Lindows Allowed to Use Company Name in Holland 228
Supp0rtLinux writes "It appears that Lindows/Linspire has finally made some headway against Microsoft in the Netherlands. According this article, the Judge ruled that Linspire's continued, but minimal use of 'Lindows' for legal and trademark purposes doesn't violate Microsoft's trademark. With the US court date on this issue coming up soon, one can only wonder if Microsoft will have effectively cut off its nose to spite its face. And following immediately on the heels of today's Netherlands news, the latest Michael's Minutes from Linspire pegs all the blame for virus problems on Microsoft and basically says that Linux (well, Lindows anyway) is the cure."
It's nice to hear good things from my country. (Score:5, Funny)
'You think you're a superpower, and everyone else thinks your capital is copenhagen'.
Re:It's nice to hear good things from my country. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:It's nice to hear good things from my country. (Score:4, Funny)
No. An American would say "Holland? Is that in France?"
this will be good news for...... (Score:1, Funny)
coz microsoft already takes on [cnn.com]and threatens [theregister.co.uk] him.
Kinspire (Score:5, Funny)
Looks Like Lanother KDE Lin Lthe Lmaking
Re:It's nice to hear good things from my country. (Score:2, Funny)
Denmark, Norway, and Holland make up the Netherlands right?
Re:Windows a generic term? (Score:3, Funny)
The vast majority of the Dutch speak perfectly good English.
How could they ever not say that it is a generic term in English speaking countries, like the USA?
What proportion of the US population speak English?