xtunes Forced to Change Name, Appearance by Apple Lawyers

A user writes, "xTunes was an Open Source project that replicated much of the interface, functionality, and ease of use of iTunes. Apple's army of lawyers has forced them to change their name and redesign the interface." The new name of the project is sumi.

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Windows.

[Anonymous Coward]

"Of course, I wonder when Apple will send a letter to Microsoft demanding they stop production fo Windows?"

Windows is why Apple use lawyers on anything that is copying the "look and feel" of their operating system or applications.

Windows has taught Apple not to let anything that is ripping them off get a chance to take off. Like it or not, Apple will go after anything taking ideas from them, and the Windows lawsuit (which they settled with Microsoft out of court as an undisclosed sum, at the same time the $120m non-voting stock/IE default/Office port things happened) is why.

Re:I don't see why so many people...

[Erik K. Veland]

Actually you are wrong.

Apple is actually right in the cases where they are trying to defend their intelectual property, even though you - or the copycats - might think otherwise. Poor clones hurt Apple's image much like cheap bootlegs or fake clothes hurt the original brands.