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Offline Nemesis

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Microsoft pays $20 million dollars to Linux company to settle tradmark dispute.
« on: July 19, 2004, 07:34:18 pm »
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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:
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Re: Microsoft pays $20 million dollars to Linux company to settle tradmark dispu
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2004, 07:36:50 pm »
Quote from: IKV Nemesis on July 19, 2004, 07:34:18 pm
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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!
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Re: Microsoft pays $20 million dollars to Linux company to settle tradmark dispu
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2004, 07:59:02 pm »
::holds up glass;:

Gentlemen...to evil!
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