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about the name?
yes. If microsoft (or any company for that matter) doesnt protect its tradmarks it loses them. Its that simple.
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MS: "Everything that contains SOFT must be renamed too." (NT)  Vily Clay | 11/11/04
Makers of Viagra are not in danger then  coffeenite | 11/12/04
Yeah, but doesn't MS deal in hardware, too? (nt)  Judas I. | 11/12/04
Yes, it does: Bill Gates = Check the Doors (NT)  Vily Clay | 11/12/04
Microsoft does sound like the antidote to Viagra and Cialis  B.O.F.H. | 11/13/04
Common Law Trademark: "Microsoft is Evil" must be taken.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 11/11/04
Jeff might ask  FilledOut | 11/12/04
Actually...  Jeff Spicoli | 11/12/04
I trademarked Flawed by Design(TM)  Xunil_Sierutuf | 11/12/04
Well, good going  FilledOut | 11/12/04
about the name?  zijiang | 11/11/04
Can we use words MICRO & SOFT separately? (NT)  Vily Clay | 11/12/04
Yes, of course ...  coffeenite | 11/12/04
Or, Macrostiff (nt)  Judas I. | 11/12/04
Thanks for the laugh...  vferrara | 11/12/04
Macro stiff = large-scale stubbornness = total flatness? = Longhorn? (NT)  Vily Clay | 11/12/04
This isn't a big deal  Michael Kelly | 11/12/04
One minor correction  Michael Kelly | 11/12/04
Yes, but...  rapson | 11/12/04
Yeah but who cares?  Michael Kelly | 11/12/04
This Program Has Performed An Illegal Operation And Will Shut Down  itanalyst | 11/12/04
The original Napster  FilledOut | 11/12/04
AOL had Prior Art though ...  coffeenite | 11/12/04
SCO?  Cardinal_Bill | 11/12/04
Kind of late now  John L. Ries | 11/12/04
Excel sure but can you trademark the rest...  el1jones | 11/12/04
Not even Excel  AbsolutelyNot | 11/12/04
Misunderstanding Generic Words  tic swayback | 11/12/04
Now, please, tell me your thoughts about TurboExcel and Excel. (NT)  Vily Clay | 11/14/04
Excel seems trademarkeable to me  tic swayback | 11/15/04
Pepsi is a unique name, Excel is not. (NT)  Vily Clay | 11/15/04
Not quite  wresnick | 11/15/04
So, MS is going to trademark the word "Word."  Judas I. | 11/12/04
You owe, twice now  Spoon Jabber | 11/12/04
Dang! You're right, Spooner!  Judas I. | 11/12/04
Taken to it's logical limit ...  coffeenite | 11/12/04
Whoops!  coffeenite | 11/12/04
Restrict part of a Trademark ???  Update victim | 11/12/04
Bill and Steve's Excel-ent Adventure  coffeenite | 11/12/04
Without facts!!  mabricen | 11/12/04
A bit on the late side now  AmusedAtItAll | 11/12/04
Trademarking common words  rbriem | 11/18/04
Excel?  Zontor_z | 11/15/04
Not really  tic swayback | 11/15/04
Does that mean that we change the name of our City?  ShockRide | 02/24/05

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