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   On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 18:48:11 -0500, Seann  wrote:   
      
   > "don groves" <(. (@ dgroves ccwebster) net)> wrote in message   
   > news:opsb7719ufeyq6o8@news.web-ster.com...   
   >> M$ claims that when people say Windows, they obviously mean   
   >> "Microsoft Windows" so they should be able to take the word.   
   >> What crap - I usually say Windoze.   
   >   
   > Actually, it *would* be better you call the basic function of a "window"   
   > a   
   > Window.   
   >   
   > Wite-out® has spent thousands of $$ advertising in writing magazines,   
   > asking   
   > that people writing about a character using it as "liquid eraser" or some   
   > such. They are afraid of loosing their ®.  Same with Post-it®.   
   >   
   > Look what happened to Cresent wrenches. They became generic for   
   > adjustable   
   > wrenches. (Spanners for you brits. :)   
   >   
   > Point being, lets refer to "Window" loosely and put the term in public   
   > domain.   
   >   
      
   That's good point and one that should have already been in effect.   
   The word 'windows' has been used since the mid-70s to refer to an   
   area on a computer screen, on several different OSes, and thus   
   should already be generic which by US law precludes its being   
   trademarked. I don't know about international law though.   
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   dg   
      
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