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It was rumored that IBM thought iOS or i/OS was a good name, but Cisco owned
the trademark. IBM did not make an apparent play for the name.
When Apple wanted the name, they used it. Whether or not they asked for
Cisco's permission is one thing, but they do have rights to use it, and it
has been reported they pay/paid Cisco for those rights. (
http://blogs.cisco.com/news/cisco_and_apple_agreement_on_ios_trademark/)
If you remember, Apple borrowed the iPhone name from Cisco (
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1041_3-6161233.html), so there was already some
history with Apple and Cisco that IBM did not have..
On 10/13/10 11:21 AM, "David Gibbs" <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Don wrote:
It would appear that even Apple has an i/os now. Is ANYONE at IBM enforcing
trademarks or are we just going to see continued slide in iSeries/AS400
product recognition and additional dilution?
I think I read somewhere that Apple licensed the name from Cisco.
david
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