On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 5:40 AM, Kevin Chadwick <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, 7 Mar 2012 19:34:51 -0600 > c beck wrote: > >> I assume some awkward trademark dispute is at least in part >> responsible for the decision to rebrand > > I doubt it unless someone has a trademark on android. > > Market is a generic term, microsoft flogged the generic term horse with > app store against apple. >
My comment was a bit tounge and cheek,of course. More seriously, there are patents google does not posses related to store fronts on web etc. It is kin to starting from a hole when you are trying to defend your case in front of a judge when a patent claim or title is similar to "method for distribution and installation of software on a mobile device using an on device market"- just a guess. But I do believe the dispute with British Telecom may in part be why the move away from "market" was made... or else pre-emptive against various patent trolls. > Of course it doesn't stop someone wasting everyones money or time on > legal cases. Maybe God will have something to say about that as really > time is the only commodity that everything boils down to. Hah! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
