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Windows Vista Faces Lawsuits

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the expensive-view dept.

WindozeSux writes "When tech company Vista discovered the title for the new Windows Operating System version, company founder John Wall was not amused. John Wall may take this to court because he knows of how protective Microsoft is over their trademarks. From the article: 'A Microsoft spokesman said the company chose Vista from a list developed by the Windows team, based on attributes of the new software. Among its primary selling points are new tools for searching and viewing the contents of a PC; communications features; and a lighter desktop appearance with transparent objects.'"

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  1. Re:That name sucks by hunterx11 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Naming is important, but unfortunately that anecdote is untrue.

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  2. Re:Preemptive strike... by networkBoy · · Score: 5, Informative

    some numbers not quite out my ass:
    ( http://www.finfacts.com/brands.htm )
    CocaCola: $67bn
    Microsoft: $61bn
    IBM: $54bn
    GE: $44bn
    Intel: $34bn
    Disney: $27bn

    so, yeah brands are worth some money. If I was vista I would have waited and made them re-brand their software after the boxes and disks were printed but before they hit the stores ;)
    -nB

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  3. Another Vista software product circa 1995 - Today by CaperNZ · · Score: 3, Informative

    I happen to work for a software company with Vista in the name... 'Vista Entertainment Solutions' and our product is marketed as 'Vista'. It has been since 1995.

    http://www.vista.co.nz/

    I'm not sure as to the extent this will affect us.