Steve Jobs Tells Startup Startup To Change Names, Saying 'It's N...

Courtesy Techdirt  Wed, 11/25/2009 - 20:05

Reader mick alerts us to the story of a small eight-person startup that makes a popular app for backing up your iPod music, which had been called "iPodRip" until Steve Jobs and Apple's lawyers got involved , demanding the company cease using the name and hand over its domain.

It's even told the guy that even if he rebrands his app, he can't even say that it's the app "formerly known as" iPodRip.

While lawyers told him he could...


 

More related items

Where Netbooks Still Beat The Apple iPad
Despite the introduction of the iPad and the harsh words of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, netbooks will continue to thrive, say analysts and commentators, who cite the tablet's missing features and...

So, When Do You Plan To Use the iPad?
Yes, I know that iPad analysis abounds in abnormal amounts right now. But still, now that it’s out, now that we know what it can and cannot do, one cannot help but think about its...

The Apple iPad Dilemma
Steve Jobs called the new iPad a "magical device". Execs from the company said it so often that I began to imagine pixie-dust falling from the ceiling of the Yerba Buena Art Center, landing...

SanDisk SDMSM2-008G-A11M 8GB M2 Memory Stick Micro...
The Memory Stick Micro (M2) is approximately one-third the size of the existing Memory Stick PRO Duo. The Memory Stick M2 continues the Memory Stick PRO Duo legacy by supporting full...

Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless...
The sleek Simultaneous Dual-N Band WRT610N Router sets a new standard for design, expanded bandwidth, and robust performance. It's the ideal router for all your current and future digital...


 

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
computer-internet.marc8.com