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Speedy Eggbert is the renamed (rebranded) version of Speedy Blupi released by eGames company.
Speedy Eggbert is the renamed (rebranded) version of [[Speedy Blupi]] released by [[eGames]] company.


* The text Blupi was replaced by Eggbert, although somewhere the text Blupi still exists.
* The text [[Blupi]] was replaced by [[Eggbert]], although somewhere the text Blupi still exists.


There are almost no differences between Speedy Blupi and Speedy Eggbert.
There are almost no differences between Speedy Blupi and Speedy Eggbert.


'''See:''' [[Comparison of Speedy Blupi (Windows) and Speedy Eggbert (Windows)]]
'''See:''' [[Speedy Blupi/Comparisons/Comparison of Speedy Blupi (Windows) and Speedy Eggbert (Windows)|Comparison of Speedy Blupi (Windows) and Speedy Eggbert (Windows)]]


== Trademark ==
== Trademark ==
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* https://uspto.report/TM/76170016
* https://uspto.report/TM/76170016
* Archived at: https://archive.openeggbert.com/net-box/https://uspto.report/TM/76170016
* Archived at: https://archive.openeggbert.com/main/https://uspto.report/TM/76170016


== Review in  PC Gamer magazine ==
== Review in  PC Gamer magazine ==
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CD-ROM discs by eGames contain spyware named "timesink". <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20151130214547/https://spywaresignatures.com/details/?spyware=timesink</ref><ref>https://www.computerworld.com/article/1366428/egames-settles-with-michigan-to-remove-ad-software.html</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EGames_(video_game_developer)#Bundled_adware</ref>
CD-ROM discs by eGames contain spyware named "timesink". <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20151130214547/https://spywaresignatures.com/details/?spyware=timesink</ref><ref>https://www.computerworld.com/article/1366428/egames-settles-with-michigan-to-remove-ad-software.html</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EGames_(video_game_developer)#Bundled_adware</ref>


"timesink" should not be harmful, especially on a modern pc, but can be annoying (maybe the high usage CPU and RAM).  
"timesink" should not be harmful, especially on a modern pc, but can be annoying (maybe the high usage [[CPU]] and [[RAM]]).  


Spyware may be trying to contact a server, which now no more exists.
Spyware may be trying to contact a server, which now no more exists.

Latest revision as of 06:59, 2 November 2024

Speedy Eggbert is the renamed (rebranded) version of Speedy Blupi released by eGames company.

  • The text Blupi was replaced by Eggbert, although somewhere the text Blupi still exists.

There are almost no differences between Speedy Blupi and Speedy Eggbert.

See: Comparison of Speedy Blupi (Windows) and Speedy Eggbert (Windows)

Trademark

"Speedy Eggbert" was a registered trademark by the eGames company, but it expired on 27th April 2012.

Review in PC Gamer magazine

Speedy Eggbert was reviewed in the PC Gamer magazine and scored 4% [1]

Old coverdiscs (maybe pre-DVD) had a "review archive".

Why was Blupi replaced by Eggbert

tytbone Dec 17, 2017

Was Blupi changed to Eggbert for the eGames-published versions so that Epsitec retained the full legal rights to the Blupi name, or something like that?

Blupi Dec 20, 2017


BlupiGames Replying to @tytbone and @epsitec

AFAIK, Epsitec SA retains the rights to the Blupi name. But I'm just a developer, only @epsitec knows exactly the answer of this question.

Pierre Arnaud

@epsitec


Pierre Arnaud 8:15 PM · Dec 22, 2017

eGames didn’t like the name Blupi and thought that Eggbert would be a better choice for the US market. And yes, Epsitec SA is indeed the owner of the name Blupi

[2]

Spyware

CD-ROM discs by eGames contain spyware named "timesink". [3][4][5]

"timesink" should not be harmful, especially on a modern pc, but can be annoying (maybe the high usage CPU and RAM).

Spyware may be trying to contact a server, which now no more exists.

The goal of this spyware is to deliver advertisements on the infected computer.

"timesink" creates some files on the computer, where it is installed.

References