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Would you mind if I had an image as a signature? A lot of phone line users find that annoying.
But if nobody minds, I may add one on for awhile.
But if nobody minds, I may add one on for awhile.
You beat me to the question.cookiemonster said:Just out of curiosity, why would you want the Windows XP logo in your signature?
cookiemonster
Just out of curiosity, why would you want the Windows XP logo in your signature?
Dagenais said:Someone's got to let them know they've been doing a good job - and that's me.
Dagenais said:This has happened before. I recall hearing something on the news about this kid who had a URL mocking Microsoft.
It happened to irritate Microsoft and they asked the kid to take it down.
However, the admin of the site had demands: To be taken to Microsoft for training.
So, how did Microsoft get angry? Just wondering, did they call you demanding that you take the site down?
Dagenais said:Anyone else want to join the club? I read that the owner of IKEA just over took Billy G as richest man. That's appalling!
The_Professional said:BRAVO! You're learning pretty quick. You gave us a very fine example of Microsoft's bullying tactics. No wonder the DOJ filed a lawsuit against them. We're talking about a little kid poking fun at Microsoft. They are humorless nitwits.
Greg Bernhardt said:The_Professional, before you pronouce the kid innocent you should know a few facts. First of all he knew exactly what he was doing, the site was mikerowesoft.com. Immediately when MS confronted him he asked for money and training. In the end the kid got some training and a lot of free publicity to his new site where he sells advertising and makes a ton of money. Also a month or two after the whole deal he tries to sell two copies of all the legal documents on ebay for around $600. I know all this because I am part of a web community that he is part of too. MS might be harsh, but the kid knew exactly what he was doing, took advantage and is doing very well off!
The_Professional said:I didn't say he was innocent. But he was poking fun. Good for him.
Another example of Microsoft suppressing freedom of speech is when they asked Slashdot to remove readers posts regarding one of their articles.
Microsoft Asks Slashdot To Remove Readers' Posts
This is not unique to Microsoft, all large companies take action on possible trademark infringement.The_Professional said:Now on to your question, how did Microsoft get angry? It's really simple actually, in fact let me pull my magic Windows XP Internet Explorer browser: They don't believe in Freedom of Speech. They are humorless nitwits.
Greg Bernhardt said:Personally I wouldn't say good for him. The kid admitted guilt by saying that he made his domain name sound like Microsoft's on purpose, which is basically extortion.
Uhmmm "Metalicca" Ooops sorry Greg, for the impending lawsuit...Evo said:This is not unique to Microsoft, all large companies take action on possible trademark infringement.
Evo said:This is not unique to Microsoft, all large companies take action on possible trademark infringement.
Chen said:How was he able to register Nissan.com anyway?
A businessman selling computers Online. Using his last name as his domain name Nissan.com, the company filed a lawsuit against him saying that it was a violation. He lost the case. His site was taken down.
Tsunami said:Ya know, at first I was really missing the signatures. But after using this format for a while, I find that I really like not seeing them. The discussions seem to flow better without the distractions of them. One or two liners weren't bad, but the longer ones and the ones with pictures became a little annoying after a while.