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what about the ip?A daughter of Tulip is marketing a similar product. Tulip is the owner of the C64 trademark.
Nevertheless, nicely done...
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Speaking of Commodore
Yes. Microsoft bad, linux good. Now, speaking of Commodore.
"Currently there are about 300 commercial websites that use the name Commodore or Commodore 64 without having a license from Tulip. Tulip will not allow unauthorised use of the Commodore brand."
I kid you not. The only reason the Commodore brand is worth more than a stamp is the fan community, and now the brand owners are going to piss all over it (references to "commercial" not-withstanding, they're talking about the fan base here).
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Oww, website down, but translation from Dutch-siteThe Tulip website mentioned in the article, does not seem to offer a lot more then just a front page...
But when you look a little harder, you'll find the news on their Dutch site..
Just to give a small (translated) impression in English what is says under the 'goodwill' part at the bottom: (For those unable to read/comprehend Dutch)
Goodwill
There was more detail, but I removed it.. So, if you are a company, why would you advertise a possible bankrupcy ?? Because it's going so well ?? Nah.... Looks like another firm trying to make a buck from lawsuits to me.
Even if the for years troubled Tulip would go bankrupt, Boogaard & Schmit [the main owners] will not see it as an extreme problem for their Tulip Distribution International Holding. Schmit: "In the unlikely case of a chapter 11 of Tulip Inc., we can still go on. The goodwill has been taken care off. In the world of computers everyone knows Tulip, it has a good name that never has to disappear again."