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Xandros to swallow Linspire

...deliver on larger initiatives, so Linux can touch more people," Linspire founder Michael Robertson said in a statement. Linspire is best known for its Linux... Read more

2 July, 2008 by Ina Fried

Lindows keeps quiet as SCO battle rages

...in a unique situation because of our pre-existing relationship with SCO," Michael Robertson, Lindows' chief executive, said in a statement. "Businesses, educational institutions and... Read more

29 May, 2003 by Sandeep Junnarkar

Lindows offers a software sampler

...Linux users and analysts scratching their heads. The firm was created by Michael Robertson, best known for launching MP3.com, which helped propel the online... Read more

5 February, 2002 by Matthew Broersma

MP3.com announces subscription system

MP3.com chairman and chief executive Michael Robertson announced Tuesday a new subscription system for music content. The system... Read more

21 June, 2000 by Richard Shim

MP3.com shares explode

...8, or 95 percent, to 32 in late trading after chief executive Michael Robertson told analysts that the company has little to fear from a... Read more

3 March, 2000 by Larry Barrett

Making Net music: Deflating the hype

...s BIG money to be made. Conclusion No. 4: MP3.com CEO Michael Robertson is an empty suit. Earlier this year, when the recording industry... Read more

19 September, 2000 by Charles Cooper
The Baker Street Letters by <endeca_term>Michael Robertson</endeca_term> 1.03

The Baker Street Letters by Michael Robertson 1.03

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3 February, 2010

Linspire: Piracy can be a positive thing

...might help establish a user base for a product. Linspire chief executive Michael Robertson, speaking at the UK launch of Linspire 5 in London, said... Read more

18 April, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

Linspire launches 'mass-market' desktop

...which it claims offers much improved usability through a new graphical interface. Michael Robertson, chief executive of Linspire, said the changes to the user interface... Read more

17 March, 2005 by Ingrid Marson

Linspire boss urges Dutch government to go open source

Linspire chief executive Michael Robertson yesterday urged the Dutch government to consider open source as an... Read more

15 December, 2004 by Lars Pasveer

Hacker eyes Xbox reward

...satisfying a $100,000 (about £63,000) challenge funded by Lindows founder Michael Robertson. A hacker using the name Habibi-Xbox revealed the exploit on... Read more

1 April, 2003 by David Becker

Lindows chief funds Xbox hack

Michael Robertson, chief executive of software company Lindows, has revealed himself as the... Read more

3 January, 2003 by David Becker

Stepping up to a giant

...bought his digital music company, MP3.com, for $350m two years ago, Michael Robertson could have retired and never looked back. Instead, the outspoken entrepreneur... Read more

6 August, 2003 by David Becker

Real Desperation at Skype?

...JoltID bind. I find this terribly amusing, as Gizmo5 and their founer, Michael Robertson, have been a thorn in Skype's side for a long... Read more

14 October, 2009

Skype Spying Debacle

...someone has finally said what I was thinking about it all along. Michael Robertson, of The Gizmo Project, posted in his blog that clearly states... Read more

12 October, 2008

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