Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

AOL: Lindows Is Misleading People

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the don't-believe-the-hype dept.

jgeelan writes "According to this breaking news item, AOL has apparently said over the weekend that it is going to ask Lindows to change its promotional material after concluding that Lindows is misleading people into thinking that it has a strategic relationship with AOL."

12 of 175 comments (clear)

  1. how exactly does that work? by interstellar_donkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    um.. I don't get it. AOL is actually trying to divorce itself from software that requires quite a bit of tweeking to work right?

    --
    The Internet is generally stupid
    1. Re:how exactly does that work? by Rogerborg · · Score: 4, Funny

      I find it pleasing to see a click-through agreement being leveraged the other way. After all, we're repeatedly told by Big Interests that click-throughs (like EULA's) ARE binding contracts entered into by mutual agreement. Fine, then we have a contract, a.k.a. a business relationship, a.k.a. a high level strategic alliance. ;-)

      --
      If you were blocking sigs, you wouldn't have to read this.
  2. umm by cshor · · Score: 2, Funny

    concluding that Lindows is misleading people into thinking that it has a strategic relationship with AOL...

    So that's how they got so popular with the /. crowd!

  3. The Roberts hype machine rolls ever on... by Adrenochrome · · Score: 4, Funny

    Lindows CEO Michael Roberts, formerly CEO of mp3.com, was reported as saying "We have great faith in AOL's ability to fund me with another $100 million in venture capital, and I'm really sorry about that whole mp3.com blowout thing. Anyone want to go for a ride on my new yacht?"

  4. And for 3 outta 3... by danamania · · Score: 5, Funny

    For their next trick, having pissed off Microsoft and AOL, Lindows will be renaming to iLindows, just to attract attention from Apple

    Lawyers - collect the set.

    a grrl & her server

  5. I wonder... by chegosaurus · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...just how hard is it to mislead potential AOL customers?

    1. Re:I wonder... by Amazing+Quantum+Man · · Score: 3, Funny

      Well, come on. AOL IS the Internet! I heard it on a commercial, it must be true!

      And I can use it to IM my friends when I'm grounded and can't use the phone, too! (Ohh, that one's real smart advertising!)

      --
      Fascism starts when the efficiency of the government becomes more important than the rights of the people.
  6. Hmm... that's odd... by Jubii · · Score: 2, Funny

    I thought that Lindows had a strategic relationship with AOL. Good thing that's all cleared up now. Whew.

    --

    I planned on inserting something witty here but never got around to it.
  7. And in other news by PD · · Score: 5, Funny

    Richard Stallman, director of the Free Software Foundation, wrote a 43 page letter to Lindows telling them why they should NOT call their operating system GNU/Lindows.

    --
    If tits were wings it'd be flying around.
  8. the future of slashdot by sethadam1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Imagine this in the future, grom Ask Slashdot:

    "Hello. My name is John and I'm having problems with my new PC. The AOL daemon (AOLd) keeps crashing. Anyone had this problem before? Thanks!! u r so cool if u can help!"

  9. Hurm... by Jippy_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Lindows is misleading people into thinking that it has a strategic relationship with AOL...

    This just in.. Company changes its name to AOLindows. Claims it's just an amazing coincidence.

    =-Jippy

  10. in other news... by Connie_Lingus · · Score: 3, Funny

    ..AOL is misleading people into thinking that it is actually a ISP.

    --
    never bring a twinkie to a food fight.