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Off Topic => Ten Forward => Topic started by: Nemesis on July 19, 2004, 07:34:18 pm

Title: Microsoft pays $20 million dollars to Linux company to settle tradmark dispute.
Post by: Nemesis on July 19, 2004, 07:34:18 pm

Link to article (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/19/microsoft_linspire_settlement/)

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Microsoft has made peace with Michael Robertson's Linspire Linux company, paying $20m to settle all outstanding trademark issues surrounding the Lin---s distribution. Linspire promises never to use the Lin---ws word ever again in its branding. Linspire also appears to have eked out another compromise from Redmond, with a four-year, royalty-free license to certain Windows media components. The deal smooths the way for a stateside IPO for Linspire

The funny thing is... Microsoft started the Lawsuits.   :rofl:

Title: Re: Microsoft pays $20 million dollars to Linux company to settle tradmark dispu
Post by: J. Carney on July 19, 2004, 07:36:50 pm

Quote from: IKV Nemesis on July 19, 2004, 07:34:18 pm

Link to article ([url]http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/19/microsoft_linspire_settlement/[/url])

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Microsoft has made peace with Michael Robertson's Linspire Linux company, paying $20m to settle all outstanding trademark issues surrounding the Lin---s distribution. Linspire promises never to use the Lin---ws word ever again in its branding. Linspire also appears to have eked out another compromise from Redmond, with a four-year, royalty-free license to certain Windows media components. The deal smooths the way for a stateside IPO for Linspire

The funny thing is... Microsoft started the Lawsuits.   :rofl:

YAY!!!

Many happy returns of the day that someone finally raped Microsquash in court!

Title: Re: Microsoft pays $20 million dollars to Linux company to settle tradmark dispu
Post by: Just plain old Punisher on July 19, 2004, 07:59:02 pm

::holds up glass;:

Gentlemen...to evil!