On 2009-06-21, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> ____/ Homer on Sunday 21 June 2009 21:46 : \____
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>> [Not exactly a revelation, but still worth reiterating]
>>
>> Look at your keyboard ... any PC keyboard.
>>
>> See that key with a kind of flag symbol on it?
>>
>> I believe it's called the "Windows" key, and is actually a registered
>> trademark of Microsoft, as it's the product symbol for Windows®.
>>
>> Bear in mind that what you're looking at is a piece of /hardware/ not
>> made by Microsoft (although some are), something completely unrelated
>> to the company in Redmond that apparently develops software.
>>
>> So why does nearly every PC keyboard on planet earth, manufactured by
>> companies unrelated to Microsoft, feature a registered trademark that
>> represents Microsoft's property?
>>
>> Why not simply give it a generic label, such as "Super" or "Meta"?
>>
>> Case closed.
>
> If you think that's bad, consider all the hurdles you need to leap with
> e-banking. They assume people's PCs are Windows zombies.
Mine doesn't. It provides a nice clean and simple interface. I've been
using it for years. I wouldn't even know what the inside of my local
branch looks like, these days.
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Regards,
Gregory.
Gentoo Linux - Penguin Power
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