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Microsoft Sends Takedown Notice To MSFreePC.com

Posted by simoniker on from the misrepresentation-or-public-service? dept.

DJFelix writes "Just to add some more drama in California this week, legal counsel for Microsoft issued a takedown notice to Lindows CEO Michael Robertson, demanding the immediate shutdown of the MSFreePC.com website. The MSFreePC.com website allows people who purchased certain Microsoft products in California, or used certain Microsoft products in California to submit a claim in the $1.1 billion class action suit Microsoft lost in California. The site is still up for now, but how long will it last?"

13 of 358 comments (clear)

  1. It's too bad you can't register domains with by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    $, else M$FreePC.com could've been his, and he would've avoided this mess. I mean, Microsoft wouldn't claim that M$ actually represents them, would they?

  2. Microsoft Customers Deserve The Best by Ro'que · · Score: 5, Funny

    What? Someone is being deceptive to Microsoft customers? How dare they LIE to Microsoft's customers! MS customers DEMAND honesty and integrity from the companies they buy from, and Mr. Gates will be damned if he'll just sit by and let his unfortunate customers get swindled!

  3. how long? by Beckman · · Score: 5, Funny
    The site is still up for now, but how long will it last?

    Until it's slashdotted out of existance...

    1. Re:how long? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Well this is the idea, microsoft know they can't win so they just started all this to see if they could get the site slashdoted!

  4. Penny Arcade... by Osrin · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... I'd forgotten about this one. Thanks for the reminder.

  5. Is Slashdot working for M$? by jimson · · Score: 4, Funny

    Cause a court order may not be able to shut the site down, but I'm sure a slashdotting will do the job!

  6. I know! by sw155kn1f3 · · Score: 2, Funny

    > The site is still up for now, but how long will it last?

    Not very long after the post.

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  7. DEAR CMDRTACO, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    Please add the following line to Slashdot's iptables firewall rules:
    /sbin/iptables -I INPUT -s *.aol.com -j DROP
    Thank you.

    Sincerely,
    All Subscribed Users
  8. How long indeed by Gogl · · Score: 2, Funny

    "The site is still up for now, but how long will it last?"

    And to *help* the site you submitted it to Slashdot? I don't buy it. You're one of them, aren't you!

  9. Am I the only one.... by LittleGuy · · Score: 2, Funny

    The site is still up for now, but how long will it last?

    ... who read the above sentence and mentally added:

    How -- long -- will -- it -- last?!?

    Someone get the Shatner Earworm out of my mind please....

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  10. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 2, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  11. No, I'm New Here by New+Here · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, I'm New Here

  12. Re:Huh? by avdp · · Score: 2, Funny

    Someone found you informative, but I have no idea whatsoever what you are telling me.