Apple and Cisco are drawing near a self-imposed deadline of Thursday to work out their differences over the iPhone trademark.
I'm not so certain that I buy the Cisco PR spin on this that they want to just work out some sort of amicable technology-sharing deal. I've seen two WSJ stories take this angle. The latest comes from WSJ scoop monster Nick Wingfield. So maybe it's so.
Yet I can't help but figure that Cisco seems to hold some serious cards here (purchased the company that owned the trademark, then launched VoIP phones bearing the name), and there are piles of chips on the table.
After all, a royalties arrangement where Apple pays Cisco could involve some serious coin. And there's the threat of injunction against what could be arguably the most talked about product debut in years.
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