Apple v TigerDirect, Pt II
FLORIDA, USA - TigerDirect has lost yet another round
to Apple Computer, now that Apple is free to use
"Tiger" for its Mac OS X 10.4. Previously, TigerDirect's Perception
Digital MP3 player has been lost in the market, when compared to the Apple iPod.
What's next - naming Mac OS X 10.5 "Amazon"?
While sources like AppleInsider and SiliconValley.com pooh-pooh Tiger's claims, those writing the articles have probably never felt the business end of Apple's famed legal team, who have laid claim to a remarkably broad number of uses for the term "Apple", including Applecorps - you know, the recording arm for that obscure band named The Beatles.
The Beatles released
most of their later albums on the Apple Records label, with its
unique labeling--a green-skinned Apple on the A-side and the
halved apple for the B-side. A deal was struck in 1981 to avoid conflict ... but who could have guessed Apple's subsequent foray into digital music?
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