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Questions over the Windows Trademark
TTop writes "As part of the Lindows lawsuit, the judge has preliminarily ruled that there are 'serious questions regarding whether "Windows" is a non-generic name and thus eligible for the protections of federal trademark law.'"
I've always been bothered by Microsoft's habit of naming things using common
words (Then again, my history of naming things includes confusing and bizarre
names like 'Slashdot' and 'AnimeFu'
so what do I know? :)
you mean slashdot is a confusing name? Hell its funny when people try to go to http:///..com
Didn't Microsoft aquire the rights to the english
language back in like, 1995?
First we have Windows. I've been waiting for Carpet, Ceiling, and Enclosed Screen Porch. Soon I will have my software house, with each item totaly incompatible with the other. . .
Find out about my new childrens book: SS Death Camp Criminal Batallion Go To Monte Carlo For The Massacre
Heureusement, je puis employer le français. Je trouve ceci beaucoup meilleur marché, parce que l'Acadamy m'ont donné non-pour-profiter-emploient le permis.
Does this mean in the Lindows suit Microsoft is being a McBitch?
Have you read the moderator guidelines? Well, have you, PUNK? (and I want a Karma: Gnarly option)
I dont think those names are accurate at all:
Word - a macro virus execution engine
Outlook express - virus inbox
Internet Explorer - Another security hole
IIS - server side security hole
Front Page - cheesy web site designer
Mod up, this is pricless!
This is why Microsoft Access is a remote access system and Microsoft Outlook is designed to support webcams. Frontpage is a program for designging print media. This is also why I have to hit the start button to shut down.
It all makes perfect sense now.
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It's the end of my comment as I know it and I feel fine.
miy teechrs kp komplaining aboot miy wirk
I'm sorry, sir, but "aboot" is a registered trademark of Canada.
Company A: Microsoft, producer of baby gold bond medicated powder. ooh.. and Windows(R)
Company B: Lindows, producer of a linux "?distro?"
Company A owns trademark "Windows(R)",
company B uses name 'Lindows',
Company A says "I don't like you, you are based off Linux, not windows!! you are in voiolation of our trademark, give it up!"
Company B "Trademark? are you retarded?"
Company A "you will get people confused, they will think Lindows is Windows"
Company B "How many people confuse 'Loser' with Woser'?"
Company A "Shutup or I shall taunt you a second time."
Company B "Bite me foot boy"
Hmm. There's two possibilities here.
One is that you picked up on the fact that the parent poster inexplicably switched his style of sarcasm - the "Outlook" and "FrontPage" examples were ones which would follow from the idea of choosing names that make sense, but which weren't true, while on the other hand the "Start button" example is true but wouldn't follow from that idea, and decided to comment on this in an indirect way.
The other is that you just failed to grasp that there was any sarcasm at all before posting a smartass reply. Given that this is Slashdot, I find this more likely.
Win dain a lotica, en vai tu ri silota
Yes thanks for making a link to slashdot. I would have never found slashdot with out it!
I think Scotland has prior art on that one.
> Nobody expects to eat an Apple computer.
Nobody expects the spanish inquisition!