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Can you imagine Apple trying to stop people from using the term “iPhone”? Or “smart phone”?

SllX 3y ago
Side tangent: does Apple itself even use the term "smartphone" anywhere? The term has been dated for like 10 years, and I'm not sure they used it even before then to refer to their phones. Just curious. But for whatever it's worth, Ericsson was the first to market something called a "smartphone" with the R380 released in November 2000.
- Someone 3y ago
  > does Apple itself even use the term "smartphone" anywhere? Yes, they do, but AFAICT only in phrases similar to “eligible trade‑in smartphone”. I think they never used it to refer to their product. It was “iPhone” from the start. Why would they use a generic term to describe a premium product?
  - kalleboo 3y ago
    Checking the press releases for the latest batch of iPhones https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/09/apple-debuts-iphone-15-and-iphone-15-plus/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/09/apple-debuts-iphone-1... "For the first time in a smartphone, color is infused throughout the back glass" "the Ceramic Shield front cover continues to be tougher than any other smartphone glass" "iPhone lasts and holds its value longer than any other smartphone" https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/09/apple-unveils-iphone-15-pro-and-iphone-15-pro-max/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/09/apple-unveils-iphone-... "Continuing Apple’s leadership in smartphone silicon" "console titles never before seen on a smartphone" "The best quality video in a smartphone" "The preferred smartphone for creative pros and filmmakers" "the first Thread-enabled smartphones"
    - SllX 3y ago
      Well I’ll be damned, apparently they do. Thanks!
  - btgeekboy 3y ago
    https://duckduckgo.com/?va=c&t=ha&q=site%3Awww.apple.com+smartphone&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?va=c&t=ha&q=site%3Awww.apple.com+sma... Lots of results there, especially press releases.
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- baron816 3y ago
  Does the NFL use the term “Big Game” anywhere?
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withzombies 3y ago
Fun fact, Cisco actually owns the trademarks to iPhone and IOS and licenses them to Apple[1]. IOS is their famous operating system and iPhone was a product offered by Linksys which they acquired when they purchased Linksys. [1]. https://appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/08/cisco_licenses_ios_name_to_apple_screenshot_shows_iwork_on_iphone https://appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/08/cisco_licenses_io...

SllX 3y ago

Side tangent: does Apple itself even use the term "smartphone" anywhere? The term has been dated for like 10 years, and I'm not sure they used it even before then to refer to their phones. Just curious. But for whatever it's worth, Ericsson was the first to market something called a "smartphone" with the R380 released in November 2000.

Someone 3y ago
> does Apple itself even use the term "smartphone" anywhere? Yes, they do, but AFAICT only in phrases similar to “eligible trade‑in smartphone”. I think they never used it to refer to their product. It was “iPhone” from the start. Why would they use a generic term to describe a premium product?
- kalleboo 3y ago
  Checking the press releases for the latest batch of iPhones https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/09/apple-debuts-iphone-15-and-iphone-15-plus/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/09/apple-debuts-iphone-1... "For the first time in a smartphone, color is infused throughout the back glass" "the Ceramic Shield front cover continues to be tougher than any other smartphone glass" "iPhone lasts and holds its value longer than any other smartphone" https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/09/apple-unveils-iphone-15-pro-and-iphone-15-pro-max/ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/09/apple-unveils-iphone-... "Continuing Apple’s leadership in smartphone silicon" "console titles never before seen on a smartphone" "The best quality video in a smartphone" "The preferred smartphone for creative pros and filmmakers" "the first Thread-enabled smartphones"
  - SllX 3y ago
    Well I’ll be damned, apparently they do. Thanks!
- btgeekboy 3y ago
  https://duckduckgo.com/?va=c&t=ha&q=site%3Awww.apple.com+smartphone&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?va=c&t=ha&q=site%3Awww.apple.com+sma... Lots of results there, especially press releases.
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baron816 3y ago
Does the NFL use the term “Big Game” anywhere?
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withzombies 3y ago

Fun fact, Cisco actually owns the trademarks to iPhone and IOS and licenses them to Apple[1]. IOS is their famous operating system and iPhone was a product offered by Linksys which they acquired when they purchased Linksys. [1]. https://appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/08/cisco_licenses_ios_name_to_apple_screenshot_shows_iwork_on_iphone https://appleinsider.com/articles/10/06/08/cisco_licenses_io...