Psion Fights Back: “We Still Sell Our Netbook ® Pro”
February 28, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Trends, netbooks
Looks like the company is finally going on the PR offensive, asserting in a statement sent to jkontherun that they continue to sell their Netbook Pro product, even if manufacturing ceased a long time ago:
In 2006, Psion in fact had multi-million dollar sales of the Netbook ® Pro computer in both the US and the EU. The bulk of sales were (and continue to be) in the highly specialised supply chain logistics area – perhaps not the easiest thing for third parties to get visibility on, but nevertheless, real sales to real customers in the US. And those …read more
How Psion Gave Up Ownership of Netbook
February 25, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under netbooks
Google famously caved in to Psion a few weeks ago, agreeing that “netbook” is a copyrighted term that belongs to the hardware company. But other corporations like Dell and Intel, as well as grassroots campaigns like Save the Netbooks have insisted that “netbook” is already a generic term, unenforceable as a trademark.
