If I were steve jobs, my initial complain would be that the first two letters would be vowels. iApp doesn't sound 100% clear.
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Judge Skeptical of Apple's 'Appstore' Trademark Claims
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If I were steve jobs, my initial complain would be that the first two letters would be vowels. iApp doesn't sound 100% clear.
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When I heard about the Amazon App Store I was surprised they were selling iOS apps only to find out they didn't. Strange.
Apple should enjoy using the AppStore term as they made it into pop-culture terminology.
When I heard about the Amazon App Store I was surprised they were selling iOS apps only to find out they didn't. Strange.
Apple should enjoy using the AppStore term as they made it into pop-culture terminology.
Windows windows
When one sees the term Windows they think of the Micosoft OS Windows xx. But we are still allowed to use the term windows even as Mac Users & not be sued. The term app has been used for some time to mean applications. So far I'd go along with the judge on this one.
When one sees the term Windows they think of the Micosoft OS Windows xx. But we are still allowed to use the term windows even as Mac Users & not be sued. The term app has been used for some time to mean applications. So far I'd go along with the judge on this one.
Trademarking the term "App Store" is like trademarking the word "Windows" oh wait thats already been done... Microcrap got away with trademarking the generic Windows so Apple should get App Store its only fair 
when I hear the term Windows I think of the glass box in my living room, bedrooms, etc that I open and close....
when I hear the term Windows I think of the glass box in my living room, bedrooms, etc that I open and close....
I think apple's biggest issue here (given that the judge said they saw no evidence of confusion) is how they've locked down their app store, it's only available through iTunes/iPhone/iPad/etc, and people know this. I seriously doubt that when people think of app store in regards to amazon, they think iOS.
This is in regards to the confusion comment, of course, but the idea of trademarking and generic terms is another matter. I personally think it's a bit of a generic term (even if apple made it popular). It's like saying car. There are different brands, (ie, Ford, Toyota, etc) but car's are the same, just like there's Apple appstore, Amazon appstore and so on.
This is in regards to the confusion comment, of course, but the idea of trademarking and generic terms is another matter. I personally think it's a bit of a generic term (even if apple made it popular). It's like saying car. There are different brands, (ie, Ford, Toyota, etc) but car's are the same, just like there's Apple appstore, Amazon appstore and so on.
The lawsuit in question has not been won or lost by anybody - it is very much ongoing and probably will be ongoing for quite some time.
App store, schmapp store...
Bottom line is if you own and Android phone and you whine about the "App Store" from Apple iTunes won't load apps on your Android phone, well, then you're a frikkin idiot and should go back to using a Motorola Razr.
Bottom line is if you own and Android phone and you whine about the "App Store" from Apple iTunes won't load apps on your Android phone, well, then you're a frikkin idiot and should go back to using a Motorola Razr.
Bottom line is if you own and Android phone and you whine about the "App Store" from Apple iTunes won't load apps on your Android phone, well, then you're a frikkin idiot and should go back to using a Motorola Razr.
Ah. The caveat emptor approach to consumer protection.
Wait, I am confused. As a consumer, when I heard about the Amazon App Store, I just assumed that Amazon was now part of Apple. When I purchase Amazon Apps, I am not getting them from Apple?
The only reason I thought about purchasing from them was Apples good name.
Perhaps. Are you suggesting that their point is to lose every lawsuit?
Contrary to most, I take the nokia suit as a win. It's absolutely clear they gave nokia less than Nokia was asking for prior to the suit.
Fortunately, the US has agencies to control monopolies and anti-competitive behaviour.
So, how many M$ was Nokia asking for, and how many M$ did they get?
Nice try, but that "AppStore" sold marketing and billing services to small software vendors. It did not sell Apps.
I can see Apple's point, in a way, in this case. I can just hear the BBuy salesperson now - "Here's a Samsung that looks just like the iPhone, has all the same built-in Apps, works just the same, and even has the AppStore, just like the iPhone. And if you buy one, you get another one for free!" Many potential iPhone buyers could be taken by such a pitch, not realizing that they are not getting the same App Store, because the phone and software look the same and the AppStore sounds the same as Apple's.
I have to agree with the judge's sentiment "app store" is too generic to trademark. It'd be like someone trying to trademark the name "fruit store" or "toy store." As for MS being able to trademark the name "Windows" I happen to disagree with that decision as well.
Amazon fights like mad to protect their "one click purchase" yet now they want their own app store. Cheeky.
I'm pretty sure however that Steve Jobs himself on stage has used the term to refer to other competitors stores in the past (source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/12/microsoft-opposes-apples-app-store-trademark-claim-says-term/). If so, that makes it hard for Apple to argue its not a generic term given they themselves have used it as such to describe the competitions products.
Typical
I don't know ... seems some people are pretty excitable about these kind of topics.
Is it Trademarkable? ( Is that even a word?). I don't know. I've never studied trademark/patent law.
Bottom line is that I ( and apparently everyone at work) never used the term App Store until App(le) started popularizing it. We never talked about going to Microsoft's App store to look for something, we went to their website and looked under 'software'. Same with amazon.com.
Is Amazon capitalizing from trying to use a name that Apple popularized and then used in their commercials, etc. (There's an app for that). Yes. Some people are pretty adamant they should be able to.
Legal, or illegal, it's just shows a company that's admitting they're not that original.
I don't know ... seems some people are pretty excitable about these kind of topics.
Is it Trademarkable? ( Is that even a word?). I don't know. I've never studied trademark/patent law.
Bottom line is that I ( and apparently everyone at work) never used the term App Store until App(le) started popularizing it. We never talked about going to Microsoft's App store to look for something, we went to their website and looked under 'software'. Same with amazon.com.
Is Amazon capitalizing from trying to use a name that Apple popularized and then used in their commercials, etc. (There's an app for that). Yes. Some people are pretty adamant they should be able to.
Legal, or illegal, it's just shows a company that's admitting they're not that original.
