Quickies: PocketPC, AnotherBall, Houston

Posted By: As Listed Thursday, January 10, 2002 8:15:24 AM

An inventor is challenging Microsoft for the rights to the name "Pocket PC", saying that he has a common-law trademark on it because he's been selling a novelty gag with that name since the 80s. He's suing the software giant in small claims court. -ww

Paragon Software has released AnotherBall, a Palm OS remake of famous IBM PC Arkanoid. It offer the classic game with lots of bonuses and levels. It has both color and monochrome versions. -PR

The Houston Palm Users Group (HPUG) will be hosting Bob Wudeck from Handspring this Saturday at their monthly meeting. He will demo the entire line of Handspring's products, with special emphasis on the new Treo. The meeting is a 1:00 pm. -Matthew Mullenweg

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sub_tex @ 1/10/2002 11:58:57 AM #
quote from the CNET article about the PPC lawsuit:

"A representative for Microsoft, which registered Pocketpc.com in March 2000, said he hadn't seen the claim and couldn't comment specifically except to say that Pocket PC is a generic description."

Not quite, considering how Microsoft words their PPC website.

If PPC was just another generic term like PDA, the slogan "Choose the power of windows. Choose the Pocket PC" wouldn't really be MS specific.

In other places on their site this analogy works though. i.e. "Explore the familiar look and feel of Windows Powered Pocket PCs."

key words being "windows powered."

Not that i care either way. I don't believe PPC can be used to describe a Palm device. But it does apply to a MS PPC device fairly well.

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I.M. Anonymous @ 1/10/2002 2:03:59 PM #
"I don't believe PPC can be used to describe a Palm device"

The funny thing is that "Palm Pilot" is used to describe PPC. I have see two shows (one being ER the other I can not remember) Where they refered to a Palm Pilot while showing in iPAQ.

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I.M. Anonymous @ 1/10/2002 6:19:47 PM #
Palm Pilot describing IPAQ:

That's just come out of the whole market dominance. It's in the same vein as

"Here's a Xerox of that article"

"ACHOO!"
"Need a Kleenex?"

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I.M. Anonymous @ 1/11/2002 12:35:02 PM #

Maybe, Microsoft can file a lawsuit telling people and companies to stop marketing real windows because the software is Windows not the windows as openings to your car/house as it was originally.

WHO GIVES A SH**?

Microsoft lawyers = Simpsons Lawyers

TDS @ 1/10/2002 11:26:54 PM #
Why is it that every time I hear that Microsoft is involved in another lawsuit, I get this mental image of the troup of Lawyers Monte Burns from the Simpsons keeps on staff?
Can't you just picture that skinny guy with the glasses and his yes-men followers showing up in Gates office? And Bill Gates sitting at his desk, hands together, saying "Excellent..."

RE: Microsoft lawyers = Simpsons Lawyers
Coyote67 @ 1/11/2002 2:14:45 PM #
I picture it every day. And I cry my friend..yes....I cry. Well, I mostly change the channel.

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