Basil tries palm skin a cat

"Never neglect the garbage cans" - that's the wisdom that cat Basil understood from time immemorial. These containers brought him more information than a dozen informants from among the top managers of local companies. So it was at this time ... Basil morning climbed to the Internet in search of fresh news and programs for your brand new Palm Vx (looking into his cat for a long time, bought a month ago and now an enthusiastic neophyte amused favorite toy, until it topped the charts handy utility for the calculation of biorhythms cat ). The first thing he saw on the Web, has news about the development of a set of "software, literature and accessories to facilitate the Russian buyer acquaintance and work with the Pocket PC platform Palm OS". "Finally - he thought - someone guessed." Suspicion crept into his soul when he saw that in addition to other software bundled for $ 30 offers a package CyrHack - popular, and is absolutely free, crack Palm. Fluffy seeker gossip thought, but then read the title of "the new product, Mobility Research" company-developer: drive called "Russian Palm" ... Basil tensed, sensing an exhilarating scent of game - gave tidbits that some time ago (just exploring the containers with papers thrown in the back of a city near Moscow), he stumbled on scraps of correspondence with the mention of the same name but with different actors. "It is true that decent cats in dumpsters not climb, they prefer burning fireplace, rest and a glass of brandy - philosophizing at the time, Vaska, digging in the contents of the next tank - but, alas, interesting gossip while lying by the fire will not catch." And he bravely immersed himself in another capacity. As I understood a tireless seeker gossip, examining the surviving pieces (firm, use a shredder!), It was about trying to create the program "Russian Palm OS", in that the developer and request the highest resolution at Palm, Inc. "Can we know the opinion of Palm, Inc. The legality of using the name" Russian Palm OS "for our package? Can we count on the official permission to use this name?" "Hmm - thought then Cat, aware of the reverent attitude Palm, Inc. To own the brand - to the guys in Santa Clara that's just to share the word Palm, it should happen that something quite extraordinary ... For example, earthquake in the heart of Silicon Valley, or where shares drop Palm "rapid jack and hysteria Pocket PC ... Since neither one nor the other has not yet been observed in cat, as there is a very astute, in general, assumed that read at the next scrap of, but by professional habit to get out in no hurry. Otpihnuv empty bottle of whiskey and running both legs in a pile of cans and plastic cups, as a reward for patience, he fished out a new piece, which means (hereinafter translate Kota): "You have no right call their product "Russian Palm OS". Note that Palm, Inc. does not allow independent software developers the right to use the trademark PALM and its inclusion in the name of their software products. "Next illegible, only visible position:" Counsel Palm, Inc. on the use of trademarks (Palm's trademark attorney) ". Shred number three told the opinion of a Product Manager (Cote guessed that struck such insolence Management Palm long and vigorously argued about this mysterious Russian soul, which is not batting an eye raised her hand to the holy of holies - - trademark ")." We are in no way can allow you to use the words "Russian Palm" as the title of your product. This is misdirecting potential buyers who think that becoming a product created and manufactured by Palm. We are talking about your product, and you have to think for him the original name. "" I wonder - he asked himself Kitten, again looking at pieces of correspondence and making sure that nothing interesting in that he once missed - a software package which is say, as far as I know, has not appeared. Interestingly, knows whether Palm, Inc. a new "Russian Palm"? ". the question, he continued to delve into the news." ... Microsoft changed the conditions of technical support. ""Well, well - thought Basil - straight-away, at the request of the working people ..." The real reason for change, he realized even at a reception on the occasion of this event, sponsored by the Russian representative office of the corporation. Looking for solid and confident managers, Cote thinking about problems that are inevitable for any representation. Actually, they are usually two - sales and accounting. At first he thought that the point here is simple savings, no support, no engineers, but when I heard that employees remain in their jobs and begin filling the Russian version of the database Microsoft Knowledge Base, Cote realized that the original idea of ​​"insurance for five fracture "was born quite different: apparently, someone in the company Microsoft bothered to waste money on responses to customers, much less that the report to the Redmond thousands of visitors to Web-site where both simpler than the" customers who are satisfied with the technical support "... But this stuff - a lot more interesting will be when Microsoft will have to sell new versions of Windows and Office, equipped with a system of copy protection. It is assumed that each customer after installation "activate" your copy. Cat listening to the plans and wondering - who makes fun of someone? In his mind there were snow-covered expanse of threes and half-drunk driver, racing in the Microsoft registration forms with applications to activate ... "Um - Basil blinked nervously licked his lips - and that this will be in this new Office, which for him have so suffer? " Article caused quite a lot of noise, the Company MakTsentr promised shortly to give their comments. Sources, Materials: