I heard this on NPR on my way in this morning. I really have a hard time understanding moves like this by companies; especially when we're talking about a company as big as Apple. Maybe they're trying to recoup some of their recent stock losses?

"Apple is attempting to protect it trademarks by sending out cease-and-desist orders to companies using names for their products that are similar to its iconic iPod. The letters were sent to at least two companies, Profit Pod and TightPod, Silicon.com reports."