In article <jalapeno1-9F5AF8.18135514072002@nnrp04.earthlink.net>,
Jalapeno <jalapeno1@mac.com> wrote:
It doesn't matter. Apple Computer was sued by Apple Corps in 1989 for
violating a 1981 agreement not to market audio/video products with
recording or playback capabilities, just so they could continue to use
the name "Apple". The Ensoniq "on board" was a doomed concept that
probably shouldn't have made it past the legal department at Apple in
the first place.
Just to expand on this, take a look at Apple Computer Inc.'s trademark
web page:
http://www.apple.com/legal/guidelinesfor3rdparties.html
Scroll down to the section entitled "Music Software Exception" and read
that.
Apple Computer Inc. can still get into hot water if the term "Apple" is
used with any _software_ from 3rd party developers. Think how much
trouble they'd be in if they started putting synthesizer chips into iMac
computers.