Comments on: Jason Calacanis says either fight or submit to Apple on Podcasting

By: systems engineer

systems engineer — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 05:01:31 +0000

Time to start considering using the term MODCast “Media On Demand” Cast. It seems like a better option than VODCast or AUDcast which the description is to limiting by describing the type of program (video/audio). This is still short, simple, and easy to remember. It should also help clairify that you don’t need an “iPod” in order to download and listen to or view the media, which many consumer still misunderstand.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:49:01 +0000

Good golly, people can work themselves into quite a froth. The actual letter finally surfaced, and guess what? Apple isn’t laying claim to ‘podcast,’ and even says they’d be find with ‘podcast’ in a trademark application. Their beef with Podcast Ready is a lot more complex than the claims some folks are making.

By: DanH63

DanH63 — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:06:46 +0000

Apple seems like they're in a race with Sony to see who can rack up more bad PR. As of last week Sony was winning that contest hands down, but Apple is catching up fast and this latest idiotic stunt might put them in front. I was actually very close to buying an ipod about 6 months ago, but they had just sent some other ridiculous cease & desist letters and on top of that were rumored to be getting ready to put commercials into podcasts on itunes (though I don't think that's happened yet). I decided not to do business with them and bought something else. This latest stunt makes me very happy I haven't given them any money. It's really too bad. Apple makes some decent stuff but I won't be buying any of it, and I'll be recommending that other people don't either whenever I get the chance. At least until they straighten their act up. If podcasters and podcast services like Podcast Ready fall back and give apple any ground on this by taking an alternate name for their company or especially the pocasting medium itself, they will just keep playing "whack a mole" on us with "cease" letters on anything they feel like, no matter how ridiculous or baseless it is. Podcasters are having to work hard enough for their medium to gain an identity with the general masses with one good solid name. If you give any ground on this and start calling it alternate names, not only would you lose the identity that you've fought so hard to gain, but even more importantly it would scatter the space into disarray, because it would open the door to a bunch of people using alternate names for it and a new level of chaos would ensue. Shame on you apple..I hope this one bites you in the a**!

By: Rick Rottman

Rick Rottman — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 18:37:24 +0000

This is nothing new. This has been in the works for quite awhile. This is the reason iPodder was changed to Juice. Remember? If Apple does show up to accept a trophy, it's not because they don't have the guts. Whatever that means. It's probably just because they don't know about your spam based award.

By: Landincoldfire

Landincoldfire — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 06:00:32 +0000

Seems like Apple wants to play “King of the Mountain” with their power. Little do they know that us, the so called confused consumers, will be so confused that we won’t buy their products or support them in anyway. That will knock them off that high horse and force to make chages.

By: ajcannon

ajcannon — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 04:52:30 +0000

gosh I hope that “netcasting” doesn’t stick. What a pathetic name. I would’ve expected better from Leo honestly.