Saturday, September 30, 2006
Wired.com: Pod People Ponder Litigation
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 04:00 PM
"Apple Computer's recent legal threats to rivals using the terms "pod" and "podcast" met with giggles and kvetching among podcast entrepreneurs and enthusiasts gathered here to discuss the future of the industry. Carrying more than a week's worth of sometimes tense online chatter about Apple’s recent letter to Podcast Ready claiming possible trademark infringements, the 2,500 attendees at the 2006 Podcast and Portable Media Expo on Friday alternately complained and laughed about the prospect that the iPod maker might own such seemingly generic words."
What's wrong with Apple? Their freakish need to control everything related to their brand - even when it's harmful to their own community of users - is simply insane. I've always always disliked the term "podcast", but it has the momentum on the market and is the de-facto standard. For Apple to try and play the heavy now, at this stage in the game, is mind-numbingly stupid.
What's wrong with Apple? Their freakish need to control everything related to their brand - even when it's harmful to their own community of users - is simply insane. I've always always disliked the term "podcast", but it has the momentum on the market and is the de-facto standard. For Apple to try and play the heavy now, at this stage in the game, is mind-numbingly stupid.
