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Update: Linux Business Week: AOL To Tell Lindows To Retract its Claims

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 2, 2002

“AOL Computer? What AOL Computer? AOL denies there is such a
thing.

“More’s the pity for Lindows.com, which got another 15 minutes
of fame this week after cleverly stretching a freebie Netscape
license into what it called an ‘AOL Computer,’ dazzling a lot of
folks with its creation.

“Why, it even had MSNBC talking about Lindows 2.0 as ‘AOL’s new
Netscape OS…'”

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MSNBC: AOL Distances Itself from Lindows

“Last week, we told you about the new Microtel computer that
sells for $199 and runs a form of Linux called Lindows. I noted
that Lindows was touting itself as an AOL computer because it links
to AOL services as part of its standard software–but it seems that
AOL may have other ideas…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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