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Microsoft wins Lindows fight in the Netherlands

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Julio Franco, Jan 29, 2004.

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  1. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor

    Resellers of the Linux distribution Lindows in the Netherlands were ordered today to stop selling the product. Amsterdam judge Rullmann agreed with Microsoft that in many ways Lindows is "profiting from the success of Windows" by infringing the Beast of Redmond's trademarks.

    Read more: The Register.
    Julio Franco, Jan 29, 2004
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  2. Masque TechSpot Chancellor

    That's really a shame. Hell, it's only a name and far enough from the original. Hell, people know what Windows is. :blackeye:
    Masque, Jan 29, 2004
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  3. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces

    Infringing their trademarks? Last time I checked, Lindows.com™ was advertizing LindowsOS™, which is Lindows.com's trademark.
    Mictlantecuhtli, Jan 29, 2004
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  4. ---agissi--- TechSpot Paladin

    Thats poo [MS should not have won].
    ---agissi---, Jan 29, 2004
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  5. MoRulez Newcomer, in training

    Damn you, European courts! I'd have thought the European courts would have been a little bit more lenient to Lindows, with Europeans being more open to open-source software, oh well....
    MoRulez, Feb 2, 2004
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