Quothe Martin Marshall, from writings of Tue, Aug 13, 2002 at 06:46:54PM -0600:
> I received a forwarded message that originated from lindows.com. They
> are in a suit with Microsoft regarding the use of "Lindows,com".
> Microsoft is suing Lindows for trademark violation. In the message,
Since when are rhyming words trademark violations?
Bindows
Cindows
Dindows
Findows
Gindows
Hindows
Jindows
Kindows
Mindows
Nindows
Pindows
Rindows
Sindows
Tindows
Vindows
Xindows
Yindows
Zindows
Are all of these supposed to be trademark violations as well? Perhaps
we should all create some web pages for these names of fictitious
operating systems. :-)
> Michael Robertson, with Lindows, is looking for old documentation of the
> use of the word "windows" and "windowing" prior to 1983. I can't think
Simple. Such documentation goes back many hundreds of years.
"windows" on a computer can be thought of as being similar to windows
in a house in a way, so this is an example of what should be a rather
weak trademark, is it not? Any thoughts on this?
If the truth in advertising laws were enforced, Microsoft ads would be
asking "When do you want to crash today?" ...of course, it would,
naturally, crash at a different time, after all, it's Windows.
Microsoft, Microsoft, 'twas only luck.
Microsoft, Microsoft, why do you suck?
Microsoft, Microsoft, creat'd windows?
Microsoft, Microsoft, lies through its toes.
Microsoft, Microsoft, fears new Lindows.
Microsoft, Microsoft, crashing Windows.
Microsoft, Microsoft, can't e'r play fair.
Microsoft, Microsoft, creates despair.
Microsoft, Microsoft, why do you suck?
Microsoft, Microsoft, 'twas only luck.
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