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Open Access is a Two-Way Street
Blog Comment Well, it seems that Gizmo's Michael Robertson has definitely stirred up a tempest with his open letter to Skype! Michael Robertson then responds. Robertson asks - why does Skype think they can demand open access to other networks, while blocking...
[September 19, 2008, 7:51]
The taming of a generation as MP3.com is bought
News Although its star was eclipsed by Napster in the last two years, MP3.com and chief executive Michael Robertson were standard-bearers for an often quixotic campaign against the major record labels as online music grew into a mainstream phenomenon...
[May 22, 2001, 9:48]
Lindows takes cash to change name
News We are pleased to resolve this litigation on terms that make business sense for all parties," Lindows chief executive Michael Robertson said in a statement. Microsoft sued Lindows shortly after company founder Michael Robertson came out with a...
[July 20, 2004, 8:50]
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]
Linspire boss urges Dutch government to go open source
News Linspire chief executive Michael Robertson yesterday urged the Dutch government to consider open source as an option in an ambitious upgrading of over 260,000 workstations and servers. Robertson claims that a switch to open source software could...
[December 15, 2004, 14:30]
Hacker eyes Xbox reward
News An anonymous hacker has succeeded in running Linux on an unmodified Xbox, apparently satisfying a $100,000 (about £63,000) challenge funded by Lindows founder Michael Robertson. Michael Robertson, founder of Linux company Lindows, has encouraged...
[April 1, 2003, 7:52]
Mass Office upgrades 'unlikely'
Talkback Have you read the latest press release from Michael Robertson.the worlds most dangerous virus" in which he makes many startling claims. If not you will find it on the lindows website.
[October 22, 2003, 16:40]
Open Access is a Two-Way Street
Blog Comment His bottom line is basically the same as Michael Robertson said in his original open letter - opening up the wireless carriers would be a good thing, and opening up Skype to interconnection would also be a good thing.
[September 24, 2008, 13:36]
MP3.com announces subscription system
News MP3.com chairman and chief executive Michael Robertson announced Tuesday a new subscription system for music content. Our system allows for dynamic responses to a rapidly changing market," Robertson said.
[June 21, 2000, 13:51]
MP3.com shares explode
News MP3.com shares rose from the ashes on Thursday, rallying up 15 5/8, or 95 percent, to 32 in late trading after chief executive Michael Robertson told analysts that the company has little to fear from a pending a lawsuit with the Record Industry...
[March 3, 2000, 10:53]
LindowsOS - What to expect
News But Michael Robertson, CEO of Lindows.com and founder and former CEO of MP3.com, is hoping the LindowsOS will be the breakthrough product that will finally bring Linux into homes and the enterprise. According to Robertson, LindowsOS has been...
[April 4, 2002, 13:11]
Lindows looks for new name
News In a statement posted on the Lindows Web site on Tuesday, company founder Michael Robertson said ongoing overseas lawsuits by Microsoft that challenge the company's name would force Lindows to adopt a new moniker for Europe and other foreign markets.
[April 8, 2004, 13:00]
Lindows unites Linux and Windows
News Lindows.com, a 20-person San Diego company led by former MP3.com chief executive Michael Robertson, plans to sell a preview edition of the software for $99 this quarter, with version 1.0 coming in early 2002.
[October 24, 2001, 10:49]
Lindows to open up Web authoring
News In a notice posted on the Lindows Web site, chief executive Michael Robertson says the Nvu project is aimed at creating a collection of Web tools comparable to Microsoft's FrontPage and Macromedia's Dreamweaver.
[October 31, 2003, 11:20]
Lindows offers a software sampler
News The firm was created by Michael Robertson, best known for launching MP3.com, which helped propel the online-music craze of the late 1990s. Some programs will work well and others will not work at all," Robertson said in a note on the Lindows site.
[February 5, 2002, 14:54]
Lindows shares OS for free
News No, we haven't lost our minds," said Lindows chief executive and founder Michael Robertson in a newsletter. Robertson said Lindows.com would spend over $100,000 in bandwidth charges to deliver software used to create installation CDs for LindowsOS.
[January 30, 2004, 7:30]
Lindows holds firm over contested Web site
News In a letter sent to Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, Lindows CEO Michael Robertson said the MSfreePC site performs a valuable service for consumers and will remain in operation. You seem to have no objections when digital signatures are used to...
[October 1, 2003, 11:30]
Lindows opens subscriber information to Microsoft
News We feel obligated to disclose to you that we were compelled to disclose your email address to Microsoft during the discovery process as well as the content of many of your messages sent to us," wrote Lindows founder Michael Robertson in a message...
[January 15, 2002, 16:32]
Why we're sorry to see Linspire go
Blog Linspire CEO Michael Robertson has said, more or less, that Linspire - and desktop Linux - failed: "Even with Ubuntu's success, Linux on the desktop is still the domain of software engineers and technical people.
[July 6, 2008, 8:39]
The ubiquitous sounds of MP3.com
News The key to it all, said MP3.com chief executive officer Michael Robertson, is the Music InterOperating System, which is designed to connect artists and record labels, plus hardware and software. With that system now in place, MP3.com can go...
[January 5, 2001, 14:45]
