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gizmodo.com - 10/16/2008
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You know those dumb beer apps for the iPhone, the ones that make your phone look like it's a glass of beer that empties as you tip it? They're a total useless gimmick, and because of that, very popular. At first, there was just the iBeer app, created by indie developer Hottrix, who had the gall ...
blog.wired.com - 10/14/2008
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Coors won't be able to drink this problem
away. The beer corporation faces a $12.5 million copyright...
infringement lawsuit filed by Hottrix, a small company that develops "tricks" for mobile devices, which claims Coors copied its ...
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Indie iPhone Developer Sues Coors for $12.5M
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iBeer Developer Suing Coors For a Refreshing 12.5 Mil
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... that iBeer was a success until iPint quickly stole it’s thunder by being offered for free. Stop and think about this, both Apps were released on July 11th so how is one to determine who really came up with the idea? Hottrix answer, this youtube video that was released back in August of 2007.
Why someone would spend 3 bucks on such a App, I have no clue. But Coors… come on, talk about a blatant rip off. Hottrix, 12.5 million? Seriously?
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