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xtunes Forced to Change Name, Appearance by Apple Lawyers

Posted by pudge on from the predictable dept.

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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  1. Good thing too by Capt.+Mubbers · · Score: 0, Troll

    They tried to copy the whole iTunes interface, failed miserably and should be thankful to Apple for forcing them to "think differently"

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  2. Clever by Captain+Pedantic · · Score: 0, Troll

    Link to Freshmeat as the link for xTunes/Sumi.

    Two OSDN banner ads for the price of one!

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  3. Re:Ugh by Captain+Pedantic · · Score: 0, Troll

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

    Wasn't it some time in the early to mid eighties?

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  4. Apple is evil, again. by Call+it+a+n1ght · · Score: 0, Troll

    Film at 11. They're just like Microsoft, only not as good at it. The sooner the Mac f@nb0yz get that through their thick skulls, the better off they'll be. Meanwhile, I'm enjoying unencumbered hardware that runs free software and is manufactured by companies that don't sue every time their overpriced hardware revenue model is threatened.