Lindows Ordered To Stop Using Lindows Name

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."

Comments

Alternative names.

[eblum]

What about using "holes in the walls"

Re:Suggested New Names

[Quaryon]

"Unix". No one would ever bother a company over anything to do with Linux

Well, except SCO of course..

Q.

MS actually has a valid complaint

[netwiz]

First, Lindows _does_ compete directly against MS's premiere software product, the OS. And it really does have a name that's easily confused w/ Windows. That's how trademark law works. Second, Ford suing MS, or MS suing SC Johnson would be dumb, since they're not in the same market. MS doesn't sell SUV's, and SC Johnson doesn't sell computers or software.

Honestly, I've been waiting for this to happen somewhere, and I'm surprised that it happenned first overseas, given that I'd expect the US has more case history for this kind of thing.

Re:You sure it's Microsoft?

[linuxrunner]

Are you a complete moron??

From the Article:

Microsoft sued Lindows.com in the U.S. in December 2001, accusing the company of infringing its Windows trademark

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