Me: @Apalon Do you feel that it was right to practically steal Slice It! by @Com2uS? I don't think you guys are honest people so I will never (NEVER) buy any of your apps.
Apalon: @HowsMyApp what exactly do you call stealing?
Me: @Apalon Well, the concept, the icon layout and the name.
Apalon: @HowsMyApp icon looks similar a bit, but concept is different and similar games with similar names existed years before iPhone.
Apalon: @HowsMyApp is anything with wheels stealing from Ford, for example?
Me: @Apalon So what you're telling me is that if I made a truck called the Ford F150 2 it would be okay?
Me: @Apalon And are you saying that Slice It II is a completely original piece of work with nothing in relation to Slice It! by @Com2uS?
Apalon: @HowsMyApp icon looks similar a bit, but concept is different and similar games with similar names existed years before iPhone.
Apalon: @HowsMyApp of course not, but a red bike called 2 has very little to do with a black car called 1. Though wheels are present in both.
Me: @Apalon The concept of slicing is fairly present in both games but of course assuming you're right, why would you take the name Slice It?
Me: @Apalon For example, @Gameloft made Iron Man 2 the game but there's no 1 because it's based upon the movie with permission.
Me: @Apalon But you guys based your name on a similar product of another game without permission.
Apalon: @HowsMyApp the game we released is similar to an old school game we all played as kids. As 99% iPhone games out there.
Me: @Apalon Yes I do admit that that is true but it obviously seems like you are trying to follow in the footsteps of Slice It!'s success.
Me: @Apalon So why take Slice It! and put a 2 beside it? If you guys are apparently "creative" enough to make Slice It II, why can't you make an original name or icon?
Apalon: @HowsMyApp have a better idea of a name for a game that has something to do with slicing? All are taken by some slicing games already
Me: @Apalon ©: Slice and Dice?
Apalon: @HowsMyApp it might seem this way if you do not know the whole story. Watch the angry Italians)
Me: @Apalon And what would the whole story be?
Apalon: @HowsMyApp we are submitting the update to eliminate the confusion. So hopefully stories are not important any more.
Ta-da!
Oh, and they replied:
Apalon: @HowsMyApp we are submitting the update to eliminate the confusion. So hopefully stories are not important any more.
Ta-da!
Oh, and they replied:
Hi Dennis,Now I can say Ta-da!
The concept and gameplay are original and is not affiliated with the competing title. We are submitting the update with revised name to eliminate the confusion.
Faithfully,
Peter Melnikov
