Lindows Now Officially Linspire

Dom · Sep 2, 2004, 09:01 PM

On Wednesday, Linspire Inc. announced the official completion of its global name change from Lindows to Linspire. Linspire will no longer use the term Lindows in any of its current marketing materials, Web site or retail packaging.

The company changed its name as part of a recent worldwide settlement with Microsoft Corp. in the trademark infringement cases between the two companies. The settlement agreement resolved all claims in the litigation, both in the United States and internationally. Terms of the settlement are confidential.

Linspire changed the name of its product and Web site in April under pressure from Microsoft after several European courts ruled that 'Lindows' violated Microsoft's Windows trademark.

On July 19, Microsoft, threatened by having its Windows trademark put into question by American court rulings, decided to settle all its Linspire cases. The companies announced that they had reached a $20 million settlement in their trademark fight, with Lindows agreeing to change its name globally to Linspire and Microsoft granting it rights to a limited, four-year license to unspecified Windows Media components, which Linspire will incorporate into its Linux-based operating system.

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Source: eWeek

The_Neon_Cowboy · Sep 2, 2004, 09:08 PM

rofl this finally makes news lol i posted it Apr 14, 2004

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/showthre...light=Linspire

not nocking you dom, just found it funny

Dom · Sep 2, 2004, 09:12 PM

The articles are different, obviously, you couldn't have posted an article dated 9/1/04 on 4/14/04.

Sep 2, 2004, 09:01 PM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Lindows Now Officially Linspire On Wednesday, Linspire Inc. announced the official completion of its global name change from Lindows to Linspire. Linspire will no longer use the term Lindows in any of its current marketing materials, Web site or retail packaging. The company changed its name as part of a recent worldwide settlement with Microsoft Corp. in the trademark infringement cases between the two companies. The settlement agreement resolved all claims in the litigation, both in the United States and internationally. Terms of the settlement are confidential. Linspire changed the name of its product and Web site in April under pressure from Microsoft after several European courts ruled that 'Lindows' violated Microsoft's Windows trademark. On July 19, Microsoft, threatened by having its Windows trademark put into question by American court rulings, decided to settle all its Linspire cases. The companies announced that they had reached a $20 million settlement in their trademark fight, with Lindows agreeing to change its name globally to Linspire and Microsoft granting it rights to a limited, four-year license to unspecified Windows Media components, which Linspire will incorporate into its Linux-based operating system. Read More... ____________________ Source: eWeek

Sep 2, 2004, 09:08 PM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	rofl this finally makes news lol i posted it Apr 14, 2004 http://www.hardwareheaven.com/showthre...light=Linspire not nocking you dom, just found it funny __________________

Sep 2, 2004, 09:12 PM	Thread Starter #3
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	The articles are different, obviously, you couldn't have posted an article dated 9/1/04 on 4/14/04.