Cisco (Not Apple) Launches 'iPhone'

Felldownthewell · Dec 18, 2006, 12:49 AM

Engadget has it that Cisco just released a VoIP phone named the iPhone, which means that Apple's product will not be named the iPhone.

Engadget's Story

jessica. · Dec 18, 2006, 12:52 AM

Good because iphone is kind of lame. Regardless, Cisco's release looks very nice.

shadowsintherai · Dec 18, 2006, 12:57 AM

It's looking like Apple's iPhone is now the eWorld...??

As of midnight tonight, and not before (I searched through midnight to be sure), a google search for "iphone" is now taking you to eWorld.com which comes up as the apple.com homepage with "eworld.com" as the url. No redirect.

Is it the Apple eWorld, then? Hmmmm....

-S

ahuman7341 · Dec 18, 2006, 02:26 AM

In that case could it be the apple mammals, because apple does have mammals.org redirecting to the apple site.

shadowsintherai · Dec 18, 2006, 02:34 AM

I'm not hinting at anything, I'm just saying that it would have to be a REALLY huge coincidence or a deliberate apple fakeout (or hedge, if they don't yet have a name) to make their FIRST priority (specifically at midnight last night) to redirect the google search term "iPhone" to eWorld.com (which is actually apple.com).

It doesn't just redirect you to apple.com, the url is actually eworld.com.

That HAS to be deliberate...for whatever it's worth.

-S

EricNau · Dec 18, 2006, 02:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shadowsintherai

I'm not hinting at anything, I'm just saying that it would have to be a REALLY huge coincidence or a deliberate apple fakeout (or hedge, if they don't yet have a name) to make their FIRST priority (specifically at midnight last night) to redirect the google search term "iPhone" to eWorld.com (which is actually apple.com).

It doesn't just redirect you to apple.com, the url is actually eworld.com.

That HAS to be deliberate...for whatever it's worth.

-S

Perhaps Google (not Apple) made those changes.

mfacey · Dec 18, 2006, 02:52 AM

Kind of a bummer for Cisco though. Anybody searching for iPhone in Google will find mostly Apple's so-called iPhone. Kind of a poorly chosen name by Cisco!

shadowsintherai · Dec 18, 2006, 02:52 AM

I HIGHLY doubt that. It takes money and planning to get a search keyword up that high on the list. Take into account that Cisco is releasing the iPhone TODAY and EWORLD.COM (apple.com) has the redirect for the word "iphone" ABOVE Cisco starting EXACTLY at midnight of the same day...

That is NOT coincidence.

Apple may very well announce it has a mobile phone product today, you never know...and it MIGHT be called eWorld...?? Who knows...

-S

Nermal · Dec 18, 2006, 02:59 AM

It wouldn't be the first time that Apple's recycled a name.

Analog Kid · Dec 18, 2006, 02:59 AM

This does, of course, raise the question of how many other "iPhone" rumors (manufacturing in China, for example) were confused by the name.

mfacey · Dec 18, 2006, 03:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Analog Kid

This does, of course, raise the question of how many other "iPhone" rumors (manufacturing in China, for example) were confused by the name.

And Gizmodo was also right with their prediction that the iPhone would be released today

Poff · Dec 18, 2006, 04:00 AM

you beat me to it.. kind of sad, imo. I liked the thought of Apple iPhone name..

Whiteapple · 04:16 AM

That amused me quite a lot.

Folks over at Cisco must have been laughing their ***** off while spotting mac users browsing MacRumors hitting F5 to see what was happening on monday.

This rumor is a pile of siht

kkthxbye

mfacey · Dec 18, 2006, 04:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whiteapple

That amused me quite a lot.

Folks over at Cisco must have been laughing their ***** off while spotting mac users browsing MacRumors hitting F5 to see what was happening on monday.

This rumor is a pile of siht

kkthxbye

I don't think they're laughing. Cisco has a bit of a problem on their hands because everybody is associating the iPhone name with Apple and not them. It'll take a while for that to wear off and for the correct association to be created. Sounds like a truly painful process for Cisco!

MacBoobsPro · Dec 18, 2006, 04:49 AM

It had to be white too didnt it?

CrackedButter · Dec 18, 2006, 05:40 AM

The iPhone did launch today (Monday) as predicted by Gizmondo.

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12...unches_iphone/

It just isn't an Apple iPhone, still the good thing is that Apple will have a better name for it when theirs eventually comes out.

iñaki'sonMac'87 · Dec 18, 2006, 05:59 AM

Nice move by linksys, but I expect something more radicaly better by apple... there are too much expectatives...
is straneg that apple didn't protect the iphone brand, maybe they are going to lunch something like podphone, phonepod, phod

macphone? appletel, hypertelegram pod

i-morse

iv-tel (from internet video).... guess I can keep babling, and still apple is going to be able to surprise me... for good

ziwi · Dec 18, 2006, 06:27 AM

Well, at least we know what not to expect for a name...

MacRumors · Dec 18, 2006, 06:40 AM

It appears that last minute rumors of an "iPhone" announcement today (Monday, December 18th) were true, but referred to a new product from Cisco and not Apple.

Cisco announced a series of Web-enabled telephone handsets designed to work with Voice over IP (VOIP) services.

Quote:

Dennis Vogel, a product manager for Cisco, says the use of the iPhone name is part of a larger strategic vision concerning networked homes. Cisco CEO John Chambers will expand on that strategy in remarks at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.

It's been known that Cisco held the unused U.S. trademark for "iPhone" in the U.S. after acquiring Infogear in 2000. Apple's association with the name has been the consequence of the "iPhone.org" domain that has been registered since 1999 as well as a series of foreign iPhone trademark registrations by Apple over the past few years.

Over the past few months, there have been a flurry of rumors that Apple will be releasing a mobile phone version of their iPod to be released in the 1st half of 2007.

shunpike · Dec 18, 2006, 06:43 AM

oh well, it might come later - personally I'm going to buy an 8gb nano and gat the iPhone later (if it ever appears)

Digitaljim · Dec 18, 2006, 06:44 AM

I always thought iPhone sounded terrible.

Erasmus · Dec 18, 2006, 06:55 AM

Grab your torch, pitchforks and automatic weaponry, we're going to pay Cisco a visit!

Damn! All the plane seats are booked. Reckon I can swim?

Pity. I think iPhone is a cool name. Looks like I'll be getting myself an awesome new model touchscreen iPod after Macworld then.

BenRoethig · Dec 18, 2006, 06:57 AM

Still, considering the name and design of that product, how much you want to bet Apple legal is going to give Linksys/Cisco a little call? This will become the IoPhone within a week.

emotion · Dec 18, 2006, 07:06 AM

iPod Phone it is. They'd be stupid not to market a phone as an ipod that just happens to be a phone. You can justify ipod level prices (with slight premium for phone) then. This is assuming apple don't have any network subsidization.

Anyway, I think some people predicted this gizmodo 'iphone', guaranteed to be released today, was by someone else.

BRLawyer · Dec 18, 2006, 07:08 AM

Well, if Cisco really has iPhone as a registered trademark in the US, I don't think there is much Apple Legal can do, apart from trying to enforce its rights in other countries, or perhaps seeking an agreement to license them to Cisco. Besides, a domain name registration means little without prior registration and use of the mark in the real world.

Honestly, I couldn't "yawn" more...the iPhone is, by definition, a boring thing that has been rumoured for 1000 years, be it from Apple or anyone else. Whatever launch Cisco does will NOT have any impact on the ordinary phone market for a looooong time...

I much prefer a 12" MBP than a million variations of iPhone; besides, my RAZR is working well with my 12-mo contract, thanks very much.

YAWNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN...

Dec 18, 2006, 12:49 AM	#1
Felldownthewell macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland	Cisco releases VoIP iPhone Engadget has it that Cisco just released a VoIP phone named the iPhone, which means that Apple's product will not be named the iPhone. Engadget's Story __________________ "Under a government which imprisons unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison" -Henry David Thoreau

Dec 18, 2006, 12:52 AM	#2
jessica. macrumors Demi-Goddess Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: NC	Good because iphone is kind of lame. Regardless, Cisco's release looks very nice. __________________ persona non grata

Dec 18, 2006, 02:26 AM	#4
ahuman7341 macrumors regular Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Fairbanks, AK	In that case could it be the apple mammals, because apple does have mammals.org redirecting to the apple site. __________________ iMac G5 ALS 17" 2Ghz 1.5GB 300GB - MacBook Pro 15" 2.2Ghz 2GB 160GB - iPod Classic 80GB - Canon Powershot SD800 - Pentax K100D - iPhone 8GB - Flickr

Dec 18, 2006, 02:52 AM	#7
mfacey macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Netherlands	Kind of a bummer for Cisco though. Anybody searching for iPhone in Google will find mostly Apple's so-called iPhone. Kind of a poorly chosen name by Cisco! __________________ Alu Powerbook G4 15", 1.67 GHz Alu iMac 24", 3.06 GHz 3G iPod 20GB, 2G Shuffle, 3G Nano 8GB

Dec 18, 2006, 02:59 AM	#10
Analog Kid macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2003	This does, of course, raise the question of how many other "iPhone" rumors (manufacturing in China, for example) were confused by the name. __________________ "Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand... Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk hand-in-hand." --Peart

Dec 18, 2006, 12:57 AM	#3
shadowsintherai macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2006	It's looking like Apple's iPhone is now the eWorld...?? As of midnight tonight, and not before (I searched through midnight to be sure), a google search for "iphone" is now taking you to eWorld.com which comes up as the apple.com homepage with "eworld.com" as the url. No redirect. Is it the Apple eWorld, then? Hmmmm.... -S

Dec 18, 2006, 02:34 AM	#5
shadowsintherai macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2006	I'm not hinting at anything, I'm just saying that it would have to be a REALLY huge coincidence or a deliberate apple fakeout (or hedge, if they don't yet have a name) to make their FIRST priority (specifically at midnight last night) to redirect the google search term "iPhone" to eWorld.com (which is actually apple.com). It doesn't just redirect you to apple.com, the url is actually eworld.com. That HAS to be deliberate...for whatever it's worth. -S

Dec 18, 2006, 02:59 AM	#9
Nermal Demi-God (Moderator) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Whakatane, New Zealand	It wouldn't be the first time that Apple's recycled a name.

Dec 18, 2006, 04:00 AM	#12
Poff macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Stavanger, Norway	you beat me to it.. kind of sad, imo. I liked the thought of Apple iPhone name.. __________________ A computer you had to learn how to use was a bad idea from its birth.

Dec 18, 2006, 04:10 AM	#13
Whiteapple macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Haute Savoie,France	That amused me quite a lot. Folks over at Cisco must have been laughing their ***** off while spotting mac users browsing MacRumors hitting F5 to see what was happening on monday. This rumor is a pile of siht kkthxbye __________________ “Here’s your money. Go and buy ten more dogs with it". Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, 1926 Photography Last edited by Whiteapple : Dec 18, 2006 at 04:16 AM.

Dec 18, 2006, 04:49 AM	#15
MacBoobsPro macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2006	It had to be white too didnt it?

Dec 18, 2006, 05:40 AM	#16
CrackedButter macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: 51st State of America	Cisco (Not Apple) Launches 'iPhone' The iPhone did launch today (Monday) as predicted by Gizmondo. http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/12...unches_iphone/ It just isn't an Apple iPhone, still the good thing is that Apple will have a better name for it when theirs eventually comes out. __________________ "Absorb what is useful, Discard what is not, Add what is uniquely your own" - Bruce Lee http://jonathanjk.viewbook.com/

Dec 18, 2006, 05:59 AM	#17
iñaki'sonMac'87 macrumors regular Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Barcelona	Nice move by linksys, but I expect something more radicaly better by apple... there are too much expectatives... is straneg that apple didn't protect the iphone brand, maybe they are going to lunch something like podphone, phonepod, phod macphone? appletel, hypertelegram pod i-morse iv-tel (from internet video).... guess I can keep babling, and still apple is going to be able to surprise me... for good

Dec 18, 2006, 06:27 AM	#18
ziwi macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Right back where I started...	Well, at least we know what not to expect for a name... __________________

Dec 18, 2006, 06:43 AM	#20
shunpike macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oxford, UK	oh well, it might come later - personally I'm going to buy an 8gb nano and gat the iPhone later (if it ever appears)

Dec 18, 2006, 06:44 AM	#21
Digitaljim macrumors regular Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Edinburgh, UK	I always thought iPhone sounded terrible. __________________ 'Hackintosh' G5: Conroe C2D 2.9GHz, 2GB RAM, 570GB, 7900GTO, Vista/OSX86 17" Powerbook: 1.67ghz, 2GB RAM, 120GB 20" ACD

Dec 18, 2006, 06:55 AM	#22
Erasmus macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Australia, Where Omnius can't find me!	Grab your torch, pitchforks and automatic weaponry, we're going to pay Cisco a visit! Damn! All the plane seats are booked. Reckon I can swim? Pity. I think iPhone is a cool name. Looks like I'll be getting myself an awesome new model touchscreen iPod after Macworld then. __________________ Had: G4 Cube Have: 2.2 Macbook Pro Want: Quad core "Sandy Bridge" Macbook Pro ASAP.

Dec 18, 2006, 06:57 AM	#23
BenRoethig macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dubuque, Iowa	Still, considering the name and design of that product, how much you want to bet Apple legal is going to give Linksys/Cisco a little call? This will become the IoPhone within a week. __________________ When did Think Different become Conform Always?

Dec 18, 2006, 07:06 AM	#24
emotion macrumors 68030 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Manchester, UK	iPod Phone it is. They'd be stupid not to market a phone as an ipod that just happens to be a phone. You can justify ipod level prices (with slight premium for phone) then. This is assuming apple don't have any network subsidization. Anyway, I think some people predicted this gizmodo 'iphone', guaranteed to be released today, was by someone else.

Dec 18, 2006, 07:08 AM	#25
BRLawyer macrumors 68020 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Currently in Switzerland	Well, if Cisco really has iPhone as a registered trademark in the US, I don't think there is much Apple Legal can do, apart from trying to enforce its rights in other countries, or perhaps seeking an agreement to license them to Cisco. Besides, a domain name registration means little without prior registration and use of the mark in the real world. Honestly, I couldn't "yawn" more...the iPhone is, by definition, a boring thing that has been rumoured for 1000 years, be it from Apple or anyone else. Whatever launch Cisco does will NOT have any impact on the ordinary phone market for a looooong time... I much prefer a 12" MBP than a million variations of iPhone; besides, my RAZR is working well with my 12-mo contract, thanks very much. YAWNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN... __________________ iMac 24" C2D 2.8, 4Gb, 500Gb+1.25Tb, JBL Creature II, Creative XMod, OS X 10.6.2; iBook G3 Dual-USB 500MHz, 384Mb, 15Gb, OS X 10.4.11

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