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Re:The Windows Ubuntu Operating System by pulse7 on Friday February 23, 2024 @02:55AM (#39478014)
"counterfeit windows" -> the term "windows" is generic and shouldn't be a trade mark anyway...
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Re:The Windows Ubuntu Operating System by pgeorgi on Friday February 23, 2024 @03:25AM (#39478220)
That argument was tried by Lindows: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Corp._v._Lindows.com....

While it looked like it'd hold up in Anglophone countries (and so Microsoft withdrew to avoid losing the trademark officially), others sided with Microsoft.

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Re:The Windows Ubuntu Operating System by speedgoose on Friday February 23, 2024 @03:38AM (#39478309)
It’s not only the term "windows". Take a look at the screenshots.
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