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Rename that iPhone Challenge

Apple already knew that Cisco owns the trademark for iPhone. It’s been under Cisco since way back 1996. I guess when rumors about Apple going out with their own mobile phone, Cisco made its move and released a cheap VoIP phone last quarter and used their iPhone trademark. Cisco is a $176 billion dollar company so I don’t think this was about more money again.

Apple iPhone

Now that Cisco is bringing Apple to court, they either settle amicably and do some licensing agreement or Steve Jobs has to think of another name for the iPhone.

Why don’t we help him out and think of really creative ones (not that they don’t have enough creative people on their payroll):

  • Apple Phone (ain’t that easy?)
  • MobiPod
  • iCall (someone else owns that TM? Maybe they could buy it.)
  • NoKeeYah
  • Apple Mobile iPalm

Any more suggestions? *hehehe*

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

35 Responses

  1. Avatar for remote desktop windows vista remote desktop windows vista says:

    Read the technical specifications for Apple Remote Desktop 3. … Apple Events, Remote Login, UNIX Hostname, Web Sharing, Windows …. Mac OS X computers running earlier versions of Apple Remote Desktop Client software (v1.2 or later) …

  2. Avatar for ButtGirl ButtGirl says:

    ButtPhone
    LubePhone
    iLuvPhone
    RipOffPhone
    OverChargedPhone
    GreatPhone
    BattyPhone
    iStone
    iWoofer
    iLubster
    iPeon
    iSpoon
    iGoon
    iCoon
    iLoon
    iButtGirl
    iPlug
    iSmug
    iLug
    iBug
    iStonk
    iPonk
    iJunk
    iBeauty
    iSpewty
    iBooty
    iLooty
    iHooty
    iMelon
    iJugs
    iApples
    iCandy
    iBandit
    iTosser
    iBosser
    iBummer
    iPlugger
    iButter
    iFlutter
    iShiter
    iLove
    iShoup
    iGreed
    iHugMe
    iPlugMe
    iPlantMe
    iButtPlugMe

    any more?

  3. Avatar for visitorj visitorj says:

    mao gyud.. i have the strong feeling nga lalabas pa sila ng mas maganda pa sa iphone.. pero ano kaya ang susunod nila na ipapangalan sa mas bunggacious pa nilang phone? heheeh hirap ngang palitan eah… pero surely, hindi ko talaga feel yong style ng iphone.. Mas mabuti sana kung merong button nang katulad ng style ng iMac keyboard nila (black/white-flat keyboard)… I like it eh…looks so hi-tech… ano kaya sa paningin nyo?

  4. Avatar for bakerBoy bakerBoy says:

    IPhone… change it ti I-taPhone…

    No offense sa mga maka steve jobs diyan pero di kagandahan ang iphone. hindi 3g, 2 megapix lang… ang mga intsik ay inaantok sa mga kayang gawin nito… kung mag iiPhone ka, mag treo ka nalang. sensiya na… di ko talaga makita yung punchline sa phone na yan

  5. Avatar for AJ AJ says:

    since the finger will replace the stylus, how about

    iFinger

  6. Avatar for j4s0n j4s0n says:

    Trademark can’t be bought? OK… forgive my innocence. In anyway of acquiring, or winning on the lawsuit or whatever.

    Anyway, you’re right! OS X :D

  7. Avatar for Ron Ron says:

    iwidge has a nice ring to it.

  8. Avatar for Jaypee Jaypee says:

    check out this funny iPhone commercial parody :D

  9. Avatar for Miguel Miguel says:

    Or do you think Apple can afford to buy the trademark from Cisco? (If that is how it works.)

    Whatever… as far as mobile developers are concerned, it’s the OS X Mobile/Safari Phone!

  10. Avatar for j4s0n j4s0n says:

    Whatever name, Apple knows they’ll get sued. Steve Jobs took the risk, i don’t see any alternative for the iPhone name. It’s the perfect name for it. Apple just took for, what? The lawsuit issue’s another publicity thing to boost iPhone’s popularity, they can buy the iPhone trademark for billions and earn more from their revolutionary phone.

    My thoughts right now are getting iSomething.com domains, thinking what Apple would do next with their “i” brand.

    hahaha!

  11. Avatar for pritigurl10 pritigurl10 says:

    id say they call it a MacPhone.. similar to the MacBook ;)

  12. Avatar for pinoy pinoy says:

    It should be called

    iMfilipino

  13. Avatar for jayvee f. jayvee f. says:

    Brazened Prediction: It will be called the iPod.

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