>This is the way companies enforce their trademarks. If Microsoft did not attempt this, someone much bigger could come along later and state that the word Microsoft is not longer trademarked.
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>I'm not saying it's right...just pointing out why MS would do this.

I understand what you're saying, and I guess you have a point - but tradermark the way their name SOUNDS? Don't you think that's kinda pushing it beyond what's necessary?

>>Micro$oft at it again...
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>>http://www.theregister.com/content/6/34955.html
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>>Geeeze ...guess I'll buy some more Red Hat stock today.