So, some company called Man & Machine Inc., is suing Apple for infringing on the use of the Mighty Mouse name.  Furthermore, they’re also suing CBS for improperly licensing the use of the name to Apple.

Who is Man & Machine Inc.?  Some obscure company that makes things like chemical and waterproof keyboards and mice, mostly for industrial or hospital applications.  They make things such as (no joke) keyboards called “Really Cool”, “Really Cool M”, and “Slim Cool”.  Need a similarly cool numeric keypad?  Try the “CoolNPad”.

But ohh so more importantly is the fact that they sell a Mighty Mouse, which supposedly hit the market a year before Apple’s version.  What is not clear is if they had the rights to use the Mighty Mouse name themselves…

And perhaps saddest of all, and not pointed out in the lawsuit, is that Apple’s Mighty Mouse is a crappy, crappy, crappy, crappy, crappy product.  Which, honestly, if this lawsuit causes all Mighty Mice to be pulled and recycled, I won’t be too upset.


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