Now that I got your attention what Apple is doing is almost as bizarre as the title.现在我得到你注意什么苹果是这样做的是几乎一样奇怪，作为标题。 Apple has sent “cease-and-desist” letters to makers of unrelated electronic devices containing the word “pod”.苹果公司已经发出了“停止和停止”封信给制造商无关的电子设备含有单词“吊舱” 。 Two companies have been asked to remove the word from their products.两家公司已被要求删除字，从他们的产品。 They don’t manufacture MP3 players.他们不制造MP3播放器。

Profit Pod is a device that compiles data from vending machines, while TightPod manufactures slip-on covers designed to protect electronic products such as laptops and MP3 players.利润荚果器是一种编制的数据，自动售货机，而tightpod制成品滑就涵盖了旨在保护电子产品，如笔记本电脑和MP3播放器。 Link链接

The funny part is Dave Ellison, owner, Mach5Products, said that they have received the cease-and-desist letter from Apple just after receiving trademark recognition for the name in USA.有趣的部分是戴夫埃利森，业主， mach5products说，他们已收到停火和停止信从苹果刚刚收到商标识别的名称在美国。

A group of whale is known as pod and so is the dryish fruit of some plants which contains one to many seeds and usually flattened.一组鲸鱼是被称为POD和，所以是dryish的果实一些植物，其中包含一个许多种子和通常夷为平地。 Now will Apple send cease-and-desist letters to them too?现在，苹果将停止发送和停止封信给他们太多？ This is plain ridiculous.这是平原荒谬的。

Sometimes I think it is for the better Apple couldn’t beat Microsoft and remains playing second fiddle as ever.有时我觉得这是为更好地苹果无法击败微软和仍然发挥着第二小提琴，一如往昔。 They might have been much more dangerous than Microsoft, if they had the opportunity.他们可能已经更加危险比微软，如果他们有机会。

BTW: POD is also the Point of Deployment Module which is a standardized hardware decryption security device the size of a credit card that plugs into a compatible slot in many new set-top boxes.的BTW ：荚果亦是点的部署模块，这是一种标准化的硬件解密保安装置的大小信用卡插入一个兼容的插槽，在许多新的一套机顶盒。 It is also print-on-demand.这亦是按需印刷。 Can’t the geniuses of Apple choose a less common name?不能天才苹果选择一个不太常见的名字？