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minus-squareAedis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down3·3 days agoI always thought it was a copyright thing. “My Phone” is too close to “iPhone”
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·3 days agoFun fact: The iPhone name is owned by Cisco not Apple.
minus-squarecm0002@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·3 days agoThey own “iOS” (though written with all capital) and license it to Apple iirc
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·3 days agoThey owned ‘iPhone’ specifically.
minus-squarecm0002@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 days agoOh yea that’s right they did that too lmao
minus-squarekautau@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoThey also both basically said “we can both use it.” Granted Apple probably paid a nice sum for that https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2007/02/21Cisco-and-Apple-Reach-Agreement-on-iPhone-Trademark/
minus-squareAmon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·3 days agoReturn to iPhoneOS (It makes sense tho there’s macOS, iPadOS, and iPod Touch is long gone)
minus-squarecm0002@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days ago iPod Touch is long gone :( don’t remind me, first and last Apple Mobile device I’ll own
I always thought it was a copyright thing. “My Phone” is too close to “iPhone”
Fun fact: The iPhone name is owned by Cisco not Apple.
They own “iOS” (though written with all capital) and license it to Apple iirc
They owned ‘iPhone’ specifically.
Oh yea that’s right they did that too lmao
They also both basically said “we can both use it.” Granted Apple probably paid a nice sum for that
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2007/02/21Cisco-and-Apple-Reach-Agreement-on-iPhone-Trademark/
Return to iPhoneOS
(It makes sense tho there’s macOS, iPadOS, and iPod Touch is long gone)
:( don’t remind me, first and last Apple Mobile device I’ll own
That’d be trademark, not copyright.