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Cisco Extends Negotiations on iPhone

Posted by Zonk on from the just-a-little-bit-longer dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Apple and Cisco have just a short while longer to discuss the use of the iPhone name for Apple's new product. Cisco has extended the deadline for a resolution out to February 21st. The two companies are seeking a peaceful resolution to their problems, and the deadline was extended to 'reach an agreement on trademark rights and interoperability.' Early this month, Cisco put their lawsuit on hold to start these negotiations - it's easy to understand why they wouldn't want to scrap a whole month's worth of discussion over a few final details."

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  1. Peaceful resolution...? by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The two companies are seeking a peaceful resolution to their problems, and the deadline was extended to 'reach an agreement on trademark rights and interoperability.

    If they failed to come to a "peaceful resolution", does that mean open war between Apple and Cisco? That should be interesting. Apple can hurl old Macs from Cupertino and Cisco can hurl old routers from San Jose.

  2. I have a solution: by sokoban · · Score: 4, Funny

    Googlefight to the death. Winner takes the trademark.

    http://googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1= Apple+AND+iPhone&word2=Cisco+AND+iPhone

    Looks like Cisco got iPwned

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  3. The Negotiations by INeededALogin · · Score: 3, Funny

    Cisco: we registered it, our copyright.
    Apple: let us use iPhone or we will register iSwitch, iRouter and iFirewall.

    Apple user here, but I seriously think that Cisco is worried mainly about the potential for bad PR for Cisco since Apple can seem to do no wrong lately. Headline: iPhone delayed because apple has to scratch off iPhone logo from 200,000 devices because Cisco wanted the 'i'.

  4. The networking company looking for a handout by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    No wonder their name is CiSCO.

    Lame.