IOS is a Cisco trademark and Apple actually licenses it off Cisco. http://blogs.cisco.com/news/comments/cisco_and_apple_agreement_on_ios_trademark/ http://blog

IOS is a Cisco trademark and Apple actually licenses it off Cisco. http://blogs.cisco.com/news/comments/cisco_and_apple_agreement_on_ios_trademark/ http://blogs.cisco.com/news/comments/cisco_and_apple_agreeme... So they're probably not too steamed :) edit: iphone was a cisco trademark too and Apple either licensed it or bought it outright.