Neowin News Feed for: Lindows

Lindows Backs Out of IPO

Thu, 19 Aug 2004 09:57:21 +0100

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Lindows announced Wednesday that it has postponed a previously announced IPO (initial public offering) of its common stock due to adverse market conditions. Lindows Inc., which is the process of changing its name to Linspire... Read more...

Lindows Bundles Its Linux OS with Two Rivals' Distros

malebolgia — Thu, 10 Jun 2004 23:49:59 +0100

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In what's certainly a different twist in operating-system marketing, Lindows is offering a CD bundle of not just its own Linux operating system, Linspire, but also the latest versions of two other popular Linux distributions:... Read more...

Court Allows Lindows to Keep Its Name

malebolgia — Thu, 27 May 2004 23:31:35 +0100

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In a case that could have forced Linux vendor Lindows to change its business name worldwide, a Netherlands court ruled this week that Lindows' current limited use of the Lindows name does not violate Microsoft's... Read more...

Ruling clears way for Lindows trial

malebolgia — Mon, 24 May 2004 18:33:36 +0100

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Linux software maker Lindows said Monday that an appeals court had turned away an appeal from Microsoft in the two companies' ongoing trademark spat, setting the stage for a trial later this year. ... Read more...

Microsoft, Lindows face off in Dutch court

malebolgia — Tue, 11 May 2004 23:08:12 +0100

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Microsoft and Lindows faced off in a Dutch court Tuesday over allegations the Linux operating system company infringed on the Windows trademark. Microsoft's lawsuit, which seeks a fine of more than $100,000... Read more...

Lindows Preps for IPO Despite Setbacks

Toxicfume — Wed, 21 Apr 2004 15:38:26 +0100

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Lindows Inc., fresh from changing the name of its flagship product, is preparing to go public as it struggles to earn a profit. The San Diego-based company on Tuesday filed an initial... Read more...

U.S. Lindows Judge Proposes Compromise

malebolgia — Thu, 25 Mar 2004 17:56:15 +0000

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The battle between Lindows.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. over the Lindows trademark took an interesting turn today when U.S. District Judge John Coughenour in Seattle proposed a deal in which Microsoft can proceed with an... Read more...

Microsoft, Lindows Head Back to Court

malebolgia — Mon, 22 Mar 2004 18:56:58 +0000

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Lindows.com and Microsoft will argue their sides in the latest twist of a prolonged, international trademark battle before a Seattle judge on Wednesday. Lindows says that U.S. District Court Judge John C. Coughenour has granted... Read more...

Lindows in need of a new name

Sat, 20 Mar 2004 14:31:34 +0000

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After being forced to stop selling Lindows in The Netherlands earlier in the week, Lindows CEO Michael Robertson is now asking his users to come up with a possible temporary name that could be used... Read more...

Lindows Seeks to Stop Microsoft's Foreign Lawsuits

malebolgia — Wed, 17 Mar 2004 17:49:24 +0000

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Besieged in Europe, where it recently has had to cease doing business in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, Lindows.com Inc. has submitted a motion to the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington... Read more...

Lindows Concedes Name Game to Microsoft in Benelux

malebolgia — Fri, 12 Mar 2004 15:27:48 +0000

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Lindows.com Inc., a maker of low-cost computers running Linux software, on Friday said it had halted operations in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg in the latest round of its cat-and-mouse legal battle with Microsoft Corp.... Read more...

Lindows to sell cut-price Linux via P2P

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 05 Mar 2004 13:24:57 +0000

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The Linux firm says it will sell its operating system over file-sharing networks for half its normal price. Linux company Lindows is continuing its experiment of offering software via peer-to-peer networks. The company said on... Read more...

Lindows can use its trademark (for now)

NEXTY — Wed, 11 Feb 2004 15:44:33 +0000

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The US District Court in Seattle has ruled in favour of Lindows.com on key legal issues in the company's dispute with Microsoft. Lindows.com will be able to keep its trademark until the final decision in... Read more...

Dutch Judge prohibits use of name Lindows

Steven Parker — Thu, 29 Jan 2004 16:53:59 +0000

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Finally a judge sees sense in the lowlands, now the rest of the world - Ed Thanks Bink, for this article translated from Dutch. The use of the name Lindows is not... Read more...

Lindows bundles OS with free calling

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 16 Dec 2003 18:09:48 +0000

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Lindows.com on Tuesday released a new version of its operating system meshed with Internet telephony technology created by company CEO Michael Robertson. LindowsOS 4.5 comes with Session Initiation Protocol, or SIP, technology that allows PC... Read more...

Microsoft takes Lindows fight to Sweden

malebolgia — Thu, 11 Dec 2003 20:28:55 +0000

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Microsoft has opened another European front in its war to get Lindows.com to change its name. The company has won a temporary restraining order which prohibits Lindows.com from use of the marks "Lindows", "Lindows.com", and... Read more...

Lindows Posing Bigger Threat to Microsoft

malebolgia — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 20:52:14 +0000

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Yes, open source on the desktop has suddenly gained a bit of traction that did not seem possible a year ago. But it is only traction, up to this point, and Microsoft has not lost... Read more...

MS takes $1.1bn 'hostage' to freeze Lindows out of CA

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 28 Nov 2003 20:45:01 +0000

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Microsoft is holding up compensation claims from a quarter of million Californians in order to punish Lindows.com, and to coerce the class action plaintiffs "into siding with Microsoft against its Lindows competitor," according to a... Read more...

Microsoft, Lindows scrap over claims site

malebolgia — Mon, 29 Sep 2003 19:22:17 +0100

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Microsoft has demanded that Linux seller Lindows.com take down a Web site that offers to process customer claims from the settlement of a California class-action suit against the software giant. In a... Read more...

Lindows muscles in on Microsoft $1 billion settlement

Tom Warren — Wed, 17 Sep 2003 15:11:02 +0100

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LINDOWS CEO Michael Robertson is working hard to earn the number one spot in the Microsoft foes to destroy list at the Vole's HQ in Redmondia. The company announced the "MSfreePC" program (www.MSfreePC.com),... Read more...