Comments on: Google’s email woes: the power of a name. http://lucasmcdonnell.com/googles-email-woes-the-power-of-a-name/ / knowledge connects people. Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:43:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Lucas McDonnell http://lucasmcdonnell.com/googles-email-woes-the-power-of-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-1453 Lucas McDonnell Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:43:42 +0000 http://www.lucasmcdonnell.com/googles-email-woes-the-power-of-a-name/#comment-1453 I would imagine that from Google's perspective, the cost of losing the trademark would be greater than the payout they would have to make to keep it -- so I would imagine they'll get it fixed as soon as possible. I would imagine that from Google’s perspective, the cost of losing the trademark would be greater than the payout they would have to make to keep it — so I would imagine they’ll get it fixed as soon as possible.

]]> By: Quote Maniac http://lucasmcdonnell.com/googles-email-woes-the-power-of-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-1383 Quote Maniac Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:22:47 +0000 http://www.lucasmcdonnell.com/googles-email-woes-the-power-of-a-name/#comment-1383 I hope they'll fix that soon, just like what Apple did with the iPhone trademark. There's just too much at stake for Google to lose the gmail copyright name. I hope they’ll fix that soon, just like what Apple did with the iPhone trademark.

There’s just too much at stake for Google to lose the gmail copyright name.

]]> By: Lucas McDonnell http://lucasmcdonnell.com/googles-email-woes-the-power-of-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-1106 Lucas McDonnell Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:40:38 +0000 http://www.lucasmcdonnell.com/googles-email-woes-the-power-of-a-name/#comment-1106 Good point Andy. It certainly raises the question of how a product beta stacks up against an established email service -- and if it's fair to even compare them at all. Good point Andy. It certainly raises the question of how a product beta stacks up against an established email service — and if it’s fair to even compare them at all.

]]> By: Andy http://lucasmcdonnell.com/googles-email-woes-the-power-of-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-1104 Andy Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:48:26 +0000 http://www.lucasmcdonnell.com/googles-email-woes-the-power-of-a-name/#comment-1104 I found the email marketshare statement from Michael was a little misleading because GMail was not open to public until last month. I found the email marketshare statement from Michael was a little misleading because GMail was not open to public until last month.

]]> By: Lucas McDonnell http://lucasmcdonnell.com/googles-email-woes-the-power-of-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-1077 Lucas McDonnell Mon, 05 Mar 2007 20:17:37 +0000 http://www.lucasmcdonnell.com/googles-email-woes-the-power-of-a-name/#comment-1077 It's certainly a tough situation to sort out. Intellectual property is certainly bizarre sometimes -- that 5 little letters arranged in a particular order can be worth around $50 million seems strange beyond belief. I certainly like to see companies and people get credit where it's due, but as I understand it, in copyright cases, you also have to prove that there would be reasonable confusion between your product and someone else's if they have the same name. I'm not sure if that's the case here. It’s certainly a tough situation to sort out. Intellectual property is certainly bizarre sometimes — that 5 little letters arranged in a particular order can be worth around $50 million seems strange beyond belief. I certainly like to see companies and people get credit where it’s due, but as I understand it, in copyright cases, you also have to prove that there would be reasonable confusion between your product and someone else’s if they have the same name. I’m not sure if that’s the case here.

]]> By: Collis http://lucasmcdonnell.com/googles-email-woes-the-power-of-a-name/comment-page-1/#comment-1076 Collis Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:50:24 +0000 http://www.lucasmcdonnell.com/googles-email-woes-the-power-of-a-name/#comment-1076 Thats terrible, I can't help but feel like when you get big you attract the jackals, though I suppose if IIIR really did have a legitimate case then you wouldn't want the little guy screwed over either. But really sometimes these things feel so arbitrary about who owns what words Thats terrible, I can’t help but feel like when you get big you attract the jackals, though I suppose if IIIR really did have a legitimate case then you wouldn’t want the little guy screwed over either. But really sometimes these things feel so arbitrary about who owns what words

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