Original URL: https://www.theregister.com/1999/07/22/apple_fortunate_intel_didnt_manage/

Apple fortunate Intel didn't manage to patent letter i

Isn't it?

By Adamson Rust

Posted in On-Prem, 22nd July 1999 11:31 GMT

A few years ago, Intel tried to patent the letter "i", causing much ribaldry and scurr*lous stor*es *n the *ndustry. Perhaps fortunately for Apple, it failed, otherwise we would have faced the funny prospect of seeing Intel sue Jobsworth's company over the use of the letter i in both the iMac and iBook.... ®