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Apple vs Apple -- Judgment Day

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the two-man-enter-one-man-leave dept.

DaphneDiane writes "According to the Times Online Apple Computer successfully defended themselves vs the suit brought by Apple Corps." If you are looking for background on the case we had talked about it earlier. I'm just relieved that the battle of two bazillion dollar companies turned out well. Phew. And, of course, Apple Corp has filed an appeal already.

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  1. If I were Apple Corp... by Whiney+Mac+Fanboy · · Score: 1, Troll
    From the article:
    But Lord Grabiner, QC, for Apple Computer, countered that "only a moron in a hurry" could confuse his client's download system - which, he said, was basically transmitting data - with a record label.
    If I were Apple Corp, I would start selling the new "Apple Macintosh" online. After all, "only a moron in a hurry" could confuse a coat with a computer company.

    There's no way Apple computers would sue. After all - they're never lawyer trigger happy.
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    1. Re:If I were Apple Corp... by oliverthered · · Score: 0, Troll

      They should setup a shop front for dell with Apple branding all over the place, call it aMacs and then see what Apple computers do.

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    2. Re:If I were Apple Corp... by Ilgaz · · Score: 0, Troll

      This is somewhat horrible smoke of fanboyism and zealotry attached to every story having "Apple" name on it.

      Don't even bother to try.

      Worst can happen: Some company finds a horrible, horrible problem on OS X , as every security story attacked and companies getting names as "snake oil seller", they decide to keep it to themselves and silently report to Apple.

      Apple does not care (Read: SANS/Secunia).

      Information gets leaked to black hats.

      Next day we can't watch TV or read Newspaper since Macintoshes are running in very key parts of media without protection as "nothing can touch them"

      This is what I am afraid as a guy purchased a quad G5 from them recently. This kind of zealotry/fanboy stuff forcing me to post with "karma bonus" to keep the message around since a fanboy can get /. moderator points.

  2. Re:Story Update: Apple Corp issues statemnt! by Whiney+Mac+Fanboy · · Score: 0, Troll

    "We can still squeeze some blood from this stone! We have to! Ringo needs a new mansion!"

    Exactly what I was thinking - it's not like this is two multi-national corporations squabbling about a 15 year old deal.

    Steve needs the money to make cool new things for whiney mac fanbois to play with. Ringo & Paul will just waste it (and are rich enough already).

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  3. Re:Story Update: Apple Corp issues statemnt! by IdleTime · · Score: 0, Troll

    Your sudden concern about Ringos fortune is just ridiculous when the computer Apple has been suing people in a pace only rivaled by F1 cars. And as far as I know, Apple (the record company) was started way before Apple (the computer company), so in all fairness, the computer Apple should have given up all commercial use of the name Apple. If not, then I guess I'm in my right to start a new company called Apple which will *drumroll* grow and sell apples! I'm sure computer Apple will not sue me for that when they themselves have stolen the name Apple.

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  4. Re:Story Update: Apple Corp issues statemnt! by NutscrapeSucks · · Score: 0, Troll

    Newsflash: I don't care one bit about Apple Computers.

    OK, then just Spaz Attack!

    As in you got very hyper about what is basically a routine corporate legal matter that just happens to involve a company beloved by many fanboys.

    And that relevant... how, exactly? Is this a case of "Apple Computer acts like a bunch of assholes now and then, therefore this lawsuit against them was justified!"?

    IMO, the lawsuit was justified on merits. But Apple does have a double-standard about trademarks -- they push the line on everyone else's (UNIX, Apple Corp, TigerDirect), but are very aggressive about defending their own. AppleCorp is not acting any differently than Apple Computer would in a similar situation.

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  5. When I was born on 12/8/80... by AriaStar · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...so much greatness came into this world that the gods decided to take out John Lennon just a few hours later via some insane nutjob to keep the greatness-meter in balance.

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