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maybe apple should have changed ipod to avoid confusing it with a pre-existing music device: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_6_POD https://en.wikipedia.org/
by m463 5mo ago
maybe apple should have changed ipod to avoid confusing it with a pre-existing music device:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_6_POD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_6_POD
- kennywinker 5mo agoOr Swift, to avoid confusion with the scripting language Swift - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_(parallel_scripting_language) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_(parallel_scripting_lang... Or iPad https://www.bbc.com/news/business-18669394 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-18669394 Etc. With Apple, being a corporation and not a moral actor, it comes down to “might makes right” when it comes to trademark and other IP laws.
- toast0 5mo agoThey probably shouldn't have named iOs after the Cisco operating system and iPhone after the Cisco phone too.