TamTam Sales Halted by equinix Over Lawsuit Threat from TomTom

equinix has halted the sale of TamTam, an application that allowed one to use the Windows-only TomTom GO navigation system with Mac OS X. With TamTam, Mac users could load maps, voices, firmware updates as well as perform backups for their TomTom GO. According to equinix,

"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....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."

"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, CEO of equinix.

equinix makes other great Mac software including VPN-Tracker and iSale, an Apple Design Award winner. More... [Bill Fox]