__/ [ Handover Phist ] on Monday 04 September 2006 21:19 \__
> Mark Kent :
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>> Handover Phist <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>> Mark Kent :
>>>> begin oe_protect.scr
>>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>>> IE 7 site leads to Firefox hole
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>>| Microsoft may be on the verge of releasing the latest version of its
>>>>>| Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser, but it has been beaten by a
>>>>>| competitor to the use of the IE 7 domain name.
>>>>> `----
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044246,39418881,00.htm
>>>>
>>>> Well, MS have the money to squash anyone trying to persuade their
>>>> customers away, and can easily twist the legal systems to back them in
>>>> this, I'm sure. Can't see that one lasting very long. Of course, i.e.7
>>>> could not be considered to be pwned by anyone, I'm sure...
>>>
>>> Since the domain has been held by the same person/company since 1999, I
>>> dont think the MS lawyers are going to have an easy time of it
>>>
>>
>> These are the same lawyers for the same company that considers itself
>> above the law. They'll just throw cash it this until they've bribed
>> enough people to get what they want.
>
> Perhaps I'm being overly optimistic (I'm a Linux user, so my confidence
> has been bolstered over the last few years :), but I think MS may have
> worn out their welcome with the legal community. The Netscape trials
> went on for years, Antitrust settlements have gone on for years, and the
> only winners in all this time have been the lawyers charging the hefty
> fees.
>
> Seeing MS back in court with that history will be enough to rankle any
> judge and jury, and probably speed proceedings. Now MS has a very large
> stable of very good lawyers, but the public in general is a little sick
> and tired of their bullshit. Since this is the same base the jury will
> be pulled from... Heck, it just gives me a warm fuzzy feeling.
IE7 may have meant nothing in the past (heck, not many people even referred
to it as IE), but I think the content of the site pretty much declares that
its intent is to put a spin on (what should never have been) a trademark.
Some issue with 'pod' and 'google'. Apple got formally their rights for
'pod' a few days ago, IIRC.
Best wishes,
Roy
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