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Lindows Ordered To Stop Using Lindows Name

Posted by michael on from the wah-wah-waaaaaaaaaahhhh dept.

TheSpoom writes "InfoWorld reports that Lindows, a distribution of Linux and other software designed to emulate Windows, has been ordered to drop their name after Microsoft won a preliminary injunction yesterday from judges in Finland and Sweden."

6 of 922 comments (clear)

  1. Re:New names for Lindows... by frodo+from+middle+ea · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ah like the knights who previously used to say NI!.

    --
    for the last time people, I am "frodo from middle eaRTH", not "middle eaST".
  2. fuckindows by don_oles · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    microsoftindows stupidindows mononindows

  3. Re:Well... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mod parent up.
    What a perverse use of the legal system.

  4. The answer..... by vwjeff · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    who's job is it to inform a defendant of a lawsuit?

    Simple, the RIAA. They may tell you or they may not. I surrender to my RIAA overlords. Off topic but couldn't resist.

  5. I WANT MORE SPAM! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Mail me under

    joachim.bremer@web.de or
    bremer@cs.uni-frankfurt.de!

    Penis enlargement offers welcome.

    PS: goatse man is my idol!

  6. Re:Donate money to help!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Must feel good to post something that doesn't get modded flamebait or troll for a change!

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