Selling an idea

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

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

When I was being interviewed by INS staff the one I was assigned spoke highly accented (among other things) English, after a slightly difficult part I asked him if spoke English, when he answered in the affirmative I asked if he could start speaking it now.

It was not one of my better interviews.

http://www.apple.com/legal/policies/ideas.html

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! 🙂)

@showcaseguy84: Have you get any information about your idea? I have the same question. Can you guide pls, see link bellow. Thx....

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5170792?start=0&tstart=0

I realize that English is not your first language, but what about this and the post you have linked is not clear.

There is NO place you can go to peddle your idea to Apple.

Period.

End of Story....

GB

@gail from maine:

IDEAS have no languages.

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

I am GERMAN.

Now end of Stroy...

Bradpitt-Germany wrote:

@gail from maine:

IDEAS have no languages.

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

I am GERMAN.

You may want to consider posting in your native language as this post does not make sense in English.

Best of luck.

Thank you Meg! 😀

GB

And your point is?

GB

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 für solche Vorschläge. Wenn Sie eine Idee, für die Sie hoffen auf finanzielle Entschädigung erhalten haben, haben Sie zu entwickeln, die Idee selber.

Regards.

I am waiting for someone to suggest that he submit his idea to Microsoft instead.

I see what you did there, but they don't accept ideas either.