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Well, haven't they trademarked the word "Apple", which actually is just a name of the fruit? 20 years from now kids will think the fruit was named after the iPhone logo.


What is the world coming to when a company can trademark an everyday word. Next thing you know someone will trademark blackberry, palm, yahoo, android, oracle or amazon. Quick, to the outragemobile!


I prefer sarcasmobile.


But so had Apple Corps (owner of Apple Records, the Beatles record label). They came to a financial arrangement and let Apple Computer use it as long as they didn't make anything related to music...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Corps_v_Apple_Computer


And then they created iTunes :)


Apple has done so many stupid things in the last 2 years, i doubt we will use iPhones in 20 years.


No more than any other business. It's just confirmation bias that makes it seem that way to you perhaps.




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