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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."

3 of 922 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Okay, allright... by Thrymm · · Score: 0, Troll

    Microsoft needs some Cheese with their Wine!

  2. Re:Well... by ripcrd · · Score: 0, Troll

    They could just call it Whine. For all the lusers who complain that Outlook or Office doesn't work on Linux. Or the crappy Flash and Shockwave ads. Whatever.

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    --Somewhere there is a village missing an idiot.
  3. You sure it's Microsoft? by CySurflex · · Score: 0, Troll

    If you guys RTFA you'll notice that it's actually Linus suing Lindows, and he wants them to remove the "Lin" part from their name...