The Dutch navigation-system manufacturer TomTom has threatened to file suit against the software developer equinux should they fail to make the wanted changes in the sales and marketing of TamTam. equinux introduced “TamTam for Mac OS X” in 2004. With this introduction, equinux had made the (up to then) only all-in-one navigation unit from TomTom accessible to Mac users. With TamTam, Mac users were finally able to load maps, voices, firmware updates as well as perform backups for their TomTom GO.
TomTom brought forth numerous complaints, including that equinux must should give up and cease to use the “TamTam” name. equinux must also commit to no longer using the program icon of TamTam; TomTom feels that there is a danger of mistaking Tam Tam’s feet logo with TomTom’s hand logo. Lastly, equinux is no longer allowed to use the term “TomTom”. The resulting effects of this complaint is essentially a sales-ban for TamTam.
“Legally, we are not overly concerned about TomTom’s threats. Nevertheless, we have decided to remove TamTam from the market, meaning we will no longer promote TomTom products,” says Till Schadde, CEO of equinux.
Effective immediately, equinux is halting the sale of TamTam.
“TomTom is that typical hardware manufacturer that first ignores the Mac market, leaving others to pave the way and make their devices Mac compatible. Once the market has matured, they then take-over via arbitrary threats against those who provided the initial Mac-based solutions,” says Till Schadde.
equinux, located in United States and Germany, is a developer of Mac applications for professionals and consumers. Market-leading VPN Tracker is specifically designed for Mac users on-the-go, wanting a secure remote connection to their office network. iSale, the Apple Design Award winning and eBay certified user-friendly application allows users to easily sell products on eBay.
For more information about equinux please visit http://www.equinux.com/
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