Cisco CEO Speaks on iPhone Trademark

Cisco CEO, John Chambers believes that the companies disagreement with Apple over the iPhone trademark is simply a “minor skirmish”.

Speaking to the IHT, Chambers stated that the dispute could have been avoided if Apple were “willing to negotiate”.

“We told Apple for five years: ‘This is our trademark. We’ll license it to you, but it is ours,’” he said. “All we ask is that people respect our trademarks and our intellectual property. We would have traded that for just interoperability,” said the Cisco CEO.

He describes Apple as difficult to “do business” with.

Cingular to Give iPhoner Buyers Free Service?

Jim Cramer has noted on his blog that AT&T will use the iPhone to target customers, and has implied that they will most likely offer significant discounts in service.

Now, AT&T’s all about market share, and if you read between the lines, I think you see a strategy coming where the device’s $500 price point is preserved but the service contract is greatly reduced. I think that AT&T — and not Apple — is the key to this next leg, and CEO Stan Sigman can make it happen.