Apple did not coin the term. For a time they wanted to sue people for using it, but they changed their mind I guess. (And by now it has become too generic.) B

Apple did not coin the term. For a time they wanted to sue people for using it, but they changed their mind I guess. (And by now it has become too generic.) But they attacked the original podcast software - iPodder - for using "iPod" in the software name.