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____/ Homer on Sunday 21 June 2009 21:46 : \____
> [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.
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