Apple News � Apple Sends Out Cease and Desist to Startup Using �App Store�

After Amazon, Microsoft, and many others, Apple has filed a Cease and Desist order against a home server software startup that uses the term �App Store.� In response, Amahi temporarily changed it to App Mart, all while asking users for a new name to call their app store.

Of course, you wanted a small company to �fight back,� but they do not have the enough cash to throw away like Amazon did. Besides, Apple has every right to claim that the term �App Store� is their trademark, and Amahi can always change App Mart back to App Store if the court decision goes not in favor of Apple.

Meanwhile, Amahi has come up with a contest for its users to suggest a new phrase to call its App Mart. Currently in the lead is �iStore,� but I don�t think that will be used unless the startup wants more legal headaches. Other suggestions include �App Shop,� �Amahi Store,� �Amahi Market,� and �Appalog.� If you want to join for a chance to win a computer and a pro membership, head over to Amahi.

Source: CrunchGear