Apple Reportedly Acquiring Streaming Video Firm Color Labs

[viacavour]

You keep wanting to make the argument about something it's not. My original comment was that if Target responded to logos like Apple did, Color would have been sued long ago.

Do you disagree? If yes, state why you disagree - no need to go off on tangents. If you agree, then why go off on tangents? Smoke and mirrors, my friend. Let's stay on topic, shall we?

Target is in retail business. It will be difficult to sue Color for trademark infringement if their line of business is completely different. Otherwise every company logo and name would be in jeopardy from some random company elsewhere in the country.

Apple Music sued Apple for trademark infringement and the latter had to work out a deal twice to appease Apple Music. See how licensing work ?

 

[samcraig]

Target is in retail business. It will be difficult to sue Color for trademark infringement if their line of business is completely different. Otherwise every company logo and name would be in jeopardy from some random company elsewhere in the country.

Apple Music sued Apple for trademark infringement and the latter had to work out a deal twice to appease Apple Music. See how licensing work ?

Wrong.

http://dailycurrant.com/2012/09/21/apple-sues-york-orchard-patent-infringement/ (since when are orchards in the tech biz?)

Oh look - a supermarket too: http://boards.sportslogos.net/topic/89156-apple-sues-online-grocery-store-over-its-logo/

and oh yeah - a non profit. http://www.macobserver.com/article/2008/04/05.1.shtml

Still want to argue?

 

[brewno]

Think different, guys.
Next iPhone thing:


VISUAL VOICEMAIL.

 

[Benjamins]

sounds like they are desperate to sell the company, now they are making random rumors to get the bids coming.

 

[PhilippeDesra]

Think different, guys.
Next iPhone thing:


VISUAL VOICEMAIL.

I can see them introducing an idea like FaceTime messages and or Visual Voicemail. That could all be possible from this. Seems like a good idea for iOS 7.

 

[samcraig]

I can see them introducing an idea like FaceTime messages and or Visual Voicemail. That could all be possible from this. Seems like a good idea for iOS 7.

Indeed. I know it's a useful feature of Tango.

 

[tbrinkma]

Sounds like QuickTime Broadcaster except that QuickTime Broadcaster hasn't been updated since 2009.

When I downloaded it on my 13" 2012 MacBook Pro, it wouldn't let me open it because it said it came from an untrusted developer (I downloaded it directly from apple.com). I had to turn off Gatekeeper to open it. And it doesn't work. At all. And there's no tech support for it, even with AppleCare. And Apple doesn't seem to care enough about it to add it to the App Store.

I'd prefer Apple work on some of their core technologies in OS X, but I'm guessing this will be the foundation for more FaceTime features on the iPhone.

Just for the record, you didn't have to turn off Gatekeeper to open it. You just had to right click on it to open it.

 

[whooleytoo]

This has nothing to do with patents. Apple is notorious for suing anyone who's logo even remotely has elements like theirs. And some are HUGE stretches. My post was clearly tongue in cheek. You don't need to be a "troll" or "fanboy" to agree that Apple has always protected their logo very very carefully.

Which is kind of ironic, considering how the protracted arm-wrestle it took to 'acquire' that logo from Apple Corps originally.

 

[srminton]

Wrong.

http://dailycurrant.com/2012/09/21/apple-sues-york-orchard-patent-infringement/ (since when are orchards in the tech biz?)

Oh look - a supermarket too: http://boards.sportslogos.net/topic/89156-apple-sues-online-grocery-store-over-its-logo/

and oh yeah - a non profit. http://www.macobserver.com/article/2008/04/05.1.shtml

Still want to argue?

I'm pretty sure that story about the orchard is a joke......

 

[Bezetos]

Maps was less about creating a competitor to Google Maps and more about purging iOS of Google-dependency. As of now, there is absolutely 0 Google software included with iOS, so there's no need to go and reinvent the wheel with a Youtube clone.

If this is true, it probably has more to do with patents and/or talent than market-sector maneuvering.

The old maps app for iOS was NOT made by Google.

At the same time Youtube is owned by Google.

So your statement "As of now, there is absolutely 0 Google software included with iOS" is just wrong in any context.

 

[faizanshakyboy]

Very interesting move by !

 

[locust76]

The old maps app for iOS was NOT made by Google.

At the same time Youtube is owned by Google.

So your statement "As of now, there is absolutely 0 Google software included with iOS" is just wrong in any context.

If you want to be pedantic and talk specifically about iOS Apps made by Google themselves, then I'm right, there is no Google software included with iOS.

However, with the old Maps app, the services the app connects to (aka Software) are owned by Google. Plus, everybody knows YouTube is owned by Google and it's the same story here: No more default, Apple-made YouTube app to connect to Google's money-making machine.

So, if you have a fresh iOS 6 install, none of the services outside of Search in Safari connect to Google by default. Therefore, iOS is as Google-free as possible.

 

[Bezetos]

If you want to be pedantic and talk specifically about iOS Apps made by Google themselves, then I'm right, there is no Google software included with iOS.

There never was.

So, if you have a fresh iOS 6 install, none of the services outside of Search in Safari connect to Google by default. Therefore, iOS is as Google-free as possible.

Except that you said "As of now, there is absolutely 0 Google software included with iOS" without mentioning anything about services or "connecting to Google", so now you're just back-pedalling.

Yes, now by default there your phone will not use Google services except Safari. But that's different from what you said, and I'm only arguing against that.