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minus-squareAedis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down3·2 days agoI always thought it was a copyright thing. “My Phone” is too close to “iPhone”
minus-squareftbd@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up21·1 day agoExactly what I want on my computer, an inconsistent experience due to some corporate bullshit
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 days agoFun fact: The iPhone name is owned by Cisco not Apple.
minus-squarecm0002@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·2 days agoThey own “iOS” (though written with all capital) and license it to Apple iirc
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 day agoThey owned ‘iPhone’ specifically.
minus-squarekautau@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day 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-squarecm0002@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 day agoOh yea that’s right they did that too lmao
minus-squareAmon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 day agoReturn to iPhoneOS (It makes sense tho there’s macOS, iPadOS, and iPod Touch is long gone)
minus-squarecm0002@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day 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”
Exactly what I want on my computer, an inconsistent experience due to some corporate bullshit
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.
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/
Oh yea that’s right they did that too lmao
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.