Re: Oh-NOOOOS: Microsoft says "Linux" infringes 235 of its Patents.
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John Hasler wrote:
> David Baron writes:
>> Now there must be a reason why Microsoft browbeat and legally harrassed
>> Robertson until he gave up the name "Lindows". Certainly.
>
> They _paid_ him. The reason being that it had become quite clear that the
> court was not only going to allow the continued use of the LINDOWS mark but
> was also going to rule the WINDOWS mark unenforceable.
If I remember correctly, Lindows (now Linspire) actually won the court
case in the USA, but lost here in Europe, and rather than having to use
different names in different places in the world, they settled with
Microsoft.
If you actually read Linspire's (and Freespire's) license agreement[0],
you'll find that the company's policies are not that different than
Microsoft. The license specifically grants the user only the right to
use the software, but not to do anything else with it.
Joe
[0] http://wiki.freespire.org/index.php/Freespire_End_User_License_Agreement
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