Legal Action
Further information: Notable litigation of Apple Inc.#Apple v. eMachines and #Trademark dispute over appleimac.comApple protected the iMac design with legal action against computer makers who made imitations, such as eMachines’ eOne. Some manufacturers added translucent plastics to existing designs after the iMac, following the trend started in 1997 by Dyson. In 1999, Apple obtained the registered domain name appleimac.com from Abdul Traya, after legal intervention. The website now automatically redirects to Apple Inc.'s website
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