Apple and Amazon Settle 'App Store' Dispute

[ArchAndroid]

nope, not even close to an Amazon win. Like the article stated, everyone knows App Store in association with Apple.
Amazon is simply using similar terms to draw people to theirs..but in the end more people are buying from Apple's App Store.

Amazon did win in this case. Apple put forward a frivolous claim and withdrew it when it became clear they would not be successful. The article didn't state that everyone knows that the App Store is associated to Apple; the Apple spokesperson did.

Wrong.

Amazon wanted to call it appstore. Apple didn't want them to call it appstore.

Amazon gets to call it appstore.

Amazon wins.

This.

 

[Oletros]

nope, not even close to an Amazon win. Like the article stated, everyone knows App Store in association with Apple.
Amazon is simply using similar terms to draw people to theirs..but in the end more people are buying from Apple's App Store.

What are you talking about? Evidently, more people is buying iOS or OS X apps in the Apple App Store than in the Amazon Android Appstore. But I bet you that more people is buying Android apps on the Amazon Android Appstore than in the Apple App Store.

By the way, since Apple lost the trademark and they have unilaterally drop the suit it is evident who has won the case

 

[monkor]

nope, not even close to an Amazon win. Like the article stated, everyone knows App Store in association with Apple.

Don't say everyone, or you'll set my dad (and probably plenty others) off on a tirade about how CNR was the original "application store, what we used to call it". Then he'll say something about how shortening up the name doesn't make it yours.

 

[Oletros]

Nope. it goto the point Apple didnt care because Amazon is not really making an economic impact from AppStore. Apple is definitely onto bigger and better things.

If you want to believe that ...

 

[abz1981]

You apparently have no idea how much money Apple has. Hint: they have LOTS and LOTS of money. If you think they have been holding back on R&D due to their legal budget, you're wrong.

You seem to be assuming too much. No one has said they are holding back due to a legal budget. Go back and read my posts.

 

[danakin]

Nope. it goto the point Apple didnt care because Amazon is not really making an economic impact from AppStore. Apple is definitely onto bigger and better things.

Nothing personal Z but I get the feeling that if Apple ever came to a sudden stop your head would be dangerously close to resembling a suppository...

 

[Shrink]

lol what i mean is, that they can invest more money into other projects instead of these type of lawsuits.

And what I mean is that with something like $110 BILLION in cash reserves, lawsuits are unlikely to have any effect whatsoever on other activities in the company.

 

[TWSS37]

Change of heart or realization they were not winning the case?

 

[peterdevries]

Re-read my post again. Thats not what I said.

But that's what you implied. You implied that the money they were spending on lawsuits is pulled from innovation. That's nonsense.

It's unlikely that Apple's R&D budget will increase now that this case has been abandoned.

 

[FrizzleFryBen]

Apple is probably one of the largest contributors to the horrible state of the patent system in the US.

Yet they're simply playing by the rules of an outdated PTO. Non of that is Apple's doing.

 

[Heltik]

Nope. it goto the point Apple didnt care because Amazon is not really making an economic impact from AppStore. Apple is definitely onto bigger and better things.

Agreed, got to the point where Apple was the bigger man and walked away from the fight, knowing that any victory would have done more to tarnish them than they would have gained.

Term pyrrhic victory springs to mind.

They can now focus on the big battles without being labelled a spurious litigator - i.e. fighting the critical android suits and making great products, so this is good news all round.

 

[chirpie]

I can't imagine explaining to my kids and wife / husband what I did for a living for this time period of my life.

"I was part of a team of high powered lawyers that fought against another group of high powered lawyers over the name appstore for 3 years."

Humans are so ODD.

 

[peterdevries]

Apple is probably one of the largest contributors to the horrible state of the patent system in the US.

It's obvious that you do not understand the patent system, the nature and process of innovation and its dependence on patents.

 

[Bill Killer]

nope, not even close to an Amazon win. Like the article stated, everyone knows App Store in association with Apple.
Amazon is simply using similar terms to draw people to theirs..but in the end more people are buying from Apple's App Store.

And this is why a PR spin is not where you should get your news.

 

[Rogifan]

This is a good move. Now time to invest money in innovation instead of these lawsuits.

Yeah because Apple is purposely diverting money from r&d to fund lawsuits...

 

[samcraig]

As I said in all the previous threads on this matter - there's no customer confusion. You can't install iOS apps on Android devices and vice-versa. The very first time you "tried" - you would immediately know this was possible.

Confirmed by the spokesperson "customers know where they can purchase their favorite apps."

Also stated as a dig against Amazon/Android. But it's definitely a "win" (although who really cares) for Amazon.

 

[donutbagel]

its not as if ppl with iphones could get mistaken and download off the amazon app store and vice versa, pointless case to start off with, its a store for apps (aplications) its far too generic to own.

"Download this app from the App Store." Which one? Though Amazon's looks like it's called "Amazon appstore", which is quite different.

 

[H2SO4]

In this case it was very sensible given how stupid it was in the first place. There was no way in hell Apple would get the rights to take control of 'Appstore' as a term.

Why not? Think about hoovering. How many people go home and Electrolux the dining room? Hoover coined the phrase and everybody uses it to sell products of other brands.

 

[sulliweb]

companies are so fussy fussy these days.

Much like folks in these forums... Given how much time we're wasting arguing over who won a lawsuit that never had an official ruling.

 

[donutbagel]

Nope. it goto the point Apple didnt care because Amazon is not really making an economic impact from AppStore. Apple is definitely onto bigger and better things.

Apple lost the lawsuit.

 

[mbh]

You seem to be assuming too much. No one has said they are holding back due to a legal budget. Go back and read my posts.

Both of your messages say that Apple should be spending more on innovation instead of lawsuits. My point is that Apple has enough money to do double of both if they wanted to, so your point is nonsensical.

 

[lilo777]

Why not? Think about hoovering. How many people go home and Electrolux the dining room? Hoover coined the phrase and everybody uses it to sell products of other brands.

This analogy would make sense if Hoover called their product "vacuum" and then trade marked "vacuuming" but they did not (they would get just as far as Apple did with their stupid lawsuit).

 

[Ursadorable]

The only true winners are the laywers.

 

[wiz329]

Good.

 

[Risco]

Tim Cook seems a lot more willing to settle and avoid these lawsuits.

More the fact that Amazon have a lot more legal punch than other companies.