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From: Fred Moore on 28 Jan 2010 13:38
IPad? That�s So 2002, Fujitsu Says
<http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/technology/companies/29name.html>
From: Davoud on 28 Jan 2010 14:09
Fred Moore:

> IPad? That�s So 2002, Fujitsu Says
> <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/technology/companies/29name.html>

I read some days ago that "iSlate" was a red herring, and iPad would be
the name. The same article said that Fujitsu _had_ owned the name iPad.

This sort of thing has happened before, including with the name
"iPhone." Apple has won every time.

Davoud

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From: Tim McNamara on 28 Jan 2010 19:19
In article <fmoore-1E67F3.13381428012010(a)mail.eternal-september.org>,
Fred Moore <fmoore(a)gcfn.org> wrote:

> IPad? That�s So 2002, Fujitsu Says
> <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/technology/companies/29name.html>

Since the name doesn't sizzle- unlike, apparently, the product itself
which looks way nifty- and has problems, great excuse to get out of it
and call it something else.

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From: Jolly Roger on 28 Jan 2010 20:31
In article <280120101409108868%star(a)sky.net>, Davoud <star(a)sky.net>
wrote:

> Fred Moore:
>
> > IPad? That�s So 2002, Fujitsu Says
> > <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/technology/companies/29name.html>
>
> I read some days ago that "iSlate" was a red herring, and iPad would be
> the name. The same article said that Fujitsu _had_ owned the name iPad.
>
> This sort of thing has happened before, including with the name
> "iPhone." Apple has won every time.

Technically, Cisco and Apple settled that case - so neither company won
- or both companies won, depending on your viewpoint:

<http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/22/business/worldbusiness/22iht-cisco.468
4805.html>

It wouldn't surprise me to see something similar happen with the iPad
name. Apple's got lots of cash to throw around. : )

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From: Fred Moore on 29 Jan 2010 11:03
In article <timmcn-A93D65.18192028012010(a)news-1.mpls.iphouse.net>,
Tim McNamara <timmcn(a)bitstream.net> wrote:

> In article <fmoore-1E67F3.13381428012010(a)mail.eternal-september.org>,
> Fred Moore <fmoore(a)gcfn.org> wrote:
>
> > IPad? That�s So 2002, Fujitsu Says
> > <http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/technology/companies/29name.html>
>
> Since the name doesn't sizzle- unlike, apparently, the product itself
> which looks way nifty- and has problems, great excuse to get out of it
> and call it something else.

Yeh, I find iPad underwhelming for various reasons. Tom Stiller in a
different thread in this forum suggested 'Slice'. After I thought about
it for a minute, I REALLY like that. 'Give me a Slice of Apple!'
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