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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. Others Too by Mork29 · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Microsoft is using lawsuits as a battering ram to smash Linux, to prevent it from reaching retail stores".

    I've never heard of any other companies trying this.

  2. Re:TRanslated from dutch website by Crypto+Gnome · · Score: 4, Funny

    Also the judge ruled that Lindows must ensure that internet users from the Benelux [BElgium NEtherlands LUXembourg] can no longer access the site www.lindows.com.

    They should chanre tha name in that region to (wait for it) BENE LinUX.

    Might even sell well in Italy.

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  3. Nominally Similar by Ray+Radlein · · Score: 4, Funny

    In other news, the judge also ruled that "SCO" was too much like "Scum," and ordered them to clean up their act.

  4. Re:The Netherlands??? by DerPflanz · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is it really this bad that you think we all walk around on wooden shoes and live in windmills? We haven't been doing that since the 90s !!

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