Microsoft Now Owns Lindows
from the well-that-settles-that dept
Well after a lengthy an often childish (on both sides) battle over the name Lindows, Microsoft has finally realized that every time they try to beat Michael Robertson in court, they’re just giving him more free publicity. This is, of course, exactly what he wanted. So, to just settle the damn thing once and for all, Microsoft has bought out the Lindows name for $20 million. Of course, this works out great for Lindows… er… Linspire, as well. They basically get a $20 million investment with no dilution or strings attached — plus a bit more publicity due to this deal.
Comments on “Microsoft Now Owns Lindows”
Open Source on its head
So now we have Microsoft and IBM making professional versions of Linux? The energy, the vitality of the open source movement was used against itself — corporations can make polished, proprietary versions.
Re: Open Source on its head
So now we have Microsoft and IBM making professional versions of Linux?
Please provide proof of this statement.
corporations can make polished, proprietary versions.
You say that like it is a bad thing.
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UUUH…read it again. Microsoft only bought the name “Lindows” so that no one, including Linspire, could use it.
Help!
Please, can someone explain if that $20MM just stopped all legal processes that would have ultimately invalidated the Trademark on the generic term “Windows”.
Re: Help!
Ask Dorpus, as she seems to know all.
And for everything else
There is mastercard…
LOL
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so who is going to startup linux distros called bindows, cindows, dindows, findows, … there’s 20m foreach apparently.
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yaeh probably we will see other com[anies coming up with things like winbows, wincows and then geting away with $20m
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I love this…
Basically Microsoft looks like an idiot, gives a linux company what is essentially free money.
Works for me.