Apple forces iPodder name change

Apple's lawyers are at it again. IPodder, one of the best-known open-source podcast aggregators, has been renamed Juice, apparently after lawyers from Apple contacted the development team with concerns that they were "deceiving users" that the app was somehow connected to Apple. In a way, I'm surprised it's taken Apple this long. Though the company didn't invent podcasting, now that they've embraced the concept, it seems perfectly in keeping with their brand strategy that they'd try to own it (after all, they've already filed to trademark "iPodcast"). And I have to admit, using the term "iPod" in your brand, and including a piece of fruit in your logo, is practically like asking for a call from Apple's legal team.

 

Tags: opensource