Did Apple swipe “Visual Voicemail,” too?
By Ryan Block | January 13, 2007
Filed under: Cellphones
We’re guessing not, but El Reg has a piece up squarely accusing Apple of another swipe, this time of the term “Visual Voicemail” to describe the iPhone’s voicemail UI. Visual Voicemail, which is owned by Citrix and originally developed by Net6, has been around for years and may (or may not) be what’s powering Apple and Cingular’s solution for the common problem of having to wait through all the voicemail you don’t want just to hear the voicemail you do. And “Visual Voicemail” is, in fact, capitalized on Apple’s site, meaning if legit usage of the term or licensed software isn’t in the cards, Apple could soon find itself in two simultaneous pots of hot water.
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