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Questions over the Windows Trademark

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the seizing-control-of-the-english-language dept.

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? :)

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  1. LindowsOS is not a choice... by iceT · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    As long as the applications that people want to run (office, quicken, etc.) REQUIRE windows to be installed, LindowsOS is not a choice. For it to be a REAL choice, I would need to be able to install it natively on a box (not windows to be seen), and then I would need to be able to install Office. Without that ability, it's just another version of Linux. If someone STILL has to buy windows, then it'll never fly because the 'average user' doesn't WANT to have to buy both.

    The choice is not adding another operating system to my computer. The choice is choosing NOT to buy a second operating system. As long as MS has their monopoly and can select to write all their software to only work on their platform.

    For most businesses, and the average hom euser, Microsoft software is nothing more than an imbedded software package for intel hardware. It is not a choice. It is a requirement.

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    -- You can't idiot-proof anything, because they're always coming out with better idiots.
  2. the master strategy by bobtroy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    How long until MS sues everyone in a high-level domain for the use of ".net" in web addresses?