__/ [ High Plains Thumper ] on Tuesday 05 September 2006 11:59 \__
> Mark Kent wrote:
>> Handover Phist espoused:
>>> Mark Kent :
>>>> Roy Schestowitz espoused:
>>>>> IE 7 site leads to Firefox hole
>>>>>
>>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>>| Microsoft may be on the verge of releasing the latest version of its
>>>>>| Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser, but it has been beaten by a
>>>>>| competitor to the use of the IE 7 domain name.
>>>>> `----
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044246,39418881,00.htm
>>>>
>>>> Well, MS have the money to squash anyone trying to persuade their
>>>> customers away, and can easily twist the legal systems to back them in
>>>> this, I'm sure. Can't see that one lasting very long. Of course, i.e.7
>>>> could not be considered to be pwned by anyone, I'm sure...
>>>
>>> Since the domain has been held by the same person/company since 1999, I
>>> dont think the MS lawyers are going to have an easy time of it
>>
>> These are the same lawyers for the same company that considers itself
>> above the law. They'll just throw cash it this until they've bribed
>> enough people to get what they want.
>
> I thought this incident demonstrated Microsoft as a bully:
>
> http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044246,39393448,00.htm
>
> | Microsoft puts cybersquatters on notice
> | By Anne Broache, CNET News.com
> | Wednesday, August 23 2006 11:22 AM
>
> | Microsoft also earned notoriety in 2004 over reports that it had
> | threatened a 17-year-old Canadian student named Mike Rowe to turn over
> | the domain name MikeRoweSoft.com. After admitting it had been
> | overaggressive in its handling of the situation, the company reached
> | an agreement with Rowe, who ceded control of the site in exchange for
> | various Microsoft services including a new Xbox game system.
>
> Guy used his first name and last name with word soft for software. It
> sounded similar to Microsoft when pronounced, but the student certainly
> wasn't a competitor to Microsoft.
>
The RIAA and MS should wed. They are a pefect match. Speaking of bullying,
Miceosoft is known to have bullied OEM's and businesses, as well as
extorting, threatening, and perverting justice. This is happening at present
despite the *bless thy lord* Tweleve Tenets. Bullying and lobbying. That's
what Microsoft has always been about.
Best wishes,
Roy
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