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BWAHAHAHA  OhMyGosh | 07/19/04
They just want the free publicity to stop  Jomo_z | 07/19/04
They do NOT want a legal rulling on the Windows trademark  DonnieBoy | 07/19/04
Disappointing  vferrara | 07/19/04
Microsoft Act As Criminals Once Again  claytonmuhler | 07/19/04
Ludicrous  vferrara | 07/19/04
You moron!  PmAc_z | 07/20/04
Microsoft is paying half the value of the company  Anton Philidor | 07/19/04
No, and 5 more would spring up.. it's called competition.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/19/04
We agree; one Linux distribution wouldn't be missed  Anton Philidor | 07/19/04
Thats so sad  OhMyGosh | 07/19/04
Re: We agree; one Linux distribution wouldn't be missed  none none | 07/19/04
I think they just wanted to avoid a ruling  voska | 07/20/04
The biggest reason MS didn't buy them up...  Michael Kelly | 07/19/04
Because...  hal9000mx | 07/19/04
MS starts buying Linux companies and shutting them down and the justice  DonnieBoy | 07/19/04
I knew it! Microsoft Linux is going to be called Lindows!  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/19/04
I'm out with a new distro: Winblows!  chiwawa | 07/19/04
Shhhh!!!!  hal9000mx | 07/19/04
Windoze the viral  ejourner | 07/19/04
Take care when opening cans of worms  tic swayback | 07/19/04
I wonder, though  d_jedi | 07/19/04
Money in a losing cause  tic swayback | 07/19/04
sue them till they can't fight anymore...  ryusen | 07/19/04
I'm not so sure here  tic swayback | 07/19/04
(NT) It could be that the buyout reinforces the invalidity of the trademark  Update victim | 07/19/04
Monopoly  hal9000mx | 07/19/04
Lindows succumbs  georgep_z | 07/19/04
Re: Lindows succumbs  rdwhitti | 07/19/04
Individual companies have to do what is in their best interest, not others  DonnieBoy | 07/19/04
Well, yes....  hal9000mx | 07/19/04
Precedent may have been set  jsjag1 | 07/20/04
I don't trust Lindows.. err.. Linspire  d_jedi | 07/19/04
The beuty of open source, allows lots of business models and inovations.  DonnieBoy | 07/19/04
Busting monoply  jsjag1 | 07/19/04
It could be argued they didn't succumb  Taz_z | 07/19/04
hmmmm  V Sanders | 07/20/04
What about Doors(TM)?  Eggs Ackley_z | 07/19/04
Or the estate of Jim Morrison (nt)  Michael Kelly | 07/19/04
I'm sure they looked at that!  DarbyOhara | 07/19/04
OWNED!  Jomo_z | 07/19/04
Microsoft did NOT want a judgement invalidating their trademark.  DonnieBoy | 07/19/04
Once Again...  hal9000mx | 07/19/04
"We are pleased that Lindows will now compete in the marketplace with a ...  BitTwiddler | 07/19/04
Not but....  hal9000mx | 07/19/04
ok... so what exactly happened?  ryusen | 07/19/04
either that or...  Michael Kelly | 07/19/04
well...  ryusen | 07/19/04
I think it shows...  Michael Kelly | 07/19/04
Nothing to win  tic swayback | 07/19/04
Not it.  Outside T. Box | 07/20/04
suprized  zijiang | 07/19/04
Disappointing  Arrg | 07/19/04
MS was forced sue Lindows in the first place  zijiang | 07/19/04
(NT) Lindows Suks Anyway.....  DarbyOhara | 07/19/04
You don't base a legal system on how much one party sucks  Michael Kelly | 07/19/04
I had the title of your post carved on a plaque...  Anton Philidor | 07/19/04
Not as bad as windows  ejourner | 07/19/04
(NT)  ejourner | 07/19/04
Either way is a win for Linux and Lindows  Linux User 147560 | 07/19/04
Has nothing to do with either - come on!  quietLee | 07/19/04
Your opinion  Linux User 147560 | 07/19/04
Actually, it's a Win for MS, Loss for Lindows  John Zern | 07/19/04
MS's legal team are geniuses. I'm stunned.  el1jones | 07/19/04
Finally! Somebody who gets it! (NT)  Outside T. Box | 07/20/04
What! No blood?  kd5auq | 07/19/04
The End Is Near For Linux  chrislovesdana | 07/19/04
Really?  Linux User 147560 | 07/19/04
ha ha ha  PmAc_z | 07/20/04
Can you do better?  Linux User 147560 | 07/20/04
I hope your still around in the next 10 years  Arrg | 07/19/04
You got it bass-ackwards... Are you related to Enterprise Anal.ist ???  Plain Logic | 07/19/04
Microsoft pays to end Lindows suits  Loverock Davidson | 07/19/04
Re: Microsoft pays to end Lindows suits  none none | 07/19/04
Tenuous hold  jsjag1 | 07/19/04
good bye Lindows, hello Vindows!  dg mh | 07/19/04
Cats out of the bag  jsjag1 | 07/19/04
Hmmm, all I see is chump change for some chumps.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/19/04
All I see...  tic swayback | 07/19/04
Lawsuit Settled  wadeprater | 07/19/04
Speaking of LInux...  John Zern | 07/19/04
OMG - haaaaa  V Sanders | 07/20/04
Winblows  stanleg | 07/20/04
Oh, the close naming leads to this fun  FilledOut | 07/20/04
Lindows ploy worked, they got cash  FilledOut | 07/20/04

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