Microsoft sues "Lindows" for Windows infringement

[David P. Schwartz]

http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/011220/n20117913_2.html

> Thursday December 20, 8:02 pm Eastern Time
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> Microsoft sues "Lindows" for Windows infringement
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> SEATTLE, DEC 20 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqNM:MSFT - news) said on Thursday it is suing a small software company
> called Lindows, claiming that name infringes the trademark of the software giant's flagship Windows operating system.
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> In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for Western Washington, Microsoft is seeking to force a name change of the Lindows software,
> which is a version of the Linux operating system capable of running programs made for Windows.
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> ``We're not at all asking the court to stop or prevent the company from making the product, we're simply saying it shouldn't use a name that confuses the public
> and infringes our trademark,'' Microsoft spokesman Jon Murchinson said.
>

Maybe they should change the name to something like "Minnows"...