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Microsoft and Lindows Settle Trademark Case

Posted by simoniker on from the almost-over-now dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to an official press release hosted over at Yahoo, Microsoft and Lindows have settled their trademark case, and have announced: 'Over the next few months Lindows will cease using the term Lindows and transition to Linspire globally as our company name and primary identifier for our operating system product.' Although it's claimed: 'Terms of the settlement are confidential', ZDNet has an article filling in more details, including the fact: 'Microsoft will pay upstart Linux seller Lindows $20 million... [so that Lindows] will give up the Lindows name and assign related Web domains to Microsoft.'" We've previously covered the Microsoft and Lindows conflict in some detail.

10 of 305 comments (clear)

  1. Lacking linspiration by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think the new name is a bit unlinspired.

  2. Hmm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    20 million....

    I think it's time to roll out a Gentoo based MS Windows look-a-like named Gindows.

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  3. $20 Million! Get rich quick by lacrymology.com · · Score: 5, Funny

    Due to this news I have decided to register the following domains:

    Aindows.com
    Bindows.com
    Cindows.com
    Dindows.c om
    Eindows.com
    Findows.com
    Gindows.com
    Hindows .com
    Iindows.com
    Jindows.com
    Kindows.com
    Mindo ws.com
    Nindows.com
    Oindows.com
    Pindows.com
    Qin dows.com
    Rindows.com
    Sindows.com
    Tindows.com
    U indows.com
    Vindows.com
    Xindows.com
    Yindows.com
    Zindows.com

    I anxiously await 24 $20M checks.
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  4. Vindows by linuxci · · Score: 4, Funny

    So who want's to start Vindows, a layer on top of VMS that makes it more like Windows. We could even call it Vindows NT.

    Seriously, with MS so close to losing their trademark, why not more people set up names similar to windows and cash in challenging them in court.

    MS throw about their weight with trademarks way too often (MikeRoweSoft is a recent example), if I was called Bob I'd be scared that they'd sue me next.

  5. In Other News by PonyHome · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Andersen Company declined to comment on rumors that they were in negotiations with Microsoft to give up all right to the name of their product, formerly titled "Windows." They further refused to comment on speculation that their products would now be called "Wallholes." When asked how much cash they'd been offered by Redmond, the Andersen spokesman hung up on this reporter.

  6. Re:$20 Million! Get rich quick by FyRE666 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think I'll go for VVindows,\^/indows and \/\/indows ;-)

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  7. Re:Is it over? by xystren · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't wait to see this...

    "Linspire - Where do you want to go today?"

    Try it, you may be able to get another 20million outta them.....
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  8. Re:Two reasons by daeley · · Score: 5, Funny

    84 bucks for a movie ticket

    Actually the poster probably meant a movie ticket + small popcorn and thimble of Sprite, which $84 would almost cover.

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  9. Re:What a cop out! by The+Conductor · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is Win/Win

    I would have called it a Win/Lin.
    ...sorry, couldn't resist.

  10. Re:What a cop out! by Alsee · · Score: 4, Funny

    If someone offered me $20 Million dollars to change my name

    Hi! Call me Fuckwad!
    And with $20 million dollars in my pocket that's Mr. Fuckwad!

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