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I agree with you entirely about the reason for the settlement. MS was on very shaky legal grounds. I am disappointed by this, however, because I was really curious to know the outcome of the suit. There are a lot of very interesting legal questions which will go unanswered because of this settlement. Oh well, maybe next time.

Oh and by the way, you have to give loads of credit to Lindows, er...uh... Linspire. They got loads and loads of free publicity, including publicity for their name change, and still received $20 million from MS. I have always thought this case never made sense from the MS point of view and should never have been brought by them. The settlement confirms my belief.
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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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