Apple has threatened to sue In Icons, the manufacturer of the 12-inch-tall freaky!/awesome!/freaky!/awesome! Steve Jobs action figure. At least that’s what the UK Telegraph is saying, specifying no sources whatsoever.
No other details are given, just a vague “their efforts have reportedly met a legal challenge [from Apple]“.
If you are a fanboy, you can still get this action figure for $US100. It is supposed to start shipping in February. The price is going to go crazy if they start selling them and then ban them, that’s for sure. [Daily Telegraph via Mashable]
light487
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 8:48 AM“If you are a fanboy, you can still get this action figure for $US100″
If you were a fnboy then surely you would respect that Apple doesn’t want these sold and therefore shouldn’t buy one.. right? :)
Titsnass
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 9:21 AMDude, What?
light487
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 9:57 AMIf you are a fanboy of Apple, then you should be all about following (like a sheep) in everything Apple spouts as gospel.. that’s what Apple fanboys do. So, if Apple decides that selling the Steve Jobs action-figure is wrong then surely that means that fanboys would not buy the action figure because Apple said so. :)
If you don’t follow the logic, I can’t make it any more simplified than that.
James Ray Cox
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 10:29 AMI don’t understand.
Greg
Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 9:49 PMlight, I hope they’re playing dumb
chris
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 11:46 AM+1 lol
vin
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 9:49 AMthat’s like saying ‘i’m a fanboy, so i don’t jailbreak my iphone.’
dude… what?
Paul
Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 1:20 AMI guess it all depends on how dedicated you really are?
Boomzzilla
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 11:12 AMWhy does anybody care?It’s not like the figure is insulting or condersending, infact I would say It’s rather tastefull.Once someone puts themself in the media spotlight like Jobs did then I think their fairgame.
light487
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 11:22 AMI don’t understand how people can think that immortalising someone through a 12-inch action figure less than a year after they passed away is “fairgame”. What if it was your father, brother, husband or son.. or just best friend? Would you want their likeliness in an action figure this close to their death? Would you not see the very concept of that distasteful/disrespectful?
Richard
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 2:09 PMPersonally I wouldn’t care. In fact, I might ask them to give me a free one.
Deed
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 11:26 AMYou don’t get it? Apple patented Steve Jobs and has every rights to protect it’s IP!
Didgeridoo
Friday, January 6, 2012 at 11:25 AMApple doesn’t own a patent on Steve Jobs. He is not a product. He was person – a public face that is. He’s dead and is no longer the acting CEO of Apple. He has inspired millions. So there is no privacy factor involved anymore. Besides, the company is not insulting him with a deformed caricature. It looks real. Go inicons, I say.
Besides, the source for this news is unknown. May be Uk Telegraph is making some bull up to sell a few copies.
MD
Saturday, January 7, 2012 at 9:06 PMIts the ‘i’ in front of the ‘n-icons’ in the name.
Apple thinks that people will confuse the company name with an apple brand, as apple seems to have patented every word in the English/American /Universal, dictionary (and variations) with the letter ‘i’ in front of it….
Maybe thy should change their name to Lnicons or Anicons and they will be fine… No Confusion now.