Microsoft, XBOX Technologies Settle Name Dispute

By David Worthington | Published June 15, 2001, 3:47 PM

The Associated Press issued a brief statement indicating that Microsoft and Florida-based, XBOX Technologies have settled their quarrel over the name 'Xbox'. XBOX Technologies will assume a different corporate identity in the future and Microsoft will attain the trademark rights. Specific terms of the agreement are not publicly available, and Microsoft could not be reached for comment prior to publication. However, XBOX Technologies representative Robert P. Koolen told BetaNews, "This was a very very mutually satisfactory settlement."

The dispute raised possibilities that Microsoft's much touted Xbox could be delayed. Last February, Bloomberg reported that John Van Leeuwen of XBOX Technologies would not indicate whether the company would sell the XBOX brand name.

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That's so homosexual. If I were XBOX Tech. I would have told Microsoft to go **** off and find a new name. If they had it first, then they have the right to keep it. But like most people in this world they sell out... Grrr...

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Your right!...if they had the name first, what gives Microsoft the right?? If I was XBOX...I would go right to Microsoft and throw there money right back into there face.

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yes, they should say "no, we don't want your money, we'd rather keep the original name, rather than just had to add a bit onto it".
Now, that would be the most incredibly stupid decision ever.

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The only profit that little holding company will ever generate. It's so blatently obvious that the threatening litigation was just extortion it's pitiful. Holding company sues over brandname - what a joke I really wish this would have had the time to go to court and see them walk away with nothing. As it was MS could afford the cash to settle more than the time to fight.

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Munch's Oddysee now exclusive to X-Box

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"Robert P. Koolen told BetaNews, "This was a very very mutually satisfactory settlement."

Mr. Koolen then proceeded to light a cigar with a $1000 bill, before speeding away in his new gold-leaf covered, jewel-encrusted Lamborghini Diablo, en route to his private Hawaiian island.

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My sentiments exactly ;)

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