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Just Don't Call It "iCarrier" (1/23/01)
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Alert the lawyers! The latest in a long line of iMac copycat products has hit the shelves, and we, for our part, are shocked and appalled at the sheer audacity of the ripoff artists. The shape, the style, the two-tone color scheme-- why, we can't think of a single valid defense that the company might have against a vicious trade dress lawsuit filed by Apple Legal. Well, except maybe for the fact that its product isn't actually a computer and it has a dog sticking out of it.
Yes, we're talking about the PetZazz 2-Door Carrier. Faithful viewer Rebecca Awodey alerted us to this strangely familiar-looking device after her son pointed it out to her. One quick glance at its "contemporary, European styling" should leave little doubt where the company got its design inspiration. The product is allegedly intended for "cats and small animals," and it's pictured with a dog who appears to be wearing a helmet, sunglasses, and a scarf. (Rebecca wonders if the canine in question is an iPooch, or possibly even a real dogcow; personally, we're pretty sure it's just an average pup whose photographer really likes to play dress-up.)
The fact that the PetZazz is a pet carrier and not a home computer may indeed save its manufacturer from a bout of costly litigation, but we're guessing that Apple's lawyers are still looking for grounds upon which to sue. In particular, they're probably wondering whether the optional wheels that make "whizzing through airports a breeze" are too similar to the iMac's optional AirPort compatibility-- but given how lax the company has been about going after lookalike products lately, we bet the PetZazz is pretty safe. Rest assured, though; if the PetZazz 2 winds up shipping with a slot-loading food tray, Apple will sue the clothes right off that dog's back.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 1/23/01 episode: January 23, 2001: Negative? Us? Certainly not in the light of something as wonderful as PowerBook delays! Meanwhile, rumor has it that Mac OS 9.1's feature set was deliberately trimmed by Steve for some nefarious master plan, and these most recent iMac rip-offs have really, er, "gone to the dogs"...
Other scenes from that episode: 2814: Look On The Bright Side! (1/23/01) Folks, believe it or not, we here at AtAT have just been accused of-- get this-- being too negative. We know, we know... it's a side-splittingly hilarious development, since, as you're all well aware, we're actually all sweetness and sunshine and rainbows and all that other shiny, happy stuff... 2815: Another Kind Of Cold Cuts (1/23/01) We admit it: despite its availability for a fortnight now, we, your friendly neighborhood AtAT staff, still haven't bothered to upgrade a single Mac to Mac OS 9.1. At first it was just because Apple's servers were so overloaded, we didn't feel like wrestling with a kajillion other people to download 70 MB worth of patchy goodness spread out across fifteen files...
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