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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: sime on 20 July 2004, 13:22

Title: Microsoft settles L-----s dispute
Post by: sime on 20 July 2004, 13:22
Ye ha, down the pub then lads, beer is on Billy boy!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/19/microsoft_linspire_settlement/ (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/19/microsoft_linspire_settlement/)

Later

Sime
Title: Microsoft settles L-----s dispute
Post by: Orethrius on 20 July 2004, 13:34
In other news, Hon. Harold Zoidberg today found Microsoft to be in violation of a long-standing trademark held by the AMW (Associated Makers of Windows) used prior to the 18th century to manufacture windows for consumer usage.  "Those Redmond bastards were just WAITING for something like our product to come along, then *pow*.  Well guys, it's been a lovely fight, but the game is over," the host of AMW is reported as having said.

[ July 20, 2004: Message edited by: Midnight Candidate ]

Title: Microsoft settles L-----s dispute
Post by: Laukev7 on 20 July 2004, 14:01
quote:
Originally posted by Midnight Candidate:
In other news, Hon. Harold Zoidberg today found Microsoft to be in violation of a long-standing trademark held by the AMW (Associated Makers of Windows) used prior to the 18th century to manufacture windows for consumer usage.  "Those Redmond bastards were just WAITING for something like our product to come along, then *pow*.  Well guys, it's been a lovely fight, but the game is over," the host of AMW is reported as having said.

[ July 20, 2004: Message edited by: Midnight Candidate ]


LOL  :D
Title: Microsoft settles L-----s dispute
Post by: Xeen on 20 July 2004, 23:09
So Lindows is now Linspire. How cute.

By the way, not too far from where I live is a place called Epson Street. Perhaps Epson should sue New York City for copyright infringement?
Title: Microsoft settles L-----s dispute
Post by: mobrien_12 on 22 July 2004, 05:25
I think Lindows sold out.  They took alot of money and got Windows Media Player licencing in exchange for changing their name.

And what does Microsoft get out of it?

Nobody challenges their stupid trademarking of an industry standard computing term.

It's a bad precedent.
Title: Microsoft settles L-----s dispute
Post by: skyman8081 on 22 July 2004, 07:26
well... if it comes down to changing your companies name, or being sued out of existence.

I would pick the name-change.
Title: Microsoft settles L-----s dispute
Post by: hm_murdock on 23 July 2004, 01:33
quote:
Perhaps Epson should sue New York City for copyright infringement?


things like that are probably not far off.
Title: Microsoft settles L-----s dispute
Post by: Orethrius on 23 July 2004, 01:49
I'd pay to see that battle.  Epson sues Gotham over copyright infringement, and Gotham countersues for a finding of prior art.  Break out the gumdrops and popcorn children, this is going to be a long one.