Re: [Ql-Users] LaunchPad
Dil, Dont throw the towel in so easily - Launchpad (QL) was here first, long before Mac OS Lion. Now, if Mr. Jobs wants to offer you, say, 4 or 5 million to change the name, then we'll talk. :) Darren. On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 11:02 PM, Dilwyn Jones dil...@evans1511.fsnet.co.ukwrote: Dilwyn Jones wrote: Lee Privett wrote: Hmmn, Dilwyn contact your legal team, Apple in their new op system LION have a new feature with that same name (out next month) Now I like Dilwyn's Launchpad But I also like Apple's Launchpad So which is better...Fggtt He he...I suspect mine would work better on QDOS or SMSQ...theirs better on the fruitier machines ;-) Mine's been out so long it's high time I rewrote it and called it something else anyway (QL-Launchpad???). Might sell a few more then! Since there is proof of how long I used the name, I guess I can rely on you to send them a kind email telling them they have 48 hours to rename or remove every instance of their Launchpad worldwide ;-) (actually, I'd rather you didn't...) Seriously though, it's a common name for a program or task launcher anyway, I know of at least 2 freeware PC programs of that name. If they really feel concerned about the use of my name on a hundred or so 1984 machines they are welcome to waste their money sending me a polite email or letter and I will send them an equally nice email or letter saying OK... You can guess I don't really care...... BTW, your video upscalar for QL, what is latest on that? You said you'd sent them a QL to play with, that was the last I heard. AND, glad to see you are getting committee emails at last! My moaning email seems to have done the trick. Now what we need is prompting to get the website finished so we can all login to the CMS and start improving it. You chould check a CMS login has been set up for you. I assume you know what a Content Management System is, in fact you most probably have 10 times (at least) the experience of them I do. o) Dilwyn In hindsight, that was probably an unwise jokey reply, but light-heartedness apart (silly mood tonight for some reason) you get the idea of how I feel about this - if Apple were to tell me to stop using the name I would, as my Launchpad is quite an old product. I'd simply find a new name. Although somehow I don't think Apple would be too worried by an old program running on a 1984 computer. The references to the Quanta website refer of course to the fact that Lee is the new Editor of Quanta magazine. Sarah Gilpin is editing the issue currently in preparation and hopefully Lee will be in a position to take over from the following issue. I hope you'll all agree that his return to the QL scene and his high level of activity and ideas will be a real benefit to both Quanta and the QL scene in general. There, hopefully I've embarrassed him enough for now ;-) Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm -- *Darren Branagh.* ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] LaunchPad
Darren Branagh wrote, on 10/Jun/11 14:37 | Jun10: Dont throw the towel in so easily - Launchpad (QL) was here first, long before Mac OS Lion. Now, if Mr. Jobs wants to offer you, say, 4 or 5 million to change the name, then we'll talk. :) Well it does happen. i41 has just won $290m from Microsoft for a patent infringement in Word. now where did you register the LaunchPad trademark Dilwyn? (8-)# Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] LaunchPad
On 10/06/11 15:09, Tony Firshman wrote: now where did you register the LaunchPad trademark Dilwyn? (8-)# With software, it doesn't even have to be registered. Prior use is all that is required. Think back to the Firebird Database versus Mozilla Firebird (browser) a few years ago. The database had been called Firebird for years, but no trade mark is registered. When Mozilla came out and renamed their browser to Firebird, it hit the fan. A cease and desist letter was all it took (eventually) to resolve the problem, and that's how Firefox was born. Had Mozilla not changed the name, court proceedings would have found in favour of the database. (So I'm told by the legal experts anyway.) So, Dilwyn could, if he wanted, ask Apple to cease and desist. ;-) Cheers, Norm. -- Norman Dunbar Dunbar IT Consultants Ltd Registered address: Thorpe House 61 Richardshaw Lane Pudsey West Yorkshire United Kingdom LS28 7EL Company Number: 05132767 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] LaunchPad
Darren Branagh wrote: Dil, Dont throw the towel in so easily - Launchpad (QL) was here first, long before Mac OS Lion. Now, if Mr. Jobs wants to offer you, say, 4 or 5 million to change the name, then we'll talk. :) Darren. Thanks, I knew the Irish would look after me after UK gave them that banking loan ;-)) And, belated happy birthday wishes too... :o) Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] LaunchPad
Norman Dunbar wrote: On 10/06/11 15:09, Tony Firshman wrote: now where did you register the LaunchPad trademark Dilwyn? (8-)# With software, it doesn't even have to be registered. Prior use is all that is required. Think back to the Firebird Database versus Mozilla Firebird (browser) a few years ago. The database had been called Firebird for years, but no trade mark is registered. When Mozilla came out and renamed their browser to Firebird, it hit the fan. A cease and desist letter was all it took (eventually) to resolve the problem, and that's how Firefox was born. Had Mozilla not changed the name, court proceedings would have found in favour of the database. (So I'm told by the legal experts anyway.) So, Dilwyn could, if he wanted, ask Apple to cease and desist. ;-) Cheers, Norm. He he, that's good to know, but I'm not that bothered by it. I daresay I could be cheeky and ask for a royalty on every copy of theirs that they sell ;-) Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] LaunchPad
On 10/06/2011 15:37, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Norman Dunbar wrote: On 10/06/11 15:09, Tony Firshman wrote: now where did you register the LaunchPad trademark Dilwyn? (8-)# With software, it doesn't even have to be registered. Prior use is all that is required. Think back to the Firebird Database versus Mozilla Firebird (browser) a few years ago. The database had been called Firebird for years, but no trade mark is registered. When Mozilla came out and renamed their browser to Firebird, it hit the fan. A cease and desist letter was all it took (eventually) to resolve the problem, and that's how Firefox was born. Had Mozilla not changed the name, court proceedings would have found in favour of the database. (So I'm told by the legal experts anyway.) So, Dilwyn could, if he wanted, ask Apple to cease and desist. ;-) Cheers, Norm. He he, that's good to know, but I'm not that bothered by it. I daresay I could be cheeky and ask for a royalty on every copy of theirs that they sell ;-) Dilwyn Jones Go for it Dilwyn!!! ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] LaunchPad
On 10/06/2011 15:37, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Norman Dunbar wrote: On 10/06/11 15:09, Tony Firshman wrote: now where did you register the LaunchPad trademark Dilwyn? (8-)# With software, it doesn't even have to be registered. Prior use is all that is required. Think back to the Firebird Database versus Mozilla Firebird (browser) a few years ago. The database had been called Firebird for years, but no trade mark is registered. When Mozilla came out and renamed their browser to Firebird, it hit the fan. A cease and desist letter was all it took (eventually) to resolve the problem, and that's how Firefox was born. Had Mozilla not changed the name, court proceedings would have found in favour of the database. (So I'm told by the legal experts anyway.) So, Dilwyn could, if he wanted, ask Apple to cease and desist. ;-) Cheers, Norm. He he, that's good to know, but I'm not that bothered by it. I daresay I could be cheeky and ask for a royalty on every copy of theirs that they sell ;-) Dilwyn Jones The revenue may be enough to finance a ARM version of SMSQ :-) ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] LaunchPad
Malcolm Lear wrote: On 10/06/2011 15:37, Dilwyn Jones wrote: Norman Dunbar wrote: On 10/06/11 15:09, Tony Firshman wrote: now where did you register the LaunchPad trademark Dilwyn? (8-)# With software, it doesn't even have to be registered. Prior use is all that is required. Think back to the Firebird Database versus Mozilla Firebird (browser) a few years ago. The database had been called Firebird for years, but no trade mark is registered. When Mozilla came out and renamed their browser to Firebird, it hit the fan. A cease and desist letter was all it took (eventually) to resolve the problem, and that's how Firefox was born. Had Mozilla not changed the name, court proceedings would have found in favour of the database. (So I'm told by the legal experts anyway.) So, Dilwyn could, if he wanted, ask Apple to cease and desist. ;-) Cheers, Norm. He he, that's good to know, but I'm not that bothered by it. I daresay I could be cheeky and ask for a royalty on every copy of theirs that they sell ;-) Dilwyn Jones The revenue may be enough to finance a ARM version of SMSQ :-) He he, bet Marcel is quaking in his boots at the thought of that! Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] LaunchPad
D, twice now Apple have tried to use the word iTV on their hardware product 'Apple TV' and I can only assume the people who own ITV have said cease and desist, this is interesting as the stock value of ITV is well within small change for Apple. It's tempting as you have two options, contact them now as suggested by the QL Users list members so that they oblige, change all the documentation, programming and start beta testing 'Lion again delaying the sale. The knock on effect is that the small boys took on the big boys and won, media coverage and profile raising for the QL hurrah! The second option is to wait until the product 'Lion' is released, and then contact them, too late to change so they give you loads of money for the use of name, the knock on effect here is that the individual took on the big boys and won, media coverage and profile raising for the QL hurrah! Hey win/win Hmmm can't fail, now where is that emoticon for tongue in cheek? Thanks, Lee -Back to the QL- http://backtotheql.blogspot.com/ https://sites.google.com/site/iwant2learn2/ https://sites.google.com/site/theqlimagerepository/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] LaunchPad
So I had to check, Launchpad.com is already registered and so are many of the alternatives, however the A.I. of the GoDaddy website through up some funny alternatives http://www.godaddy.com/domains/searchresults2.aspx?ci=42376isc=gfnnuk 03 Thanks, Lee -Back to the QL- http://backtotheql.blogspot.com/ https://sites.google.com/site/iwant2learn2/ https://sites.google.com/site/theqlimagerepository/ ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] LaunchPad
Lee Privett wrote: D, twice now Apple have tried to use the word iTV on their hardware product 'Apple TV' and I can only assume the people who own ITV have said cease and desist, this is interesting as the stock value of ITV is well within small change for Apple. It's tempting as you have two options, contact them now as suggested by the QL Users list members so that they oblige, change all the documentation, programming and start beta testing 'Lion again delaying the sale. The knock on effect is that the small boys took on the big boys and won, media coverage and profile raising for the QL hurrah! The second option is to wait until the product 'Lion' is released, and then contact them, too late to change so they give you loads of money for the use of name, the knock on effect here is that the individual took on the big boys and won, media coverage and profile raising for the QL hurrah! Hey win/win Hmmm can't fail, now where is that emoticon for tongue in cheek? Thanks, Lee Serves me right for trying to embarrass you earlier this week I guess :o( Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
