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minus-squareAedis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30arrow-down3·2 months agoI always thought it was a copyright thing. “My Phone” is too close to “iPhone”
minus-squareftbd@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up22·2 months agoExactly what I want on my computer, an inconsistent experience due to some corporate bullshit
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·2 months agoFun fact: The iPhone name is owned by Cisco not Apple.
minus-squarecm0002@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·2 months agoThey own “iOS” (though written with all capital) and license it to Apple iirc
minus-squareatomicbocks@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 months agoThey owned ‘iPhone’ specifically.
minus-squarecm0002@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoOh yea that’s right they did that too lmao
minus-squarekautau@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months 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-down1·2 months agoReturn to iPhoneOS (It makes sense tho there’s macOS, iPadOS, and iPod Touch is long gone)
minus-squarecm0002@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months 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”
That’d be trademark, not copyright.
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.
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