I was notified by Apple a few minutes ago that they got a letter from Atari, demanding the removal of quadropong from their app store, stating it violated their copyright to the game/name "PONG". So of course I went through iTunes Connect and removed the app for now, but I am a little conflicted. Yes, they created this game like 40 years ago, and yes, they have a legal right to defend that name, but I can't help saying "COME ON!" A quick search for 'pong' in the app store brings up dozens, if not hundreds, of results for pong style games, some of which are designed to actually resemble the original game. Why are those still allowed in the store, for sale? Maybe they all got letters today too, I don't know.
I'm just doing this for a hobby. I'm one guy trying to make games, sorry for not being completely original on my first try. Guess I should take down my ticalc.org version too incase they see that.
So cheer me up and click on an ad or two, I'm might need some extra revenue soon. *pleaseDon'tSueMeAtari*
