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Lindows takes cash to change name
News Microsoft will pay upstart Linux seller Lindows $20m (£10.7m) to settle a long-running trademark dispute, according to a regulatory document filed on Monday. In exchange for the payment, Lindows -- which recently renamed most of its products...
[July 20, 2004, 8:50]
Lindows backdoor slammed on Microsoft claims
News A judge has ruled that the Web site that Linux vendor Lindows set up to aid California residents in processing claims against rival software maker Microsoft will not be tolerated. The MSfreePC site offered individuals qualified for benefits based...
[January 14, 2004, 10:00]
Lindows chief funds Xbox hack
News Michael Robertson, chief executive of software company Lindows, has revealed himself as the formerly anonymous donor of $200,000 (£125,000) in prize money in a contest to translate the Linux operating system to Microsoft's Xbox video game console.
[January 3, 2003, 7:49]
Lindows to AOL: surely some mistake
News Lindows.com, which sells an operating system designed to compete with Windows in the consumer PC market, is sticking by its original announcement of an "AOL computer", despite AOL Time Warner's claim that the way the deal was described was...
[October 4, 2002, 11:17]
Lindows: Click-N-Run for Santa?
News Lindows responded to our request with their top ten reasons why Santa should use its Linux-based operating system: This means you can use LindowsOS and the programs in your My.Lindows.com account on any computer used by you AND any immediate family...
[December 30, 2002, 9:56]
Lindows PC launches in UK
News UK-based Evesham Technology has launched a desktop PC loaded with the Lindows 2 operating system, continuing a trend started in the US for cheap PCs running the Linux-based OS. OpenOffice -- the open-source version of Sun's StarOffice -- is bundled...
[October 8, 2002, 13:16]
Lindows to bundle Netscape browser
News Lindows, the maker of a consumer-friendly version of the Linux operating system, announced on Tuesday it will bundle Netscape's Web browsing and communication technology into its software. Lindows, which is being touted as a low-cost alternative to...
[September 24, 2002, 13:49]
Lindows to hit retail shelves
News Lindows.com, which began selling the operating system online and pre-installed on some PCs earlier this year, on Monday kicked off its retail effort, aiming to charm prospective retail partners with easy terms such as a five-unit minimum order.
[December 16, 2002, 16:15]
Lindows PCs play DVDs
News Lindows.com, which makes a consumer-oriented version of the Linux operating system, introduced on Tuesday an application that allows computers running the Lindows OS to play commercial DVDs. Lindows OS is based on Linux, an open-source variation of...
[July 29, 2003, 15:29]
Lindows to sell cut-price Linux via P2P
Talkback "Most content companies view P2P as evil, but there are phenomenal commercial applications," Michael Robertson, Lindows' chief executive, said in a statement. We started using P2P as a promotion tool, and now we're taking the next step and...
[March 7, 2004, 21:19]
Lindows looks for new name
Talkback Lindows is unknown to the general public in Europe so fighting for that name is a waste of money. It's about time that silly litigation is cut short. They also should drop the name in the states instead of wasting money on legal fees : the brand is...
[April 8, 2004, 17:19]
Lindows reawakens network computer
News Lindows.com is attempting to resurrect the lifeless network computer. Lindows, which distributes LindowsOS -- a consumer-oriented version of the Linux operating system -- launched on Tuesday a $169 (£105) desktop machine.
[July 23, 2003, 8:15]
Lindows holds firm over contested Web site
News Linux seller Lindows.com said Tuesday that it will continue to help Californians process legal claims against Microsoft, despite a challenge by the software giant. An attorney representing Microsoft sent Lindows a cease-and-desist letter late last...
[October 1, 2003, 11:30]
Lindows pulls out of IPO
News Linux software maker Lindows postponed its public offering this week, citing "current adverse market conditions". Earlier this month, Lindows cut its planned offering price for the second time. Originally, Lindows had set a range of $9 to $11 for...
[August 19, 2004, 14:30]
Lindows offers free PCs to antitrust victims
News Linux software seller Lindows.com is looking to capitalise on Microsoft's antitrust woes with a new programme that promises free PCs and software. Under the MSfreePC promotion launched on Tuesday, Lindows will process the claims for anyone who...
[September 18, 2003, 8:40]
Lindows cuts offering price again
News Linux seller Lindows has trimmed its planned stock price for the second time in two weeks, meaning that the company's market debut could generate less than half the payout originally anticipated. In an amended registration statement filed on...
[August 13, 2004, 9:40]
Lindows to sell cut-price Linux via P2P
Talkback Perhaps before they go mainstream, Lindows should actually learn to offer some support, thouroughly document installation procedures and give a complete accounting- OEM-by_OEM, which hardware works, and doesn't work with its friggin system.
[March 9, 2004, 4:54]
Lindows turns to business market
News Lindows.com, best known for its consumer-oriented version of the Linux operating system, launched on Thursday a low-cost computer for retail sites, government agencies, corporations and schools. The $169 (£107) BusinessStation system can be turned...
[August 29, 2003, 11:50]
Lindows 2.0 tightens Windows connections
News Lindows, the software start-up offering a consumer-friendly version of the Linux operating system, announced a new version of its software on Wednesday. Version 2.0 of Lindows includes enhanced networking features for connecting with Windows-based...
[September 19, 2002, 7:47]
Lindows.com launches Linux notebook
News Lindows.com on Thursday unwrapped an inexpensive and lightweight notebook PC based on its version of the Linux operating system. The San Diego, California, software maker's new Lindows Mobile PC will sell for $799, or about £490.
[February 20, 2003, 15:05]
