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  1. 20th November 2009, 09:20 AM #1
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    Default Little App Factory Told to Change App Name - Jobs Responds

    I found this on CrunchGear - The Little App Factory has an app called iPodRip and they received a letter from Apple's lawyers telling them to change the name because it infringes on the iPod.

    John Devor, The Little App Factory CEO wrote a detailed email to Steve Jobs asking for help with the issue. Jobs replies with this pearler:

    "Change your apps name. Not that big of a deal.

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    Seems fine to me. Doubt Steve has the time to respond with anything more that that.
    At least he received a response.
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    Default Re: Little App Factory Told to Change App Name - Jobs Responds

    If they're infringing on Apple trademarks, why did they think Steve would help them?
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    I really like the accuracy of his reply. There's no mincing about, no apologies, just what he is thinking. I should do that more often when I reply to emails. They aren't essays, just get the message across.
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    Totally appropriate. If you're dumb enough to a) use another company's trademark in the name of your product, and b) waste the CEO's time with a rambling complaint, a dismissive response is exactly what you should expect.
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    "Dear Steve, give me a 27" Imac or I'll leave a flaming bag of turd on your front doorstep".

    "On it's way".
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    "Mac" is also an Apple trademark.
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    Slightly OT, but if anyone is looking for an excuse to reply to all your emails in 1 or 2 sentences just change your Gmail/Mail.app signature to "Sent from my iPhone"

    I think it's odd that it took 6 years, but they are infringing on a trademark - suck it up.

    This is also a good example of people thinking that if they take their problem to the top then they will get what they want. I get a little thrill from the CEO telling the whinger to STFU.
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    Personally I think "Sent from my iphone" = "Look at me I'm a huge wanker". It was the first thing I removed when I got my iphone. If you don't have the time or inclination to type an email out properly on your iphone, wait until you get home and do it on a proper keyboard. But don't make excuses for a short terse email.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bogus Jimmy View Post
    This is also a good example of people thinking that if they take their problem to the top then they will get what they want. I get a little thrill from the CEO telling the whinger to STFU.

    This. It's something I see all too often (Hospitality). That email response gave me a little glow inside.
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    'sif Steve would misspell app's. The name belongs to the app, so an apostrophe is required.
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    A name that

    1. Uses the name of a product that has copyright (iPod)

    2. Implies DRM abuse (Rip)

    I think Steve was bang on the money
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    Jobs wouldnt be so glib if the response he got from Cisco was 'Change the phones name. Not that big of a deal'.
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    Quote Originally Posted by _xfire View Post
    'sif Steve would misspell app's. The name belongs to the app, so an apostrophe is required.
    The "of" is also superfluous.

    Steve would make sure his emails were correct, even if they were composed on an iPhone.

    Perhaps the email was from steve, but I don't think it was written by him; plainly the work of a semi-literate twenty-something.

    Perhaps he's got a PA who sends out dictated emails on his behalf pretending to be sent from his iPhone.
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    Quote Originally Posted by forno View Post
    A name that

    2. Implies DRM abuse (Rip)

    I think Steve was bang on the money
    Apple themselves used the slogan "Rip. Mix. Burn." for iTunes so I doubt they would have as much of an issue with that part of the name compared to the "iPod" bit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by goatcatcher View Post
    The "of" is also superfluous.

    Steve would make sure his emails were correct, even if they were composed on an iPhone.

    Perhaps the email was from steve, but I don't think it was written by him; plainly the work of a semi-literate twenty-something.

    Perhaps he's got a PA who sends out dictated emails on his behalf pretending to be sent from his iPhone.

    All the recipient has to do is check what program the sender was using whether it was really sent from the iPhone. It's all stored in the header information of the email.
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    On a personal level the man suffers a lethal combination of overweening arrogance based on immense wealth and power in addition to unparalled drive and uncompromising vision.

    Love his products. Wouldn't like to be stuck in a lift with him.
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    Quote Originally Posted by goatcatcher View Post
    Perhaps he's got a PA who sends out dictated emails on his behalf pretending to be sent from his iPhone.
    Perhaps he used the iPhone's new speech-to-text email dictation feature, which is obviously not quite finished yet and therefore unreleased

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    Quote Originally Posted by mitty View Post
    If you don't have the time or inclination to type an email out properly on your iphone, wait until you get home and do it on a proper keyboard. But don't make excuses for a short terse email.
    The man would get a thousand emails a day. If he replies to every email with proper, disingenuous etiquette, nothing will be achieved.

    I'm glad that a company such as Apple has the culture to keep things short, simple and straight to the point.

    When people ends an email with "Best Regards", or when people greet you with "How are you", etc... do they really mean it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by scokim View Post
    When people ends an email with "Best Regards", or when people greet you with "How are you", etc... do they really mean it?
    Yes, meaningless formulaic greetings are shit.

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