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NoCaDrummer

Mar 09, 2006
6:41 AM EST 		If you think it's bad now, just wait until Microsoft copyrights the term "Open" like they did "Windows". Don't laugh. With the political pull they have at this point, it could easily happen. Then products like OpenOffice will have to change their names to avoid copyright infringment. And "Open" will have the same generic blah as anything else from Redmond.
grouch

Mar 18, 2006
9:57 AM EST 		I think you mean trademark instead of copyright, but your point is well taken. Look at how far MS went to find a way to _force_ Lindows to change its name. They engaged in a global court hopping scheme that few businesses could afford to fight.

Microsoft is already attempting to blur and diminish the term "open", as Mr. Moody aptly points out. MS "Office Open" vs. OpenOffice.org and OpenDocument. They will likely continue to get the term "open" into as many trademarks as they can, to continue this blurring and add to "consumer" confusion.

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