[wos] (Fwd) Microsoft Loses Courtroom Battle Over Windows Trademark

[Volker Grassmuck]

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To:             	vgrass@rz.hu-berlin.de
From:           	"Cheryl Schwarzman" <cheryl@lindows.com>
Subject:        	Microsoft Loses Courtroom Battle Over Windows Trademark
Date sent:      	Mon, 18 Mar 2002 09:26:56 -0800 (PST)

Cheryl Schwarzman
Public Relations Director
Lindows.com, Inc.
(858) 410-5934
pr@lindows.com


     Microsoft Loses Courtroom Battle Over Windows Trademark

      San Diego Company can Continue to Use Lindows.com and
          LindowsOS for Their Upcoming Operating System

SAN DIEGO -- March 18, 2002 -- In a strongly-worded ruling, a Seattle
court has denied a request by the Microsoft Corporation to block a San
Diego software company from branding themselves as Lindows.com and
their Linux-based operating system, which will run popular
Windows-based programs, as LindowsOS.

"We're obviously satisfied with the courts ruling. Our hope is that we
can move beyond the courtroom and focus on our goal of bringing choice
back to the PC business. Microsoft constantly appeals for the 'right to
innovate.' I hope they will allow us to roll out our innovative
operating system, which will cost a third of Microsoft's products,
without further impedance," said Lindows.com Chief Executive Officer,
Michael Robertson. "We've shown we can defend ourselves against a much
larger corporation and we'll continue to battle in a trial if
necessary."

In a written ruling handed down late Friday, the court denied Microsoft
Corporation's (Nasdaq:MSFT) request for a preliminary injunction to
prevent Lindows.com from using the terms "LindowsOS" and "Lindows.com."

Judge John C. Coughenour found that Microsoft had not shown that
Lindows.com should be prevented from using the names Lindows.com and
LindowsOS as part of their business, stating that, "Microsoft has
raised serious questions about the validity of its trademark
[Windows]."

The entire ruling can be read at http://www.lindows.com/opposition.

Lindows.com has released a Sneak Preview of LindowsOS to a select group
of Insiders (www.lindows.com/insiders.) The Sneak Preview is not a
fully completed product, but showcases many of the unique features such
as a "Friendly-Install" alongside an existing Microsoft Windows
operating system, a streamlined installation process which requires
minimal computer knowledge, and the ability to run popular
Windows-based programs. Version 1.0 will go on sale later this year for
one-third of the cost of a comparable Microsoft offering. For more
information see www.lindows.com/products

To receive Lindows.com press releases via email, sign-up at
www.lindows.com/mailing

About Lindows.com, Inc.

Lindows.com is a consumer company that brings choice to computer users.
 Lindows.com, Inc. uses the latest technology to create affordable,
stable, user-friendly products. Lindows.com, Inc. was started by
Michael Robertson, founder and former CEO of MP3.com. At the core of
Lindows.com is a new operating system called LindowsOS, a modern,
affordable, easy-to-use operating system with the ability to run both
Microsoft Windows and Linux(r) software.


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