On Slashdot, Ian Lamont says that Dell Inc. is trying to trademark the cloud computing term. The phrase entered the tech lexicon years ago, but Dell’s application with serial number 77139082 was made in early 2007 to the US Patent and Trademark Office, apparently in connection with data center products and services that it was promoting around that time. However, a quick search of Google News has indicated that Dell itself did not use the term in press releases or discussions with indexed English-language media sources from 1996 to 2006, Lamont revealed.
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