-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edward Jaffe Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 12:52 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Vista Tn3270 (was: Re: calling ISPLINK from COBOL)
Tom Schmidt wrote: > On Mon, 21 May 2007 14:25:20 -0500, Eric Bielefeld wrote: > > >> Maybe Tom should sue Microsoft. They obviously took his name, which >> was there long before Vista. <SNIP> Perhaps he should file for a TM or Registered TM with the PTO. If M/S has already done so, he could have grounds to challenge and it might be a very quick action. But then I remember Lindows who rolled over and became Linspire even AFTER the judge in the case stated that M/S could NOT perfect a generic name into a TradeMark. Seems the money was a bit too good to pass up (but there were more out of the country lawsuits as well). Later, Steve Thompson -- STD Disclaimer: poster's opinions may or may not be poster's employer's opinion. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
