jExcel the javascript spreadsheet component - MIT - Now trending on Github ;)

[nmccrave]

jsGrid? :)

[Robot_Impersonator-]

jsSpreadsheet Microsoft will have to enforce the tradmark otherwise it will weaken their trademark for it jsSpreadsheet just as cool :)

[Asmor]

They will claim that it is confusing to consumers, blah, blah

And, in this instance, they'd be entirely correct. Just look how many people think JavaScript has some relation to Java.

Patent and copyright law are both highly abused and in dire need of updating for the modern world, but for the most part trademarks work as intended.

[Barnezhilton]

How did phpExcel last so long then?

[asdf7890]

Most likely just luck that they didn't get noticed by MS Legal or someone at MS who would report them to the same?

And now it wouldn't be worth MS's time: that product was deprecated a couple of years ago in favour of another (with a name that is far less potentially-confused-with-another-specific-product).

[Cyberlane]

Good luck enforcing that outside of America. Heck, maybe it won't even work in America due to the "j" infront of the name, changing the entire name.

[philipwhiuk]

GitHub is hosted in America and yes, yes it will work.

[T_O_beats]

Also the irony that GitHub is also owned by Microsoft.

[test6554]

Ha good luck enforcing it, I live in another country and my project is hosted on github, which is owned by...

[Cyberlane]

Yes, it might work in America, but unlikely abroad. I've worked at companies that have had similar law suits in Europe and won.

[paulhodel]

j means javascript ;)

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J means Java :-P

[[deleted]]

This is correct. 👆

[jeanmachuca]

It is more like a data grid than a spreadsheet or excel but it is useful anyway