Post #130,306
12/11/03 12:10:18 PM
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Swedish Judge favors Microsoft
[link|http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=13149|http://www.theinquir...et/?article=13149] Entire piece: A JUDGE in Sweden ruled yesterday that Lindows must stop distributing its OS in the country, because, she said, it infringes the Windows trademark.
The injunction, sought by Microsoft, means that the firm can't sell products marked Lindows, or face a penalty of three million Swedish crowns.
Microsoft, according to the ruling, had reason for the injunction to be issued to prevent Lindows infringing its Windows trademark.
But this isn't the end of the story \ufffd an injunction is usually a prelude to further time in court. Whether Michael Robertson, Lindows' CEO ultimately wins or not isn't the point.
These days IT firms often use the courts as marketing tools to tie up competitors.
The next step is for Lindows to argue in court against the injunction. -----
Steve
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Post #130,308
12/11/03 12:14:54 PM
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Re: Swedish Judge favors Microsoft
Don't laugh - well do laugh - Swedish for "window" is
foooeenster
-drl
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Post #130,317
12/11/03 12:54:25 PM
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Likely related to...
...the French fenêtre (which comes from the Latin fenestra), which is where we get the word [link|http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=defenestrate|"defenestrate"].
-YendorMike
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Post #130,321
12/11/03 1:13:32 PM
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German
Fenster - window
Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #130,439
12/12/03 5:41:30 AM
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What's to laugh?
Actually it's "fönster" (which would logically be transcribed into your impoverished alphabet as "foenster", with only one 'oe'); but I don't see what's to laugh about either way... Care to explain?
[link|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode|Christian R. Conrad]
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Post #130,444
12/12/03 7:57:48 AM
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Re: What's to laugh?
For some reason, Herr Pruefsumme, Swedish is comical.
-drl
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Post #130,445
12/12/03 8:06:31 AM
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Fie, and a bork bork borking bork on you and all your house!
:-)
[link|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode|Christian R. Conrad]
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Post #130,338
12/11/03 1:42:54 PM
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meatballs to the judge.
she has none, apparently.
If you push something hard enough, it will fall over. Fudd's First Law of Opposition
It goes in, it must come out.Teslacle's Deviant to Fudd's Law
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