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Title: wonder how...
Post by: D-Dan on Sep 25, 2010, 08:42:48
these guys http://www.pods.com/ will react to this http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11404886

Steve
Title: Re: wonder how...
Post by: Steve on Sep 25, 2010, 09:02:52
Typical of Apple these days.

BTW Steve 7 degrees this morning in sunny UK.
Title: Re: wonder how...
Post by: Ray on Sep 25, 2010, 09:15:35
They'll be taking legal action against BirdsEye next for referring to pods on their frozen peas. ;D :shake:
Title: Re: wonder how...
Post by: Gary on Sep 25, 2010, 09:26:13
Didn't facebook try to do the same with the word "Face"?
Title: Re: wonder how...
Post by: Rik on Sep 25, 2010, 10:37:38
I wonder when they'll start on people using the letter I?
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Post by: zappaDPJ on Sep 25, 2010, 11:09:52
I'm going to invent the iFacePod just for the hell of it  >:D
Title: Re: wonder how...
Post by: Rik on Sep 25, 2010, 11:14:17
A cosmetics container?
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Post by: Inkblot on Sep 25, 2010, 11:45:13
Quote from: Rik on Sep 25, 2010, 10:37:38
I wonder when they'll start on people using the letter I?

Watch out BBC iPlayer!
Title: Re: wonder how...
Post by: Rik on Sep 25, 2010, 11:51:59
Exactly, and what about IDNet, Interpol etc?  ;D
Title: Re: wonder how...
Post by: Glenn on Sep 25, 2010, 11:54:55
I think whales should sue Apple, their pods pre-date Apples
Title: Re: wonder how...
Post by: Rik on Sep 25, 2010, 12:01:52
Good thinking. NASA had pods too...
Title: Re: wonder how...
Post by: Gary on Sep 25, 2010, 14:25:27
Microsoft sued over the word Bing, iBingFacepod to be released late 2260 due to litigation by plonkers.  ;)
Title: Re: wonder how...
Post by: pctech on Sep 25, 2010, 14:32:40
Think Apple have picked up where Research in Motion left off, I note they are not referred to as Lawsuits-In-Motion that much these days.
Title: Re: wonder how...
Post by: Gary on Sep 25, 2010, 14:36:05
Quote from: pctech on Sep 25, 2010, 14:32:40
Think Apple have picked up where Research in Motion left off, I note they are not referred to as Lawsuits-In-Motion that much these days.

They all do it I think now, fills in time between product launches it seems  ;)
Title: Re: wonder how...
Post by: D-Dan on Sep 25, 2010, 15:59:03
Quote from: Steve on Sep 25, 2010, 09:02:52
Typical of Apple these days.

BTW Steve 7 degrees this morning in sunny UK.

yep - quite chilly here too. only 28c. had a couple of hours in the pool this afternoon but had to stop as the beer was getting warm  :evil:

Steve
Title: Re: wonder how...
Post by: Rik on Sep 25, 2010, 16:02:40
Ah shaddup! ;D How are things going, Steve?
Title: Re: wonder how...
Post by: D-Dan on Sep 25, 2010, 16:16:00
Apart from being badly let down by people in the UK getting my money out here, and we are down to the bottom of the barrel it's going OK. moving from the hotel in 2 weeks to our own place. no pool there, but fresh fruit growing in the garden  ;D
Title: Re: wonder how...
Post by: Rik on Sep 25, 2010, 16:17:14
Sounds idyllic, Steve. How will you be placed to work?