Microsoft has not yet resolved "App Store" Apple trademark disputes, in turn online retailer Amazon to court. Reporter learned yesterday, Apple March 18 to the United States District Court for Northern California filed a suit, saying that Amazon is a mobile application development software in the abuse of Apple's "App Store" trademark.
"App Store" and "Appstore" the difference between
According to the charges Apple, Amazon alleged trademark infringement and unfair competition, asking the court to stop the company to continue using the "App Store" trademark, and compensation. Apple said: Amazon has started a mobile software application development, Apple's App Store trademark abuse, and plans a mobile application download service using the trademark. Apple and Amazon three times approached disable the logo, but the latter has not "provide substantive responses." Apple alleged that in January this year about the Amazon started using "App Store" refers to mobile software download service on its behalf. Amazon has said that the company used the "Appstore", the middle and with no spaces, and the store is using the first letter lowercase s.
Apple spokesman said the company has asked not to imitate the App Store Amazon this name because it would confuse and mislead consumers. The Amazon spokesman said the company does not comment on pending litigation.
Store with the application
3 pm yesterday, the reporter in the Amazon home page to see the official website, in the most options in the left side of the operation "Appstore for Android" this option, mainly to promote Android applications to the user, click to enter later, including the latest The Android version of the game, "an angry bird Rio" and a variety of music, books, mobile software. However, ten minutes later, the "Appstore for Android" option suddenly disappeared from the official website, Amazon, click the link to jump back to home after all. Some analysts said that Amazon's "Appstore" originally planned to formally launched in March 22, suddenly "disappeared" may be its litigation with Apple, it introduced the Amazon and Apple's business model similar to the purpose of allows developers to build a application to upload them and selling platform.
It is understood, Apple July 17, 2008 as the "App Store" registered the trademark the term, after they have been using it to refer to the company's products such as smart phones iPhone App Store. App Store has been brought to the developers of 10 billion dollars in revenue. Since the App Store launch, Apple has received 33.7 billion U.S. dollars of gross profit. "App Store" translation "app store" in January of this year, Microsoft to draw the United States Patent and Trademark Office proceedings, saying that Apple "App Store" brand names are too general, ask the Council to dismiss Apple's exclusive "App Store" in the request.
Terminal competition
It is understood that the lawsuit against Amazon, Apple increased competition comes a time when the two companies. Both in the sales of electronic books and digital books and movies, and other fields there are competition. Apple has iTunes, iBooks and the App Store. Amazon Kindle e-book store also provides a similar consumer-oriented services. Both believe that the successful operation of the online store can greatly promote the sales of mobile hardware devices.
Amazon's app store will be used to use Android for mobile devices released operating system, applications, it will work with Apple's App Store App Store have a direct conflict, while the influence of the Amazon digital market extends to its traditional sites and Kindle areas outside the bookstore.
In addition, although the independence leader ipad Apple Tablet PC market turmoil, but according to foreign media reports that Amazon will launch its own brand multi-purpose tablet PCs, but the release date still unknown. Thus, between Apple and Amazon will soon face the end of a brutal war.
Analysys International Advisory Director Tian Zheng said: "protected by copyright, Amazon's e-book market is very popular in the United States, once launched its own end-products will seriously impact Apple ipad market." At the same time allow the emergence of Amazon, Apple iPad their own e-book business is a hit, in this case Amazon is clearly to be countered.
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