From: P. T. Withington
Subject: Windows (tm) NOT
Date: 
Message-ID: <19930430182407.5.PTW@SAPPHO.Myteline.Symbolics.COM>
According to the Boston Globe, yesterday the U.S. Patent Office isssued
a preliminary finding denying Microsoft a trade mark on the word
Windows, stating that it has been in use as a generic term in the
computer industry for too long.

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(There is probably no truth to the rumor, that, not to be daunted...)

Microsoft has started a regional marketing campaign to overcome this
obstacle.  In the future the product will be known as:

  Microsoft Windahs		(Northeast)
  Microsoft Winduhs		(Southeast)
  Microsoft Winders		(Midwest)
  Microsoft Glass (houses?)	(Bay Area)
  Microsoft Panes		(Northwest)
  Microsoft Screen (doors?)	(Southwest)