6/29    M$ doesn't own the name "Internet Explorer"
        http://www.slashdot.org/articles/9806281343225.shtml
        \_ Uhm yeah... go try to get any form of legal ownership or use
           the name for your own product or commercial venture.
                \_ MS'es lawyers argue that "Internet Explorer" is a generic
                   term and can't be trademarked, otherwise MS would owe
                   milllions to a defunct startup that trademarked it before
                   MS knew what the internet was.
                   \_ Funny the kinds of crap M$ gets away with these
                      days.  Next thing you know they'll be claiming
                      that they invented the operating system and
                      compiler and will start suing everyone in back
                      fees including gnu.
                   \_ Generic . . . yeah.  I used to throw around "Internet
                      Explorer" all the time in my everyday conversation
                      before MSIE.  "Honey, I'm going to the store to pick up
                      a pound of sugar, a gallon of milk, and a couple of
                      internet explorers -- anything else you need?"
                        \_ I just put in PO for several internet explorers.
                           So, what's your point?
                           \_ That you're buying a _specific product_.  People
                              don't use the name "Internet Explorer" to talk
                              about a _class_ of generic, interchangeable
                              products that come from multiple sources.  Did
                              you ever hear somebody using the term "Internet
                              Explorer" before MSIE came along?
                                \_ Then you are arguing what can be trademarked
                                   and what can't.  This is still the line that
                         characteristics of compression.  You can't compress
                         infinite amount of data to fit in finite storage
                         unless the compression is lossy.
                         \_ Clearly you don't know how philcompress works.
                                \_ I understand both concepts.  I assure you
                                   the MS legal team would overcome the
                                   abilities of even the mighty philcompress
                                   features of the philFS.  And yes I do
                                   understand the technical abilities of
                                   philFS/compress, its just that MS's lawyers
                                   would overcome it.
                                   \_ No.  If you knew what philcompress
                                      was you'd understand, and not have
                                      to make up BS to hide the fact that
                                      you can't tell the difference between
                                      a running joke and an industry
                                      standard. -mel
                                   \_ I find your lack of faith in PhilWare
                                      disturbing.
                                      \_ Philtrust.
                                   \_ Philistine!
                                   \_ No, you still lack understanding.
                                      Remember during the first antitrust
                                      fracas how MS said that they weren't a
                                      monopoly, because nothing was protecting
                                      them from somebody, sometime, coming up
                                      with a better idea and eating their
                                      lunch?  Well, Phil is it.
                                   is very subjective.
           \_ "Internet Explorer by Phillip Nunez"
                \_ MS would dump so much legal crap on Phillip, even
                   Phil's file system would fill.  MS would find a way.
                   \_ Microshaft: Where do you want it today?
                   \_ Philsue!!!!!
                   \_ Clearly you don't know about one of the great features
                      of philfs -- its impossible to fill it up!  When a philfs
                      file system starts getting close to full, it automatically
                      starts philcompressing files.
                      \_ Cleary you don't know about one of the key
                         characteristics of compression.
                         \_ Clearly you don't know about one of the key features
                            of philcompress.