Neowin News Feed for: Lindows

A quick look back at Microsoft's lawsuit against the Linux-based Lindows OS

John Callaham — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 15:00:01 +0000

In 2001, a company called Lindows tried to launch a Linux-based OS that could run Windows apps. Microsoft quickly filed a lawsuit, claiming Lindows was trying to confuse consumers. Read more...

Lindows Backs Out of IPO

Thu, 19 Aug 2004 08:57:21 +0000

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

Thu, 10 Jun 2004 22:49:59 +0000

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

Thu, 27 May 2004 22:31:35 +0000

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

Mon, 24 May 2004 17:33:36 +0000

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

Tue, 11 May 2004 22:08:12 +0000

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

Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:38:26 +0000

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mon, 29 Sep 2003 18:22:17 +0000

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 14:11:02 +0000

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...

Lindows wants MS to pay up the full $1.1B

Tue, 16 Sep 2003 12:26:22 +0000

Lindows.com announces MSfreePC, a web service designed to help Microsoft customers process their settlement claims from the $1.1 billion settlement Microsoft has agreed to pay. MSfreePC Offers Consumers 'Instant Settlements' From $1.1 Billion Microsoft Settlement... Read more...

Microsoft slashes WinXP price to kill Lindows OS

Daniel Fleshbourne — Sun, 08 Jun 2003 18:41:10 +0000

Thanks fdiaz2day from our BPN forum THE FOUNDER of Lindows, Michael Robertson, has penned a piece on techzone in which he alleges that Microsoft is using its vast financial resources to block... Read more...

Lindows keeps quiet as SCO battle rages

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 29 May 2003 15:15:32 +0000

Unlike Novell and Linuxtag, Lindows - the consumer Linux maker - says it is neither for nor against SCO's legal battle against IBM and Linux. Lindows.com on Thursday sought to distance itself from the legal... Read more...

Lindows drops Netscape for "another" browser

Wed, 07 May 2003 18:46:37 +0000

I just knoooooooow its IE :D "Michael Roberts, the CEO of Lindows, has told customers that future plans for LindowsOS include dropping the Netscape 7.0 browser in future versions, to be replaced with... Read more...

Lindows breaks off on its own

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:24:13 +0000

Lindows on Monday unveiled the latest version of its low-cost operating system aimed at bringing Linux to the masses. The release of LindowsOS 3.O marks the first time the company is selling its software as... Read more...

Lindows 3.0 Announced. Anyone?

Fri, 15 Nov 2002 23:41:50 +0000

Thanks to our very own xpfreak for letting us know For those of you who are subscribed to the lindows mailing list, you may have seen the below announcement in your inbox.... Read more...

Lindows for Tablet PC?

Wed, 13 Nov 2002 21:19:52 +0000

So it would seem, gents, so it would seem :(. When will these people learn that we dont want their imitiation rubbish... "Imagine an Etch-A-Sketch size computer on the front of your... Read more...

Evesham brings cheap Lindows PC to UK

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 08 Oct 2002 07:46:21 +0000

UK BOX SHIFTER Evesham Micros has jumped on the Lindows bandwagon, offering a PC running the operating system for a mere 249 quid. US buyers were offered a Lindows PC for $199 but since... Read more...

AOL says no way to Lindows PC

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 03 Oct 2002 09:56:16 +0000

AOL Time Warner has distanced itself from a deal announced last week which will see its Netscape 7.0 browser installed as the default Web software in the Lindows.com operating system, calling the announcement "misleading". ... Read more...

Lindows 2 Review

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 25 Sep 2002 07:44:15 +0000

The Linux community has been buzzing about LindowsOS since its original announcement over a year ago. With Michael Robertson, founder of mp3.com, at the helm, it was heralded as a Linux that could seamlessly run... Read more...

Lindows 2.0.0 Released

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 19 Sep 2002 07:55:46 +0000

Thanks oki...LindowsOS 2.0 offers a whole new interface and user experience with a tremendous amount of optimized functionality. LindowsOS is designed to work better in every business and home. Lindows 2.0.0 features, among other things,... Read more...

Earthlink to bundle with Lindows PCs

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 18 Sep 2002 13:34:22 +0000

In an attempt to enter the new market for ultra-low-budget Linux-based consumer desktop PCs, EarthLink Inc announced this week it is to distribute its software on machines running Lindows.com Inc's operating system. ... Read more...

Why Lindows Ultimately Won't Matter

Steven Parker — Wed, 07 Aug 2002 10:42:10 +0000

Finally a fellow webmaster who is agreed on the short comings of Lindows. It seems there are so many sites out there that have it in for Microsoft they don't really care if Lindows is... Read more...

Lindows plans flat-fees for OEMs

Tue, 25 Jun 2002 08:04:35 +0000

Linux distributor Lindows.com Inc is to introduce a flat-fee licensing plan to computer manufacturers for its forthcoming LindowsOS operating system. In order to increase the number of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), system... Read more...

Wal-Mart shipping PCs with Lindows preinstalled

Fri, 14 Jun 2002 17:53:50 +0000

Hmm..I guess I'm going to have to get one of these instead of an iMac... In a move that appears to be a coup for Michael Robertson et al, Wal-Mart's online store... Read more...

Lindows Ducks Another Microsoft Motion

Darren Bolton — Fri, 17 May 2002 11:35:00 +0000

Judge maintains 'windows' is generic, and permits Microsoft's suit to continue. A U.S. federal judge has denied Microsoft's request for reconsideration on a ruling that, if granted, would have barred upstart Linux... Read more...

Lindows Click-N-Run the real deal?

Steven Parker — Fri, 19 Apr 2002 09:41:59 +0000

This morning I got an interesting email from Lindows.com of which I am a subscriber. They talk of Click-N-Run launching from with Lindows Os Sneak Preview 2 - I am not on the preview program... Read more...

Lindows Keeps Name, Finalizes Second Preview

Tue, 19 Mar 2002 07:11:24 +0000

In a potentially striking blow to Microsoft's "Windows" trademark, U.S. District Judge John Coughenour issued a preliminary ruling late Friday stating Lindows.com may continue using the Lindows name despite efforts by Microsoft to prove it... Read more...

Lindows moves to head off Microsoft

Sun, 17 Feb 2002 06:05:03 +0000

Lindows, a start-up developing software that would let many Windows programs run on Linux computers, this week released legal papers designed to head off Microsoft's efforts to thwart the product. In December,... Read more...