Actually, I think that Microsoft's claim to Windows is a bit weak since 
they were not the first to use the term to describe GUI, and "windows" is a 
generic term.  

On 18 Mar 2002 at 7:14, Karl J. Runge wrote:

> On Mon, 18 Mar 2002, "Jerry Feldman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > That's just a bump on the log. Microsoft will encounter more competition 
> > and may lose some market share to Linux and BSD, but I don't think that 
> > their dominance of the industry will be diminished short of a major anti-
> > trust breakup. 
> 
> True, but I think Ken meant the name "Windows" won't be (tm)'d anymore.
> 
> Not that this is means a big deal.
> 
> > On 18 Mar 2002 at 9:13, Ken D'Ambrosio wrote:
> > 
> > > I know that most everyone here has likely already read the Slashdot
> > > story posted on Friday(?), but this page is filled with some really
> > > juicy quotes.  Methinks that MS has stubbed their toe, and that
> > > Windows(tm) will shortly be a thing of the past:
>            ^^^^
> 
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