Apple attempts to trademark the word 'startup'

Re:Apple attempts to trademark the word 'startup' by cLeEOGPw on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @05:16AM (#6288767)

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.

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Re:Apple attempts to trademark the word 'startup' by Steko on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @05:58AM (#6288872)

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!

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Re:Apple attempts to trademark the word 'startup' by cLeEOGPw on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @08:43AM (#6289542)

I prefer sarcasmobile.

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Re:Apple attempts to trademark the word 'startup' by ZeroGravitas on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @07:48AM (#6289236)

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

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Re:Apple attempts to trademark the word 'startup' by martin-adams on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @07:55AM (#6289261)

And then they created iTunes :)

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Re:Apple attempts to trademark the word 'startup' by axx on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @05:32AM (#6288804)

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

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Re:Apple attempts to trademark the word 'startup' by sbuk on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @08:56AM (#6289610)

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

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