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MrMark replied

3 August 2012, 14:35
Excellent result.
While we're at it, can we reclaim SQL (structured query language) and CRM (Customer Relation Managerment) from the pirates?
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cojak replied

3 August 2012, 14:33
They'd have been better off dropping Windows 8.

Or admitting it and calling it Tablet 8 (It's not for girls or PCs).
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AtW started a topic Microsoft drops 'Metro' name for Windows 8

3 August 2012, 13:55
Microsoft drops 'Metro' name for Windows 8

"Now documents sent out to developers are warning coders to avoid using the word when referring to the distinctive interface.

The warning is believed to follow on from an internal memo sent by Microsoft's Legal and Corporate Affairs department which said the company had been threatened with legal action over its use of the name.

The threat is believed to have been made by German retailer Metro AG, which owns trademarks on the word. Metro AG declined to comment on the claim.

Instead of Metro, Microsoft has told developers to simply refer to the blocky display as a "[b]Windows 8 style UI/[b]" for the time being.

In a statement, Microsoft said: "We have used Metro style as a code name during the product development cycle across many of our product lines. "

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