Amazon quotes Steve Jobs in defense of Appleā€™s action

Amazon quotes Steve Jobs in defense of Apple's action

Last March, Apple filed a lawsuit against Amazon in order to make the retail giant give up the use of the term Ā«App StoreĀ» from its Android app store.

In response to Appleā€™s action, Amazon has shown that it intends to stake its defense on a quote said by Steve Jobs himself during a conference with investors in which he made it very clear how generic the term can be:

ā€œThere will be at least four ā€˜App Storesā€™ on Android, consumers will have to look for apps and developers will need to work to distribute their apps and get paid. This is going to be a mess for users and developers. Compare that to the integrated Apple App Store, which offers users the largest app store in the world, preloaded on every iPhone. ā€

If it works and Amazon wins in court, Apple could lose registration for the term ā€œApp Storeā€.