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Lindows Takes a Hit in the Netherlands

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the taking-the-business-elsewhere dept.

diersing writes "The Register has the latest on it. Resellers of the Linux distribution Lindows in the Netherlands were ordered today to stop selling the product. Amsterdam judge Rullmann agreed with Microsoft that in many ways Lindows is 'profiting from the success of Windows' by infringing on Microsoft's trademarks." This seems to be a rather common occurrence lately.

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  1. Re:The Netherlands??? by DerPflanz · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So you are a pot-smoking, cheese-eating, miller that walks on wooden shoes?

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  2. Re:Sure... by LnxAddct · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Personally I think this should be a non-issue. In two years Microsoft is coming out with Longhorn. The "Windows" serious isn't being worked on anymore, yes its being supported, but all new innovations will be in Longhorn. In two years the Lindows name won't be mimicking anything that is current. I understand that legacy is still an issue, but MS is changing it's OS name anyway. They should take a chill pill. I do agree that Lindows shouldn't have modeled their name after Windows, but I'm just saying in two years this will mean nothing.
    Regards,
    Steve