We don't need no stinking pods...

Lucretius · Post by **Lucretius** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:54 am

If you haven't heard the news, Apple has shut down the use of the word "podcasting." Talk about shooting yourself in the foot. Looks like we'll have to go with "Sarcasting" and "Blathercasting" from now on. What next, only Apple representitives are allowed to say "pod" and the words "peapod" and "Escapepod" will be shut down as well?

Apple also mentioned that you can't make games for their iPods. Homebrewers are the heroes of programming. Then, now, and always. Why would you spit in their faces?

Thoughts, feelings, angry rants and curses?

Post by **bicostp** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:20 pm

Oh noes! Apple pulled a Microsoft!

What about <a href="http://www.portablesofdoom.org">PoD</a>?

Let's take it upon ourselves to rename evrything with the letters p, o, and d (in that order).

Stop & Shop's PeaPod home grocery delivery service shall now and forevermore be known as "The Stop & Drop Ripoff Wagon Fleet".

"Escape pod"? No. "Screwedmobile".

Maybe all former "podcasts" will now be known as "amateur talk radio MP3s", or another equally long, inelegant name.

This is fun. I can't wait for the applicable <a href="http://www.geekculture.com/index.htm">Joy of Tech</a> comic to come out...

atari2600a · Post by **atari2600a** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:23 pm

*snore* I was sick of the word anyways. Now we can finally use "Internet broadcasts" or something better-sounding!

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:36 pm

C'mon this is just plain stupid... Nintendo doesn't stop the use of the word 'cube' just cause they have a gamecube, neither does Sony prohibit the use of 'box'. Then why the stupid no 'pod' usage? I never liked Ipods anyway... Creative all the way

Website · Post by **Life of Brian** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:08 pm

Why would they deter free advertising? Anybody who hadn't heard the word "podcast" before would have be told about the existence of "ipods". Duh.

atari2600a · Post by **atari2600a** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:10 pm

sammy wrote:...neither does Sony prohibit the use of 'box'.

Don't you mean Microsoft?

Extreme_Jesus · Post by **Extreme_Jesus** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:21 pm

bicostp wrote: "Escape pod"? No. "Screwedmobile".

hehe that makes me chuckle, ill like th sound of "ScrewdedMobile"

Anyways you could always call them Zencasts, or maybe even streaming audio

P.S we dont need to stinkin' badges!

usbcd36 · Post by **usbcd36** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:26 pm

I don't get it myself, but they did the same to iLounge awhile back. It used to be called iPodLounge. Must be for the same reason that Adobe prohibits using the word "Photoshop" in any other form than the phrase "AdobeÂ® PhotoshopÂ® Software".

Klefmung · Post by **Klefmung** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:49 pm

Wow? No more pods? Mass mutilation of males then? I deserve to get shot?

ganonbanned · Post by **ganonbanned** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:34 pm

Lucretius wrote:If you haven't heard the news, Apple has shut down the use of the word "podcasting." Talk about shooting yourself in the foot. Looks like we'll have to go with "Sarcasting" and "Blathercasting" from now on. What next, only Apple representitives are allowed to say "pod" and the words "peapod" and "Escapepod" will be shut down as well?

Apple also mentioned that you can't make games for their iPods. Homebrewers are the heroes of programming. Then, now, and always. Why would you spit in their faces?

Thoughts, feelings, angry rants and curses?

I for one feel that this is BS. what are podcasts going to be called now? And where will homebrewers go?

totokan · Post by **totokan** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:18 pm

Heh, certain 'homebrewers' will reverse-engineer the games, make their own libraries, and work from there.

joevennix · Post by **joevennix** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:31 pm

Lame. Lammeeee. Do you think that games for the iPod Linux are included in that statement? I doubt it, but that would be really, really dumb.

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:59 pm

The international Black Box team now claims everything with "Box". Lol

Post by **Skyone** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:03 pm

Yo guys want listen to the new Zunecast?

...>.O

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:06 pm

atari2600a wrote:
sammy wrote:...neither does Sony prohibit the use of 'box'.
Don't you mean Microsoft?

Yes, offcourse

, anyhow I think it's rediculous...

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