Windows and Lindows make up
20 July, 2004

Lindows.com and Microsoft have announced that a worldwide settlement has been reached in the trademark infringement cases between the two companies. "This case was centered on the fundamentals of international trademark law and our necessary efforts to protect the Windows trademark against infringement," said Tom Burt, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel for Microsoft. "This settlement addresses those concerns, and we are pleased that Lindows will now compete in the marketplace with a name distinctly its own." The settlement agreement resolves all claims in this litigation, both in the United States and internationally. Terms of the settlement are confidential. "We are pleased to resolve this litigation on terms that make business sense for all parties," said Michael Robertson, CEO of Lindows Inc. "Over the next few months Lindows will cease using the term Lindows and transition to Linspire globally as our company name and primary identifier for our operating system product."

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