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Selling an idea

I have a great product to sell to Apple, how do I go about this?

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Posted on Apr 24, 2012 10:23 PM

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Posted on Apr 25, 2012 12:47 AM

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Please do not contact Apple before reading the page that stevejobsfan0123 linked to. Apple will not consider your idea and tell you not to submit it, but if you do they will claim all ownership of it.o

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Mar 30, 2017 2:11 PM in response to Choppertuck

Choppertuck wrote:


Hi I have a great idea to sell how do I go about it?

Apple or any of its employees do not accept or consider unsolicited ideas, including ideas for new advertising campaigns, new promotions, new or improved products or technologies, product enhancements, processes, materials, marketing plans or new product names. Please do not submit any unsolicited ideas, original creative artwork, suggestions or other works (“submissions”) in any form to Apple or any of its employees. The sole purpose of this policy is to avoid potential misunderstandings or disputes when Apple’s products or marketing strategies might seem similar to ideas submitted to Apple. If, despite our request that you not send us your ideas, you still submit them, then regardless of what your letter says, the following terms shall apply to your submissions.

Apple - Legal - Unsolicited Idea Submission Policy

http://www.apple.com/legal/intellectual-property/policies/ideas.html

Apr 25, 2012 4:26 AM in response to showcaseguy84

As others have already told you, Apple is not interested in buying your idea. It does not matter what your idea is... they're not interested. If you want them to become interested, you could have success by developing that idea into a product that is wildly successful and that fits with their future plans. In such situations, Apple has been known to purchase the product. Consider Siri, for example, which was an app in the iOS App Store before Apple bought it. (Unfortunately, there's no way to know what their future plans may be, but at least you will have developed a wildly successful product! 🙂)

Jul 16, 2013 6:48 AM in response to Bradpitt-Germany

IDEAS have no languages.


Ideas may have no language, but the expression of ideas most certainly does, and if no one can understand what you are saying, you're going to have problems conveying such ideas.


Furthermore my DOG speak his own language 100% correct, its mean everybody can speak his own language very well.


Your dog may have his own language "100% correct", but if you or I can't understand that language, your dog isn't going to be very successful in explaining his needs and getting what he wants, now is he?


I am GERMAN.


That's nice for you. But if you try to write in English and your command of that language is insufficient, then it won't matter what your nationality is. That's why people suggested that you post in your native language.


In any case, the point remains: Apple does not accept unsolicited ideas. You are free to submit feedback to them, but they will not pay you or even credit you in any way for any such suggestions. If you have an idea for which you hope to get monetary compensation, you will have to develop that idea yourself.


Google translation:


Apple nicht unaufgefordert Ideen. Sie sind frei, um Feedback zu senden, aber sie werden nicht bezahlen oder sogar gutschreiben Sie in irgendeiner Weise fĂŒr solche VorschlĂ€ge. Wenn Sie eine Idee, fĂŒr die Sie hoffen auf finanzielle EntschĂ€digung erhalten haben, haben Sie zu entwickeln, die Idee selber.


Regards.

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