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Microsoft Forces wxWindows To Rename

Posted by timothy on from the next-stop-is-mr-andersen dept.

Peter Millerchip writes "Apparently Microsoft have forced wxWindows, the popular cross-platform C++ GUI library, to change its name to wxWidgets over the UK trademark of the seemingly generic word 'Windows.' Hot on the heels of the MikeRoweSoft.com incident, you have to wonder if their overactive legal team will be targetting double glazing manufacturers next?"

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  1. It's a better name anyway by ObviousGuy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why associate with with Windows at all?

    With a little more imagination I bet they could come up with an even better name than wxWidgets.

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  2. You know your project is popular enough... by ion_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    when Microsoft is going to sue you for its name.

  3. Re:Prior Usage by Mr.+Piddle · · Score: 4, Funny


    Microsoft seems to be picking their battles poorly, lately. wxWindows, Xt (X Windows Toolkit), AWT (Java Abstract Window Toolkit), Sun's OpenWindows (still around to some extent), et. al. The only reason why they would single out wxWindows is that it is an interoperability toolkit, and we know just how much Microsoft loves interoperability.

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