Lindows Agreeing to Change Name

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Lindows Agreeing to Change Name

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday April 7, 2004 @05:50AM from the minus-w dept.

xandroid writes "It looks like Lindows.com has thrown in the towel for the fight to keep its name: the Seattle Times reports that they 'would not continue a worldwide legal battle with Microsoft.' They will announce the new name next Wednesday, although a favorite is Lindos -- 'because it's the W that is causing all the problems'." Update: 04/07 19:37 GMT by S : This is worth clarifying - Michael Robertson is claiming "...the company will go by a different name outside the U.S. until it can win the right to use the Lindows name internationally."

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Winux isnt the future by stecoop · 2004-04-07 05:50 · Score: 5, Funny

because it's the W that is causing all the problems

So the name isn't going to be Winux - because problems with Ws.
1. Re:Winux isnt the future by Bob+McCown · 2004-04-07 05:53 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I can see the ads now:
  Winux. The Opewating System fow Centuwions!
  -Biggus Dickus
2. Re:Winux isnt the future by VValdo · 2004-04-07 05:55 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  So the name isn't going to be Winux
  
  Winux Is Not... Uh... Xenix?
  
  W
  
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3. Re:Winux isnt the future by Gildor · 2004-04-07 06:03 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Be vewy vewy quiet...i'm installing winux!
4. Re:Winux isnt the future by Short+Circuit · 2004-04-07 06:20 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I'm thinking "Lindoze" would be great. If Microsoft went after them for similarity to "Windoze", I'd laught till I fell off my chair.
  
  (And I'm on a high chair at a sign-in desk, atm.)
  
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5. Re:Winux isnt the future by aaamr · 2004-04-07 06:36 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  How about LindoUUs
  
  It's a double-U, not a W.
That W by BrodyVess · 2004-04-07 05:52 · Score: 5, Funny

Strange- the American economy and international reputation has the same issue. Its that W. thats causing all the problems

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Score one for Microsoft by dasmegabyte · 2004-04-07 05:52 · Score: 5, Funny

Finally, a win for the little guy!

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It's the W that's causing all the problem by DRUNK_BEAR · 2004-04-07 05:53 · Score: 5, Funny

Am I the only one who sees a connection with US politicians?? :P

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Lindos by kjdames · 2004-04-07 05:54 · Score: 5, Insightful

Won't "Lindos" be just as scrutinized by Microsoft? After all, MikeRoweSoft was shot down, showing that a phonetic similarity is just as condemning as anything else.

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Here's a good name.. by ganiman · 2004-04-07 05:54 · Score: 5, Funny

LinDOES

because WinCANT

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As long as they by beforewisdom · 2004-04-07 05:54 · Score: 5, Funny

don't choose "firebird" I think they will be okay
NotWindows by debaere · 2004-04-07 05:55 · Score: 5, Funny

I think the new name should be NotWindows.

How can they complain? Its obviously not windows, right? :)

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Am I the only one by stratjakt · 2004-04-07 05:57 · Score: 5, Insightful

... sick of hearing Robertson whine like the world is out to get him?

"I believe it's the only way to respond to an onslaught from such a rich company, since we need to be able to continue to grow our business," he said.

Boo hoo. Who cares what you think of MSFT, they're in the right, IMO. If the OS was called Lacintosh OSX, Apple would do the same thing.

Selling a "windows replacement" as "lindows" is pushing the line. Myself, I see it as a sleazy attempt to confuse unsavvy K-Mart shoppers into thinking they're getting Windows compatible machine.

If MS released "Winux" do you think Linus would excercise his TM rights? I do, and he should.

Screw this guy. He poked a bear with a stick, and is now crying that the bear took a run at him. He should consider himself lucky to get away, company intact, without being mauled.

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1. Re:Am I the only one by 0x0d0a · 2004-04-07 06:02 · Score: 5, Insightful
  
  If MS released "Winux" do you think Linus would excercise his TM rights? I do, and he should.
  
  I don't, any more than I think that Linus would go after "Unix", "A/UX", "AIX", or "Minix", or any more than the holders of those trademarks went after Linus. Somehow, everyone managed to get along with vaguely similar names *except* Microsoft and Robertson.
  
  I will grant that Robertson is a terribly antagonizing fellow if you're competing with him (his prize to "port Linux to the X-Box via a hardware and software approach" that essentially subsidized a cracking of Microsoft's DRM scheme and their subsequent loss of a lot more than his $100,000 prize, was a slick strategic move but terribly unfriendly).
  
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Re:New name suggestions here! by Ernest+P+Worrell · 2004-04-07 06:04 · Score: 5, Funny

I think you have just come up with the best marketing idea ever. Gosh, who wouldn't buy atleast three copies of a product with a name like that?!?!
"Phffft, you're running Windows 2005. Lamer! I'm on BillGatesHasNoPenis 2.4, which is so much more superior."
Re:If it's the last "w" that's causing the problem by Total_Wimp · 2004-04-07 06:17 · Score: 5, Funny

...and then they could make the OS part real big and claim it's Wind OS. To highlight that the real name is really Wind they could have a grassy hill as the background with blue sky and fluffy clouds being blown about.

Of course, the whole slashdot communty could have a field day saying "WindOS really blows!" but, hey, you can't have everything.

TW
Lindovvs by Nick+Driver · 2004-04-07 06:30 · Score: 5, Funny

L i n d o v v s