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Apple's Stupid Trademark Cases: Now Including Emacs

Posted by PV on · 3 comments
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Apple's lawsuit threats have gone beyond the "app store" name and surrounding controversy; they now target Emacs, that venerable text editor. WHAT!?

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Comments (3)

lcafiero ·
While this is probably the best April Fools' Day joke du jour for April 1, the author pulls it off by relating something that is completely plausible. Good work.

Of course, in a law office in the Silicon Valley (or maybe up in San Francisco), there's quite possibly an Apple attorney saying to himself, "Hmm. Emacs violates our trademark somehow . . . ."
jimbauwens ·
I only realized that it was a April Fools' Day joke when I saw the comments. Its the best joke I had the whole day :)
hkwint ·
Next thing you know they're suing Mexx.

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