News - Steve Jobs life-like doll canned after pressure from Apple

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Steve Jobs immortalised as an action figure, but Apple doesn't like it.

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I don't think I'd like this staring it me on my mantlepiece. Mind you, there's some skill gone into making that.

dont like steve jobs r apple at all, but this provided me with lulz, he must b in top 3 of usless action figures next to jesus and JLS action figures, just havnt decided the order yet, think they are all 1st

A Jesus action figure! My nan would love that for Christmas

They could have done an entire new season of robot chicken with that... maybe thats what they were all afraid of really!

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Originally Posted by Biscuit

They could have done an entire new season of robot chicken with that... maybe thats what they were all afraid of really!

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lol i can just imagine that, would b awesome

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Apple apparently threatened legal action accusing In Icons of creating a doll that "resembles the technology company's logo, person's name, appearance, or likeness of its products."

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Is this Apple trying to patent/copyright a person? Is that legal, especially with said person having joined the heavenly focus group?

That said, I'm kind of glad - it's bad enough with all the supermarkets/bookshops having the Jobs biography in the bargain displays, having this figure glaring out at you as well I find extremely creepy.

Any idea who would buy a "Steve Jobs action figure"? Only diehard Apple fans as far as I can tell. And is there a Bill Gates and/or Steve Ballmer one for the opposing team? ;)

You could pretend make them kis... i mean shoot each other with rockets and lasers

Jobs, Jesus and JLS

now theres a crime fighting force to be reckoned with, never mind The Justice League or The Avengers!

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Originally Posted by Steven W

A Jesus action figure! My nan would love that for Christmas

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The price does seem a bit high, I bought mine for £4.99.

It was pulled because there was a design patent infringement (the design had a face attached to a body with arms and legs) ;)

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Originally Posted by usxhe190

It was pulled because there was a design patent infringement (the design had a face attached to a body with arms and legs) ;)

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Yeah, and don't forget they invented apples as well...