GNG News Guy
04-01-2008, 02:41 PM
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Deutsche Telekom, owners of U.S. mobile carrier T-Mobile, have sent gadget blog Engadget a legal letter questioning their use of the color magenta (http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/deutsche-telekom-t-mobile-demands-engadget-mobile-discontinue/). The German company believes that the use of the word "mobile," in conjunction with the color magenta, could confuse some users. T-Mobile tells Engadget that the letter from their legal department was "meant to simply open a dialogue":As a trademark owner, from time to time Deutsche Telekom looks at usage that could lead to confusion in the marketplace. The letter sent by DT merely outlines these perspectives and is meant to simply open a dialogue. Engadget continues to pioneer forums for discussion of wireless industry developments and innovation. T-Mobile respects the role Engadget and its readers play in advancing dialog on these important topics.
Not so respected, apparently, is the intelligence of their users, who cannot differentiate a blog from a wireless carrier. Perhaps less time and money could be spent on "dialogue," and more spent on launching a U.S. 3G wireless broadband network?
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/TMobile-Threatens-Engadget-For-Use-Of-Magenta-93191)
Deutsche Telekom, owners of U.S. mobile carrier T-Mobile, have sent gadget blog Engadget a legal letter questioning their use of the color magenta (http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/deutsche-telekom-t-mobile-demands-engadget-mobile-discontinue/). The German company believes that the use of the word "mobile," in conjunction with the color magenta, could confuse some users. T-Mobile tells Engadget that the letter from their legal department was "meant to simply open a dialogue":As a trademark owner, from time to time Deutsche Telekom looks at usage that could lead to confusion in the marketplace. The letter sent by DT merely outlines these perspectives and is meant to simply open a dialogue. Engadget continues to pioneer forums for discussion of wireless industry developments and innovation. T-Mobile respects the role Engadget and its readers play in advancing dialog on these important topics.
Not so respected, apparently, is the intelligence of their users, who cannot differentiate a blog from a wireless carrier. Perhaps less time and money could be spent on "dialogue," and more spent on launching a U.S. 3G wireless broadband network?
read comment(s) (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/TMobile-Threatens-Engadget-For-Use-Of-Magenta-93191)