Comments on: Walmart losses exclusive right to smiley

By: Holly

Holly — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:15:33 +0000

I could see them doing that, just to avoid future law suits. A smart business move, but still bad for their reputation. Of course I really don’t think they care about that anymore.

By: Douglas2

Douglas2 — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:48:45 +0000

The boing commentary descends into bashing walmart for everything except this trademark suit. But it was apparent to me from when this suit first became public nearly two years ago that Walmart intended to lose this suit. How many different “creators” of the smiley face had already sued walmart, and how many additional suits would they have to defend? Now they are free to use the smiley unmolested, because it has been firmly placed into the public domain by their loss.

By: Holly

Holly — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:18:45 +0000

I do like your wording better. I agree oursourceing overseas and out of control salaries are a problem. I think the wages and salary is what is driving these companies overseas,

By: drivingBy

drivingBy — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:03:18 +0000

Funny post.

You said, “It seems that as the economy gets worse so does the business practices of corporate America.”

Actually: As the business practices of corporate America get worse, so does the economy.

The current business environment (i.e. predatory lending, employers who won’t pay living wages or medical insurance, out of control executive salaries, out of control trade deficits, overseas outsourcing) is the reason the little guy in America has no money left to spend and is defaulting on loans and spending less at the stores.