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Apple Sued over Tiger, Injunction Sought
An anonymous reader writes "Online retailer Tiger Direct has reportedly sued Apple over the use of the Tiger name just one day before the Mac maker is scheduled to roll-out its next-generation Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger' operating system, according to an article at AppleInsider. TigerDirect, which owns trademarks on the names Tiger, TigerDirect and TigerSoftware, has requested an injunction that could prevent Friday's launch of the Tiger OS. Tiger Direct is also seeking damages and legal fees. 'Apple Computer has created and launched a nationwide media blitz led by Steven Jobs, overwhelming the computer world with a sea of Tiger references,' Tiger Direct's attorneys wrote in the lawsuit." While the suit may have some merit, it is odd for them to wait until now to try and halt such a heralded product.
Disney will be joining the battle soon as Tiger is misleading to Tigger.
Rock that crushes, Paper & Scissors that don't matter.
Someone at TigerDirect suddenly realized that Apple would/might sue them over the name tiger and they figured they better sue first.
Samsung took back my unlocked bootloader because Google wants me to rent movies. They're both evil.
While the suit may have some merit, it is odd for them to wait until now to try and halt such a heralded product.
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Not when now is the time the threat of an injunction to stop distribution could result in a multi zillion pound pay out
They should be fine. If I remember correctly, they have at least one lawyer on staff.
Jobs: "OK I need about a million volunteers: 1) Cross out the 'Tiger' on the box 2) Write 'Big Orange Cat with black stripes' "
I heard Tiger Woods is pretty pissed too.
Homer no function beer well without.
If this is true, then Jaguar has standing to sue as well.
"But your honor, these shysters have a prior history of this conduct!"
I've ordered several things from TigerDirect. Now, thanks to Apple, I don't know if I should enter purchases into a web page or just send it directly to the operating system.
try { do() || do_not(); } catch (JediException err) { yoda(err); }
... as if millions of geeks suddenly added "0.0.0.0 tigerdirect.com" to their hosts file and a web server suddently went silent.
...Rob
The American Dream isn't an SUV and a house in the suburbs; it's Don't Tread On Me.
Everyone has known it was going to be called Tiger for the last YEAR. Why do they wait until release day to file a lawsuit?
My personal tinfoil theory is that Microsoft slipped TigerDirect a generous amount of money to try to sabotage Apple's launch.
You make some good points. It occurs to me as I read your post that someone who is confused by TigerDirect and Apple's Tiger is probably wondering why TigerDirect doesn't sell, you know, actual live Tigers... direct.
must... stay... awake...
I actually got a good giggle out of this, because I think you honestly believe that titling a comment 'You fuckers' and calling everyone who disagrees with you 'brainwashed' is not flame-bait.
But okay, I'll bite... perhaps you're complaining about the moderation because you don't really know what 'flame-bait' means. Flame-bait doesn't necessarily mean that the person who is posting is wrong... it just means that their comment was posted in just a way as to invite flamage.
For example: if I posted that I thought that desktop Linux was really coming along, and that more people really ought to consider it as an alternative to Windows, I wouldn't be modded down as flamebait. If I posted that desktop Linux still had too many usability problems and that Windows was still better for end users, I wouldn't either. If I posted that I thought anyone who used Windows when Linux was available was a cretin who shouldn't be allowed to breed, I would almost certainly be modded down as flamebait (unless I said it in a fucking hilarious way), and the same goes for saying the same thing about people using desktop Linux.
So, in case you still can't see what you did, a helpful hint: calling people 'fuckers' because they believe different things than you, even if what they believe is so obviously wrong that you just can't imagine anyone actually believing it and it makes you nauseous to even consider the idea that anyone could believe it... well, that invites flames. And thus is flame-bait.
Dickhead.
-fred
PS: By the way, you're also wrong.
Sign #11 of Slashdot overdose: You see the phrase 'moderate Republican' and you wonder if that would be a +1 or a -1.
"Oh, and sue Africa too. I heard there were some critters trying to usurp the Tiger name, too."
A tiger? In Africa?
What?
A TIGER? In Africa?
Shhh!