[opendtv] Re: Nine ways Apple, Inc. just changed the landscape of consumer electronics

  • From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:26:32 -0500

At 9:42 AM -0800 1/11/07, John Willkie wrote:
iPhone?  I thought that was a trademark of Cisco and used in the marketplace
by their Linksys subsidiary for a year or more.  An article in today's paper
says that Apple and Cisco were in talks about use of the trademark for
months, but Apple hadn't inked it before Job's announcement.

Now, they're being sued by Cisco, and they will probably be hit for willful
infringement.  Good to see that the Apple reality-distortion-field is still
well in place.> iPhones will.

It's a PR stunt John. And it is working.

Rather than spouting off, as you are so won't to do, why don't you wait to see where this "conflict" ends up. MY guess - backed up by several articles I have read - is that it will involve some cross licensing agreement that will benefit both companies, not a large cash exchange.

Regards
Craig


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