Apple drops 'App Store' lawsuit against Amazon, says no need to pursue case

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  • Reply 21 of 72
    anantksundaramanantksundaram Posts: 20,407member
    mazda 3s wrote: »

    App is short for Application.

    LOL.

    This Takes The Cake For The Idiotic Post Of The Day.
  • Reply 22 of 72
    agramonteagramonte Posts: 345member
    mazda 3s wrote: »
    That to me is different. 

    App is short for Application. Its nothing unique as the term Kleenex "was" back in the day. 

    App Store is to Application Store as Gas Station is to Gasoline Station. 

    exactly, it is not that hard to understand... App Store is just Application Store cut down, Yes Apple made it popular but that does not make it theirs - Just like who ever made Gas Station or Auto Shop popular can claim those.
  • Reply 23 of 72
    richlrichl Posts: 2,213member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by stelligent View Post


    Yes, and no. This is one time when I personally am glad Apple took Amazon to court. While the mark AppStore might not pass the test of uniqueness, Amazon made it *personal* by deliberately using the essentially the same name. Bezos lost a chunk of the healthy respect I held for him.



     


    You had respect for Bezos? image

  • Reply 24 of 72
    philboogiephilboogie Posts: 7,675member
    richl wrote: »
    I'm glad Apple came to their senses.

    I think the customers did. And Apple's marketing is having a blast. "With more than 900,000 apps and 50 billion downloads, customers know where they can purchase their favorite apps"
  • Reply 25 of 72
    stelligentstelligent Posts: 2,680member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by RichL View Post


     


    You had respect for Bezos? image



    Yes. Look at what he has accomplished.

  • Reply 26 of 72
    kdarlingkdarling Posts: 1,640member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Mazda 3s View Post



    App is short for Application.


    Originally Posted by anantksundaram View Post



    LOL.   This Takes The Cake For The Idiotic Post Of The Day.


     


    Hardly, since at least the post is correct.


     


    Such a tasty pastry should go instead to those who thought that App was short for Apple.  

  • Reply 27 of 72
    anantksundaramanantksundaram Posts: 20,407member
    agramonte wrote: »
    mazda 3s wrote: »
    That to me is different. 

    App is short for Application. Its nothing unique as the term Kleenex "was" back in the day. 

    App Store is to Application Store as Gas Station is to Gasoline Station. 

    exactly, it is not that hard to understand... App Store is just Application Store cut down, Yes Apple made it popular but that does not make it theirs - Just like who ever made Gas Station or Auto Shop popular can claim those.

    http://www.around.com/patent.html
  • Reply 28 of 72
    froodfrood Posts: 771member


    Well this is a sad day and kills my plans for retirement.


     


    Using this case as a precedent I was all set to trademark "Shoe Store" and make a freaking fortune :(

  • Reply 29 of 72
    anantksundaramanantksundaram Posts: 20,407member
    kdarling wrote: »
    anantksundaram wrote: »
    LOL.   <span style="line-height:1.231;">This Takes The Cake For The Idiotic Post Of The Day.</span>

    Hardly, since at least the post is correct.

    Not by a mile.

    Didn't expect you to get it.
  • Reply 30 of 72
    jessijessi Posts: 302member
    Notice how the Amazon rep just flat out lied about what happened? Apple dropped the case, not the court.

    It's sad that Apple can't get protection in the courts for its intellectual property.

    This kind of criminality is just one of the reasons I don't do business with amazon.
  • Reply 31 of 72
    rednivalrednival Posts: 331member



    Quote:

    Originally Posted by anantksundaram View Post





    Not by a mile.



    Didn't expect you to get it.


     


     


    Well then perhaps instead of being cheeky you could explain why he is wrong.

  • Reply 32 of 72
    lord amhranlord amhran Posts: 902member
    kdarling wrote: »
    Now the question is, what will the USPTO do?

    If you recall my previous posts on the topic, Apple's trademark application was opposed by Microsoft.

    Both sides agreed to defer their arguments and the final decision, until after the Amazon trial.

    Perhaps Apple will amend their application to read "iTunes App Store".
    KDarling take a hike. Your anti-Apple schtick wasn't working at MacRumors so you decide to infest AI with your nonsense.
  • Reply 33 of 72
    anantksundaramanantksundaram Posts: 20,407member
    rednival wrote: »

    Well then perhaps instead of being cheeky you could explain why he is wrong.

    Fair enough: app is short for application.
  • Reply 34 of 72
    rednivalrednival Posts: 331member
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  • Reply 35 of 72
    rednivalrednival Posts: 331member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by anantksundaram View Post





    Fair enough: app is short for application.


     


    I get it.  Not proper.  No caps.


     


    Got it.


     


    (PS: Somehow had duplicate posts so one above this can be deleted)

  • Reply 36 of 72
    poochpooch Posts: 768member
    mazda 3s wrote: »
    I'm not a lawyer, just a normal everyday human being,

    you might try staying at one of those holiday inn express establishments. they presumably work miracles overnight.
  • Reply 37 of 72
    mazda 3smazda 3s Posts: 1,613member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by anantksundaram View Post





    Fair enough: app is short for application.


     


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_software


    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/app


    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/app


     


    If you're talking about it being capitalized, it was at the beginning of the sentence...


     


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  • Reply 38 of 72
    island hermitisland hermit Posts: 6,217member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by anantksundaram View Post





    Fair enough: app is short for application.




    See... and that is quite different from Amazon's use of the word.


     


    In Amazon's case App is short for Appalling.

  • Reply 39 of 72
    stelligentstelligent Posts: 2,680member

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by anantksundaram View Post



    This Takes The Cake For The Idiotic Post Of The Day.


     


    Quote:

    Originally Posted by anantksundaram View Post



    Fair enough: app is short for application.


     


    Can't decide which one of the two is more idiotic.

  • Reply 40 of 72
    kharvelkharvel Posts: 80member


    Does this mean that someone can bring back Lindows?

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