Amazon Appstore gets to keep its name

A judge in the US has ruled that Apple cannot stop Amazon from using the term 'appstore'. According to the ruling in response to Apple's preliminary injunction request, Apple has not established that Amazon's use of the term will confuse consumers. Apple does have a trademark pending on the App Store name, however, which may lead to further litigation in the future. The company is already battling Microsoft on the trademark front, with Ballmer's bunch trying to block the Cupertino crew's claim

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