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Court Rejects msfreepc.com Settlement Claims

Posted by michael on from the denied dept.

mr_tommy writes "Neowin has posted a link to a court ruling (pdf) on the controversial MSfreepc.com website. The court ruled that claims in the Microsoft antitrust settlement made via the site were not legitimate, and as such all submissions made through it would be rejected. The website, operated by Lindows.com, attempted to use the Californian settlement against Microsoft to its own benefit by getting users to signup and make a claim. Lindows saw an opportunity to capitalise on the ruling by getting Microsoft to pay for users to have Lindows software and hardware; undoubtedly too bitter a pill for Microsoft to take. Microsoft filed suit against the website Michael Robertson, owner of Lindows and a strong anti-Microsoft voice, will undoubtedly be disappointed with the ruling. The 'legitimate' site for claims is still available."

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  1. Please by The+Bungi · · Score: 1, Flamebait
    Lindows saw an opportunity to capitalise on the ruling by getting Microsoft to pay for users to have Lindows software and hardware

    Lindows saw an opportunity to do what it does best - expell hot air and try to "stick it to the man".

    undoubtedly too bitter a pill for Microsoft to take.

    Microsoft should have just stood by and lose the suit by default. Yeah.

    Microsoft filed suit against the website Michael Robertson, owner of Lindows and a strong anti-Microsoft voice, will undoubtedly be disappointed with the ruling.

    Robertson is not a "strong anti-microsoft voice", he's a quack and a con. And I doubt he'll be disappointed since there are many other dumb childish things he can do to draw attention to his pointless "fight". Now all we need is for the courts to make him stop using the word "Lindows" and all will be well.

    This guy is nothing more than a scab in the image of the people who work on open source software. He should concentrate on going public, running the company to the ground and walking away with a few dozen million like he did with MP3.com.

  2. This is why Linux is not ready for the Desktop! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Now, before everyone starts flaming me and modding me down (as they surely will), let me preface this by saying that I use Linux at home and at work ...

    But, if you look at this from a PHB or Joe Sixpack perspective, it really shows why Linux is not ready for the desktop yet.

    Everyone involved in Linux seems to be more concerned with reacting to what Microsoft does than actually innovating on their own. And that is why every major advance in desktop computing over the last decade or so have all come from Microsoft.

    All of us in the Linux camp need to stop worrying so much about Microsoft, and concentrate on actually innovating for once,