The iphone
So Apple dont own the name “iphone” the real legit iPhone is from Linksys. Its a product line of VoIP products offered by them under the name iPhone (Internet Phone). Market analysts reckon that this could be detrimental to Apple’s interests because people have associated “i” with Apple products. But on the other hand, we say that Apple is smart and have never mentioned about their phone called as iPhone.
“This is going to make it trickier for Apple to establish their own iPhone _ it’s going to have to look, feel and sound very different in order to be distinguished from the Cisco one,” said David Dunne, a marketing expert at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.
While Apple has not confirmed it is working on a mobile phone, company chief executive Steve Jobs is expected to make an announcement about the company’s move into cellular telephones at the annual Macworld Expo in San Francisco on Jan. 9.
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December 20, 2006 | News
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