Apple Goes After iPad Cutting Board Developer
February 7, 2011
Dean Kaplan created an iPad cutting board. Unfortunately for him, Apple's lawyers told him to stop selling them. The reason given was based on “likeness” issues.
According to Kaplan:
Truth is I never sold any, but a few lucky people in the industry received a few (like at last WWDC). I still have a stack of them, along with original prototype. I think I’ll figure out a way to give them to the truly deserving among us. Maybe someone who thinks this is outrageous will blog or tweet about it and catch my eye. Just maybe.In December, we highlighted a different cutting board that looked a lot like an Apple iDevice. Created by myBrett, the board sells for 15 Euros. As of today, this item is still available. While I respect Apple’s right to protect its intellectual property, we’re talking about cutting boards here, folks. What do you think? Should Apple be worrying about cutting boards, or have they crossed a line? Leave your comments below.