Lindows and Winux
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According to this article... In a potentially striking blow to Microsoft's "Windows" trademark, U.S. District Judge John Coughenour issued a preliminary ruling late Friday stating Lindows.com may continue using the Lindows name despite efforts by Microsoft to prove it is confusingly similar to the company's own operating system moniker What will MS do now? Will they rename Windows.NET to Winux? :-D :-D Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com
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According to this article... In a potentially striking blow to Microsoft's "Windows" trademark, U.S. District Judge John Coughenour issued a preliminary ruling late Friday stating Lindows.com may continue using the Lindows name despite efforts by Microsoft to prove it is confusingly similar to the company's own operating system moniker What will MS do now? Will they rename Windows.NET to Winux? :-D :-D Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com
The ruling covers the injunction. This is the most important phrase IMHO... Coughenour added, "Although Lindows.com certainly made a conscious decision to play with fire by choosing a product and company name that differs by only one letter from the world's leading computer software program, one could just as easily conclude that in 1983 Microsoft made an equally risky decision to name its product after a term commonly used in the trade to indicate the windowing capability of a GUI." Coughenour is the judge. Once again showing that even though the government might grant a patent or trademark, that doesn't mean it will hold up in court. I do think there will be confusion, but if the trademark is invalidated due to MS's poor choice, it is MS's fault. Tim Smith I know what you're thinking punk, you're thinking did he spell check this document? Well, to tell you the truth I kinda forgot myself in all this excitement. But being this here's CodeProject, the most powerful forums in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question, Do I feel lucky? Well do ya punk?
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The ruling covers the injunction. This is the most important phrase IMHO... Coughenour added, "Although Lindows.com certainly made a conscious decision to play with fire by choosing a product and company name that differs by only one letter from the world's leading computer software program, one could just as easily conclude that in 1983 Microsoft made an equally risky decision to name its product after a term commonly used in the trade to indicate the windowing capability of a GUI." Coughenour is the judge. Once again showing that even though the government might grant a patent or trademark, that doesn't mean it will hold up in court. I do think there will be confusion, but if the trademark is invalidated due to MS's poor choice, it is MS's fault. Tim Smith I know what you're thinking punk, you're thinking did he spell check this document? Well, to tell you the truth I kinda forgot myself in all this excitement. But being this here's CodeProject, the most powerful forums in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question, Do I feel lucky? Well do ya punk?
So, could I potentially create a redneck/southern OS called "Windered"? :-D Jeremy L. Falcon "The One Who Said, 'The One Who Said...'"
Homepage: imputek.com
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According to this article... In a potentially striking blow to Microsoft's "Windows" trademark, U.S. District Judge John Coughenour issued a preliminary ruling late Friday stating Lindows.com may continue using the Lindows name despite efforts by Microsoft to prove it is confusingly similar to the company's own operating system moniker What will MS do now? Will they rename Windows.NET to Winux? :-D :-D Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com
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I'm gonna come up with a windowing OS called "BlowMe". "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
Hey man, we have already an OS which blwos up sometimes :) I am a signature virus! Help me spread and copy me to your sig! Ooops I am infected
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I'm gonna come up with a windowing OS called "BlowMe". "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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Will this new OS go down more often than other OS'es? Christian Skovdal Andersen Don't mention the war...
Christian Skovdal Andersen wrote: Will this new OS go down more often than other OS'es? It'll never go up, actually :) Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com
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I'm gonna come up with a windowing OS called "BlowMe". "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
Will this new OS go down more often than other OS'es? Christian Skovdal Andersen Don't mention the war...
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Will this new OS go down more often than other OS'es? Christian Skovdal Andersen Don't mention the war...
Christian Skovdal Andersen wrote: Will this new OS go down more often than other OS'es? Yeah it'll blow ! Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig: :jig:
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I'm gonna come up with a windowing OS called "BlowMe". "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
Will it support a touchscreen? Tactile feedback input devices?
