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LinSpire LPhoto and LSongs: bring on the lawsuits!

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the not-much-loriginatility dept.

Sir Joltalot writes "Over at OSNews they're covering the newly-renamed LinSpire's LSongs and LPhoto apps. Take a look at those screenshots, and you'll notice a striking resemblence to Apple's iTunes and iPhoto. Take a look at this flash presentation and you'll see that LPhoto and iPhoto are almost exactly alike. They look like nifty apps, to be sure, but how long will they last? I would have thought LinSpire might have learned from the whole Lindows name fiasco..."

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  1. Oh my.... by ericdano · · Score: 5, Funny

    Look at how ugly that interface is. Apple should sue just over that!

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  2. LSongs? by gowen · · Score: 4, Funny

    LSongs has precisely 2 letters in common iTunes. Have Apple now trademarked 'n' and 's', or is this supposed to infringe their existing patent on 'bAd pUnctuation' and 'rAndom cApitalisation'?

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    1. Re:LSongs? by mithras+the+prophet · · Score: 4, Funny

      I'm pretty sure Apple acquired the "random capitalization" patent when it bought NeXT Computers and their NeXTStep technology...

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  3. LayFair? by AtariAmarok · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is the Lmusic module protected by FairLay DRM? How long before the LayFair lawsuits and LPods?

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  4. Angering the behemoth by Killjoy_NL · · Score: 3, Funny

    So now after angering MS, they are waking up the undead lawyers from Apple?

    I wish them the best of luck, they'll need it.

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  5. Lindows CEO by Bazman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Should change his name to Gill Bates or Job Stevens...

  6. In other news... by Tore+S+B · · Score: 3, Funny

    Lindows Inc. announced the opening of a wholly owned subsidiary, named Lapple.
    Its flagship product, the iLMLaLc, will be released April 30th.
    The CEO of Lapple, Lsteve Ljobs, have been quoted as saying "We really don't understand all this fuss about ripping off names! Macintosh and Apple are both names that have seen extensive use before Apple Inc, and their claims are foundless."

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  7. Some new L products by AtariAmarok · · Score: 4, Funny

    Linspire, I'd like you to meet Lawyer, Lawsuit, Layoffs, and finally Languish.

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  8. Re:Linspire Homepage by ack154 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, once you're done pissing off Microsoft, you might as well go try to piss off Apple too.

  9. Consider Why They Don't Copy Linux by reallocate · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ever wonder why Linux vendors copy Windows/Mac designs, and not the other way around? I mean, you don't see Steve Jobs holding a press conference to announce iPine, do you?

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  10. The next step by revividus · · Score: 4, Funny
    ...will be when Linspire does not get the profit margin they are hoping for, changes their name to the Save Linspire Operation, and then the SLO Group begins suing IBM, for having more money and being more successful with linux than they are.

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  11. Re:Linspire Homepage by subtillus · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now that's just annoying. it's like having a reatrded little brother who keeps following you around and swearing at strangers.

  12. This may have been said... by ItMustBeEsoteric · · Score: 3, Funny

    But does it seem to anyone else like Lindows is the total opposite of SCO? SCO tried to sue when they have no chance of winning, while Lindows seems to be actively trying to be sued by people they have chance of beating...

    My brain hurts.