[Am-info] The bastards are at it again
John J. Urbaniak
jjurban@attglobal.net
Thu, 04 Dec 2003 08:30:35 -0500
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I know some of these folks.
John
Gene Gaines wrote:
> ... over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend ... Microsoft has
> attempted to intimidate small resellers in the Netherlands to keep
> them from offering LindowsOS for sale. Microsoft has been
> contacting the retailers by phone, telling them they would like to
> set up "meetings" in order to avoid legal action based on the
> Lindows name.
>
> Full story at
>
> http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/12/01/1845215&mode=thread&tid=2&tid=82&tid=94
>
> and
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/51/34233.html
>
> I would like to be fair and balanced, and of course polite in my
> comments. Should anyone on the list disagree with my subject line
> "The bastards are at it again" I will welcome hearing from you.
>
> Gene Gaines
> gene.gaines@gainesgroup.com
> Sterling, Virginia
>
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I know some of these folks.
<p>John
<br>
<p>Gene Gaines wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>... over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend ... Microsoft
has
<br>attempted to intimidate small resellers in the Netherlands to keep
<br>them from offering LindowsOS for sale. Microsoft has been
<br>contacting the retailers by phone, telling them they would like to
<br>set up "meetings" in order to avoid legal action based on the
<br>Lindows name.
<p>Full story at
<p><a href="http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/12/01/1845215&mode=thread&tid=2&tid=82&tid=94">http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/12/01/1845215&mode=thread&tid=2&tid=82&tid=94</a>
<p>and
<p><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/51/34233.html">http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/51/34233.html</a>
<p>I would like to be fair and balanced, and of course polite in my
<br>comments. Should anyone on the list disagree with my subject line
<br>"The bastards are at it again" I will welcome hearing from you.
<p>Gene Gaines
<br>gene.gaines@gainesgroup.com
<br>Sterling, Virginia
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