Jobs to dev on app name change: "Not that big of a deal."

The guy writes Steve Jobs a long email, including the fact that Steve's an inspiration to the author, and this is the email Steve sends him back? That's the most insensitive, jerky response he could have given. My respect for Steve Jobs as a person has dropped to near zero.

Yes well not that big a deal huh - well i will send Apple a bill for putting the default "sent from Len's iPhone" on the bottom.

Im giving them advertising of their product - so maybe i will start charging Apple a say .1 cent for every reply i send. might make some $$$$, and if the compalin i will say , "its only .1 of a cent Not that big of a deal.".

or how about "sent from tight wad Apple IPhone" - just change my registration name :D

Could have fun with this ........

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Hell, I'd be honored to have to change the name of my app. That just means my applications are getting out there to people. With news coverage throughout the blogosphere, that just means more customers to come. I don't see it being that big of a deal to be honest.

Personally I don't think the app name was that attractive anyways. That's just me though.

Well, all they needed to do was take the "Pod" out of the name, problem solved. I would understand the devs being a bit mad that they had to rename everything but Apple did have a legitimate reason and it all ended up being not that big of a deal, just like Steve said.

I think what this proves is that Steve Jobs finds it just as inconvenient to type an apostrophe on his phone as I do.

That, and the fact that many, many apps and websites have had to change their names due to this rule, and usually they just remove the "Pod" and put the "i" up against what the other descriptive term was, and everybody still gets what the name means. (i.e. iLounge used to be iPodLounge, etc.). This guy is acting like this is the first time.

Of course it's annoying to have to change your logos, advertisements, websites, etc. but if you were really professional to begin with, you wouldn't use trademarked names, to avoid going through this if your business grows to the point where it gets the attention of the trademark owner. I think most of the cases have come about from very small companies or one-person websites who thought "Apple will never bother little old me," but then their site or product has grown to the point that it's serious business and Apple has to step in. It sucks, but as others have said, Apple has to defend the trademark or it sets a really bad precedent.

And why would your feeling be if Cisco had sent Mr Jobs the same response about naming his new toy the iPhone?

Change the name of your phone, it's no big deal.

Sent from MY iPhone!

A copyright is a copyright. You must maintain a copyright at all costs or it's meaning becomes blurred and eventually lost.

I completely agree with Steve.

Sorry, that's business.

Rrright. Just use the name "Mighty Mouse" until you can't fight that infringement anymore no matter how hard you try - then change it to "Magic Mouse."

No big deal.