Year: 2005

Apple sued over ‘Tiger’ trademark, injuction sought

Posted by | Apr 29, 2005 | |

Online retailer Tiger Direct today filed a lawsuit against Apple claiming that the company infringed on its trademark with Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. The suit, which was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Florida, alleges that Apple “engaged in trademark infringement and unfair trade practices in connection with its recent marketing campaign for the latest version of its Mac OS X operating system,” Tiger Direct said in a statement.

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iPulse utility updated for Tiger

Posted by | Apr 28, 2005 | |

The Iconfactory has announced the immediate availability of iPulse 2.1.2, a free update to its stylish utility for monitoring the numerous statistics of Mac OS X. The new version adds support for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. iPulse lets users monitor important system information like memory and CPU usage, network activity, available hard disk space and more. iPulse sells for US$12.95.

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Mossberg: Tiger ‘leaves Windows XP in the dust’

Posted by | Apr 28, 2005 | |

Wall Street Journal tech guru Walt Mossberg says Apple’s Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger upgrade is the “best and most advanced personal computer operating system on the market” and “leaves Windows XP in the dust.” “It also adds to the Mac’s general superiority over typical Windows computers as the best choice for average consumers doing the most common computing tasks,” Mossberg says. “Apple’s hardware already was the best in the business, and Mac OS X has, so far, escaped the virus and spyware problems that plague Windows.

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