engadget.com — "The latest round in the iPhone v. iPhone dance-off comes from Apple spokesman Steve Dowling, who was quoted as saying the Cisco lawsuit is "silly" and that several companies are already using the term iPhone for VoIP products."
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osbjmgJan 12, 2007
"Just a way for Cisco to get some extra publicity and talk about their product."Well, you're talking about it, genius.
osbjmgJan 12, 2007
Iccanui - Not sure why everyone cares so much about this topic, but cisco isn't after money. Brand is way more important than the peanuts it would take to settle this. Strategic advantages aren't really your area of expertise are they? By the way, they both can communicate over 802.11, I'd say that's pretty similar.
jordandiggsitJan 12, 2007
How about an iPhone that jumps on any available and open VOIP network that the iPhone is configured to... I know of a company who is big into VOIP...oh yeah...CISCO! Anyone else think they may have already been in talks of creating a product both can profit from?
r3zonanceJan 12, 2007
"Not sure why everyone cares so much about this topic, but cisco isn't after money. Brand is way more important than the peanuts it would take to settle this"Because if you look at the number of products/companies already selling mobile/VoIP-based phones using the "iPhone" trademark, you can see that Cisco didn't care about their brand from 2000-Apple iPhone release.So it has to be money, and not brand protection, as the brand is already diluted to hell.
r3zonanceJan 12, 2007
Apple is using it because they now realise they don't NEED Cisco's permission.
r3zonanceJan 12, 2007
First off, I don't think Apple assumes it has a "right" to use the name. Secondly, Cisco haven't produced anything using the iPhone name for around 6 years. Thirdly, Cisco hasn't defended their trademark, as there are numerous companies using the iPhone name for VoIP related products.My third point, basically "allows" Apple to use Cisco's trademark without asking.
brummersJan 12, 2007
I think Apple should adopt a nautical or Star Trek theme and all products become "aye" as in Aye-aye, Captain.ayeMacayePodayePhone
Closed AccountJan 12, 2007
I read another article where an Apple exec said that Apple can take the right of any name as long as it has an i in front of it because of the iPod's success. I laughed.Just because the company hasn't produced anything in 6 years doesn't mean they automatically lose rights to the name, at least to my knowledge.
r3zonanceJan 16, 2007
"Just because the company hasn't produced anything in 6 years doesn't mean they automatically lose rights to the name, at least to my knowledge."Actually it does mean just that.