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Now this one IS interesting  IT_User | 02/19/04
Really will not effect Lindows business in Canada.  DonnieBoy | 02/19/04
Advertising is creating an image  StorageGuru | 02/20/04
Or maybe someone will expect the ethics to follow the trademark (NT)  Update victim | 02/20/04
Anything to back up your claim  RedHat9User | 02/20/04
What is the "I HATE MS" crowd?  voska | 02/20/04
i.e. most of their customers :o)  Jack-Booted EULA | 02/20/04
It's also known as the dark side of the force  George Jay | 02/20/04
Like .Net?  WhatRUTalkingAbout | 02/21/04
Excellent question  IT_User | 02/22/04
Typical M$ Hater Here  StorageGuru | 02/20/04
Is that the best you could come up with  RedHat9User | 02/20/04
I am the public  brian ansorge | 02/21/04
very common  broadway al | 02/22/04
look at "apple"  ryusen | 02/20/04
Apple Computer Corp != apple  sa_z | 02/20/04
Really for Lindows, they need to first get name recognition.  DonnieBoy | 02/20/04
windows is a generic term, as is the os itself  stephen732@... | 02/20/04
People Like Cheap  voska | 02/20/04
actually  stephen732@... | 02/20/04
Moooo-ah-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha......  Jack-Booted EULA | 02/20/04
It Seems the M$ Crowd Doesn't Want to Hear, Either  TechinMN | 02/20/04
The laws are for everyone  StorageGuru | 02/20/04
You cannot trade on a mark of a competitor  IT_User | 02/20/04
Advertising is creating an image  prrawlins | 02/20/04
Microsoft and Lindows  antiqa111@... | 02/19/04
Caps Lock off dood!  DarbyOhara | 02/21/04
What a bunch idiots at Microsoft. These are two US companies.  DonnieBoy | 02/19/04
Trademark laws vary by country  marksashton | 02/20/04
And if I'm not mistaken...  BFD | 02/20/04
Vary by country?  IT_User | 02/20/04
Yes, Microsoft could be legally and technically correct.  DonnieBoy | 02/21/04
Well you know how it is  bonafide49 | 02/23/04
Microsoft-Lindows spat heads north  Loverock Davidson | 02/19/04
Yeah, they'll probably survive  IT_User | 02/19/04
you are correct  JWatson77 | 02/19/04
Easy answer: change their name  marksashton | 02/20/04
Naw, we need Microsoft in the headlines  IT_User | 02/20/04
And Microsoft is any better?  theace18 | 02/19/04
guess what zdnet.com's running?  ctk76 | 02/20/04
We can tak lots of this kind of free publicity.  DonnieBoy | 02/20/04
(NT) To compete with Mike Cox, you should add more colorful verbiage :o)  Jack-Booted EULA | 02/20/04
awesome!  ryusen | 02/20/04
Who you kiddin  sa_z | 02/20/04
May a suggest a new name for lindows?  gdgscubapro@... | 02/20/04
No  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 02/20/04
It's not annoying...  Chris Moller | 02/20/04
...it's stupid  StorageGuru | 02/20/04
No, it's brilliant marketing by Lindows  George Jay | 02/20/04
Actually, you're mistaken  marksashton | 02/20/04
Wrong again Ashton  NT Admin | 02/20/04
Actually I think you are wrong...  BFD | 02/20/04
You misunderstand  marksashton | 02/20/04
It gets the name out there  voska | 02/20/04
What confusion I have seen  voska | 02/20/04
It has been lost.  bhanes@... | 02/20/04
Who knows?  StorageGuru | 02/20/04
I think the trademark "Windows" is going away  el1jones | 02/20/04
I would agree it was intentional, but you must agree Windows is generic.  DonnieBoy | 02/20/04
Windows may possibly be generic - in English  marksashton | 02/20/04
Lindows has already lost.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/20/04
Snickers == Marathon, and not a beat is missed  jellyclock | 02/20/04
Let me guess, you're not in marketing.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/20/04
Let me "guess": you're not employed  Bobby Sskcat | 02/20/04
Correct, I hire people like you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/20/04
So... you are not employed and you don't know how to clean a toilet either?  B.O.F.H. | 02/20/04
Uh....not really  marksashton | 02/20/04
WRONG  MarcB_z | 02/20/04
Yes, you are wrong. But that's to be expected.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/20/04
You're talking about a preliminary ruling in the US ONLY  marksashton | 02/20/04
and axe..  ryusen | 02/20/04
AX the fuddster!  sa_z | 02/20/04
Key words: "sound an awful lot like"  NT Admin | 02/20/04
You're clueless  marksashton | 02/20/04
Good thing you didn't write the trademark law  NT Admin | 02/20/04
You are mistaken.  marksashton | 02/20/04
What Is a Trademark or Servicemark?  NT Admin | 02/20/04
I can't resist  marksashton | 02/20/04
PS. I apologize for "clueless" comment. Ill informed is nicer  marksashton | 02/20/04
Typical of John Carroll  sa_z | 02/20/04
microsoft ill advised don't you think?  hipparchus | 02/21/04
Brazen  IT_User | 02/21/04
Generic?  WhatRUTalkingAbout | 02/21/04
This legal stuff gets annoying  jfrankcarr | 02/20/04
Canada Being Officially Bilingual...  MacCanuck | 02/20/04
Don't forget the old SCTV skit...  phorvath2110 | 02/20/04
Microsoft wouldn't care at all if they used "Fenetre" or "Lenetre"  marksashton | 02/20/04
I like to be reminded once in awhile...  Xunil_Sierutuf | 02/20/04
He just ain't that bright (or he's a liar)  KTLA | 02/20/04
Clarification  KTLA | 02/20/04
Go Microsoft !!  Prognosticator | 02/20/04
Another ignorant  beafeater | 02/20/04
Tell it to the Juice!  StorageGuru | 02/20/04
RE: Go Microsoft  jskline0@... | 02/23/04
Its all in the name  bigbearpcs2 | 02/20/04
I want to actually see someone using Lindows  Linux is the Anti-Christ of computing | 02/20/04
Rebel Rouser  beafeater | 02/21/04
You should try it  chawly | 02/23/04
microsoft SUCKS  judgesinel@... | 02/20/04
Thank you and God Bless!  beafeater | 02/21/04
Well ......  chawly | 02/23/04
Absurdity run amuck!  Uncoveror | 02/21/04
No trademarking of windows, and no name skewing with Lindows  FilledOut | 02/21/04
Message has been deleted.  linuxcad_is_a_spammer | 02/22/04
spam  Thermite | 02/22/04
The real issue  Thermite | 02/22/04
Reminds me of the plight of Walter S. Taylor Jr.  Windex Teflon | 02/22/04
What about DEC Windows?  Art_Ilano | 02/23/04
Microsoft has no water for the cup...  msdead | 02/23/04

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