well with others - customers included.
Just because they weren't making phones etc doesn't mean Apple weren't popular. You remember the iPod right?
Didn't say they "owned" the "i" but I had said they made it successful and everyone jumped on the bandwagon.
Why are we even arguing? This forum is bizarre.