Thursday, May 9, 2002
Iambic Under Fire
Posted by Jason Dunn in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 04:14 PM
http://www.brighthand.com/newsite/features/iambic.html
This Brighthand article is about two companies that make Palm software, but it has the feel of a gripping "true crime" story with two companies, obviously arch-rivals, gunning for the same market - and one of them doing something rather questionable with a domain name.
"What a difference a week makes. If you'd asked any Palm handheld user what they thought of iambic a week ago they'd likely have mentioned its excellent software. Now, however, you'd get a much different answer. It all changed on May 7 when word got out that Pimlico Software had released a new version of its popular Palm calendaring and scheduling software, DateBk5, which competes head to head with iambic's Action Names. Handheld enthusiasts rushed to www.datebk5.com hoping to either download a demo version of the new software or upgrade their handhelds from DateBk4. What they soon discovered was that Pimlico's competitor, iambic, had registered the datebk5.com URL and redirected unsuspecting consumers to its website. Further investigation showed that iambic had also done this for www.datebk4.com."
This Brighthand article is about two companies that make Palm software, but it has the feel of a gripping "true crime" story with two companies, obviously arch-rivals, gunning for the same market - and one of them doing something rather questionable with a domain name.
"What a difference a week makes. If you'd asked any Palm handheld user what they thought of iambic a week ago they'd likely have mentioned its excellent software. Now, however, you'd get a much different answer. It all changed on May 7 when word got out that Pimlico Software had released a new version of its popular Palm calendaring and scheduling software, DateBk5, which competes head to head with iambic's Action Names. Handheld enthusiasts rushed to www.datebk5.com hoping to either download a demo version of the new software or upgrade their handhelds from DateBk4. What they soon discovered was that Pimlico's competitor, iambic, had registered the datebk5.com URL and redirected unsuspecting consumers to its website. Further investigation showed that iambic had also done this for www.datebk4.com."
