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Google Abandons the Gmail Name In Germany
praps writes "A three-year trademark conflict has ended with Google withdrawing its use of the Gmail brand in Germany. On Friday, a plain-text message appeared, beginning 'We can't provide service under the Gmail name in Germany ... Bummer.' Despite the climbdown, Google Germany's spokesman said on Monday that the action was being taken 'even though we believe we're not legally obliged to do so.'" We discussed the tussle in Germany when Google first lost in court a year ago.
But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.
So, you have an idea that I thought up... for FREE!!! Evil commie. </Reagan>
== Jez ==
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A look at gmail.de nets some strange foreign ramblings. The first bit which says
'G-mailer versenden und empfangen ihre elektronischen Nachrichten und echten Briefe über www.gmail.de und sparen so Zeit und Geld (Briefporto ab 2 Cent!) und entlasten unsere Umwelt.'
Now, it's been awhile since I was in high school, but that roughly translates to:
'G-mailer verily and emphatically this here electronic new right and etches uber briefs www.gmail.de and spares so this and gold (portable briefs at 2 cents) and enlisted users underwhelmed'
Clearly, they want to use gmail.de to sell personalized underpants at 2 cents per unit, despite the fact that wearers are not too impressed.
These krauts get to use gmail.de to sell their kinky feitsh-wear while the smart folks at Google get nothing? Remind me again who won the war!
I'm sure Googlegemeinschaftelektronischepostsystem will be just as catchy.
"But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas."
The same could be said of STDs.G pronounced in German sounds like "gay". A few years ago when I told friends that I got a G-Mail beta account, they made fun of me and asked what my girlfriends thinks about that...
Hey! You're infringing on the trademark of the Film Actor's Guild!
You know, there is a difference between trolling and pointing out the flaws in your reasoning. Just saying.
Maybe g-mail was bought by Microsoft and they asked for $171 Billion dollars to license the trademark to Google. Muhahaha.
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Dunno about you but I pronounce "gmail" and "G-Mail...und die Post geht richtig ab" VERY differently.
yup. Frankly, if someone had mentioned 'gmail' to me with no explanation back in 2003, I'd have assumed that it was a google product. But then I don't live in Germany.
Yup. Frankly, if someone had mentioned 'Germany' to me with no explanation back in 2003, I'd have assumed that it was a Google product. But then I don't live in reality.Oh if only, I've been wanting Google to make an Ermany application for ages.
What if Tetris was invented by Nazis?