The Macalope: Pad derangement syndrome

Is "special dispensation" what the kids are calling "being sued" these days Far from Apple getting some special deal, what really happened--which Cringley oddly goes on to detail himself--was that Apple paid Cisco for the use of a name it really couldn't have cared less about until it was absolutely clear that Apple was coming out with a phone that nearly everyone had already dubbed "the iPhone."

Really, this is penny ante stuff. Companies have disputes like this all the time. It's 2010 and, frankly, most of the good names are already taken. If Apple pays Fujitsu for the privilege of using a name they're barely known for, who cares Does Cringley really think Apple's bullying poor Fujitsu

Technology pundits, if you have an unnatural love for overplayed metaphors, the Macalope doesn't judge, he just asks that you express that love in the privacy of your own home.