Apple changes iPodsubwaymaps.com

Darleen is right. If Apple doesn't police and enforce its iPod mark, it will lose it. But I have to add this. I just bought and watched the DVD release of George Harrison Concert For Bangladesh. The oppening seconds show the APPLE trademark and it is so obvious how Apple Computer has totally ripped off the trademark for music from the Apple company in UK. Apple should cop to this, pay royalties and do the right thing.

I think Apple is not only smart but well within their rights to protect the word "iPod." Good grief, we now have iShadows makeup, iPex bras, myPod coffee filters. Where does it stop? As an Apple shareholder (boy do I wish the number of shares we owned had a couple more zero's behind them) I do NOT want to see Apple lose control of the hottest development since the Mac. It is THEIRS and they should maintain strict control otherwise "iPod" will become just another "kleenex" (tm).

yes, it sucks, but if you don't protect your copyright 'vigorously' as the law defines your copyright can be completely invalidated. I wouldn't equate this the same as the 'mikerowesoft' level of corporate bullying, but they are protecting a trademark.

isubwaymaps.com anyone? There is no way Apple can own the "i"

I think that is pretty dumb that Apple has to be that way and force everyone to lose iPod outta their URL. Kinda like the Mike Roe guy who had MikeRoeSoft.com and Microsoft got all ticked off! heres a domain that someone should purchase: eyepawed.com or in this particular case: eyepawedsubwaymaps oh but we dont want to tick off Subway so we need it to say: eyepawedsubterraineantrainroutemaps.com there that was easy enough...

just watch out for Subway